Best price road bike

father_jack
father_jack Posts: 3,509
edited May 2011 in Road buying advice
not buying but since noticed discount, this sounds like a great bargain (since road groupsets have gone up in price)

Halfords Carrera Vanquish, normally £600
£400 :shock: Tiagra shifter + Carbon fork

Frame Material: 7005 Aluminium
Frame Size: 21-22
Gears: 16-20
Gender: Mens
Suspension: Rigid
Frame Size (cm): 51 - 54
Brake Type: Dual Pivot Caliper Brake
Chainset: Truvativ Tour Compact
Forks: Lightweight carbon fibre fork with alloy steerer
Frame Colour: Black and Red
Frame-: Lightweight double butted 7005 semi compact Aluminium
Front Brake: Shimano Tiagra Lever, Tektro R720 dual pivot caliper
Front Mech: Shimano Sora
Gear Shifters: Shimano Tiagra 18 Speed
Handle Bars: Kalloy Alloy Oversize 31.8mm drop
Headset: Semi Integrated Ahead Set
Hubs: Shimano WHR500 Wheelset
Number of Gears: 18
Pedals: Black resin with Toe Clips
Rear Brake: Shimano Tiagra Lever, Tektro R720 dual pivot caliper
Rear Mech: Shimano Sora
Rear Shock: N/A
Rims: Shimano WHR500 Wheelset
Saddle: Carrera
Seatpost: Kalloy Alloy 27.2mm
Stem: Kalloy Alloy oversize 31.8mm
Tyre size: 700 x 23C
Tyres: Continental Ultra Sport
Wheel size: 700c
Say... That's a nice bike..
Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)

Comments

  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    what bike is that?
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Oops Halfords Carrera Vanquish
    :oops:
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    That is a fantastic price, most road bikes with Tiagra shifters and similar spec are around £650/£700 upwards.
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    £85 for the wheels alone.
    £140 for the shifters
    £75 for carbon fork.
    £50 for chainset

    £350 already. Not including brake levers, front & rear derailler, seat post, saddle, inners and outers, QR skewers, bottom bracket, cassette, handlebars, stem, bar tape, pedals, chain, , headset, seat pin, grease, tyres and inner tubes.
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • Wh05apk
    Wh05apk Posts: 35
    Showing at £499 on their site?
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Add to your cart.
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    Wh05apk wrote:
    Showing at £499 on their site?
    you get 20% more off in the checkout
  • cyberknight
    cyberknight Posts: 1,238
    They are nice but only if you need a 56 cm +

    They do not do a small/ 54cm
    FCN 3/5/9