CRC Offerings, BeOne and Corratec as first Bike

defender90

Hi,

I have been riding a friends £300 raleigh road bike for the last few weeks and am starting to quite enjoy it and am looking into getting my first road bike for sub £1000. Chain Reaction Cycles seems to have some good deals at the moment, and I've been specifically looking at the corractec dolomiti 105: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=75532

Use: Superlight Alloy Road Race Frame
Fork: Corratec Dolomiti Fork
Frame: Superlight Alloy 7005 tripple butted tubing smooth welding
Bottom Bracket: Shimano 565
Rear Derailleurs: Shimano 105 RD-5700A Rear derailleur
Shifter: Shimano 105 ST-5700 Shift/Brake
Brakes: Tektro R540 Calipers Pair
Tires: Continental Ultra Sport 700 x 25 C
Saddle: Selle Italia XR
Handlebar: zzyzx
Stem: zzyzz
Weight: 8.9kg

and the BeOne Storm
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=75442

Frame: Compact AL7005-T6
Fork: Carbon, w/alloy steerer
Front Derailleur: Shimano 105 black
Rear Derailleur: Shimano 105 black
Shifters: Shimano 105 black
Brake levers: Shimano 105 black
Brakes: Shimano BR-561
Crankset: Shimano FCR-563 (50-39-30T)
Handlebar: Kalloy
Stem: Kalloy
Seatpost: Kalloy
Saddle: Selle Royal Seta
Hubs: Shimano RS20
Rims: Shimano RS20
Chain: Shimano 105
Cassette: Shimano 105 (12 - 25T)
Tires: Schwalbe Lugano
Weight: 9.1 kg

Does anyone have any experience with either of these bikes? Or an alternative sub-£1000 bike with 105 or similar?

Thanks

Simon_H

Bought this bike for my son last crimbo from CRC. Abs fab bike frame and chainset good for price. He has had no problem with the bike for over 8 months now, well built bike if you can get the discounts ( I paid just over £450 for the 2011 model ), a bargain. The seatpost and handlebars are sturdy ( but with all entry bikes ) are a tad heavy, but I would recommend Corratec from my experiences.