The B`Twin triban 3 got a spectacular press review but......

simmo3801

Thanks for that I'll go for a look at weekend and see what they're like in the flesh!

notnot

simmo3801 wrote:

Does the Triban 3 take mudguards? It would seem like a great value starter road bike then winter trainer if I upgraded to something else.

Know if it'll take a rack, too? Been looking for a decent bike for getting round town on. The Triban looks like overkill for 5m-ish spins to work, shops etc. but the price of vintage and 2nd hand road bikes seems to have gone up round here, so £300 for a bike that won't need repairing when I get it is starting to look good value...

Raffles

I have a colleague in work who is itching to get into cycling , he is always commenting on my caad8 105 and I told him all about the triban 3. He went to see one in decathlon and could not believe what was on offer for £299 and he is totally sold on one. The triban 3 is true value for money and a step into road cycling, for winter 2014 I will be buying one for winter usage as you could throw those bikes against a wall and they just keep on going.

Bustacapp

If I rode with a club I'd ride it and not give a single f*ck if some sad, pimple faced little arsepipe sneered at me for it.

Gpfanuk

I figure that if I do a year on my Triban and spend time learning as much roadcraft as I can that when I do switch to something slighty more upmarket the hills will feel like mere speedbumps.
From experience it still goes uphill and downhill as fast as many of the other "posh" bikes that I have been out on group rides with...tends to be down to the rider when you are an enthiusiastic cycist rather than a Pro. Would buy one again in a heartbeat.

dai_t75

notnot wrote:

simmo3801 wrote:

Does the Triban 3 take mudguards? It would seem like a great value starter road bike then winter trainer if I upgraded to something else.

Know if it'll take a rack, too? Been looking for a decent bike for getting round town on. The Triban looks like overkill for 5m-ish spins to work, shops etc. but the price of vintage and 2nd hand road bikes seems to have gone up round here, so £300 for a bike that won't need repairing when I get it is starting to look good value...

I can confirm my T3 has got a rack on it - fitted with no problems. I have got some cruds on there, but I am fairly certain you could fit guards with proper fittings as well as the rack at the same time.

simmo3801

Thanks cruds would prob do me fine

Ben6899

♠ChumBucket♠ wrote:

I'm finding it quite addictive blowing Lycra-clad "pro's" off on my £400 mountain bike!!!

Are you due in London any time soon? I do enjoy a good blow and I'd like to feed your addiction. I'm not a pro; I hope that doesn't matter.

houston26

Ben6899 wrote:

♠ChumBucket♠ wrote:

I'm finding it quite addictive blowing Lycra-clad "pro's" off on my £400 mountain bike!!!

Are you due in London any time soon? I do enjoy a good blow and I'd like to feed your addiction. I'm not a pro; I hope that doesn't matter.

Snigger, I'm so childish

And decathlon don't advertise, ever, they don't give out test bikes as they say this will add more to the retail price, makes sense I reckon. I was actually waiting for my size to come in stock to buy one but never happened. Shame the only choice is red (I'm not fast enough to have a red bike, yet)

simmo3801

It annoys me that they do the Triban 3 in white which I'd prefer colour wise, but it's not the same bike! It doesn't have carbon forks.......