First bike £500, a few questions

crompers
Posts: 2
Hi, I've been lurking a while and thought it was time to make a post
I've decided to get a road bike for the commute and sunday rides, would like to improve my fitness but willl probably be a slow process as i havent really been fit since i was a teenager. I always liked nipping about on my old peugeot racer so thought cycling is a good way to get some exercise and tear myself away from the computer screen now and again while saving a few quid on the commute.
So i went into my lbs today and had a look round and tried a couple on for size, they didnt have much available in my price range or size (I'm about 6'3) but they have a claud butler roubaix 2011 that they will put together for me to test ride tomorrow. Things i like are its full Sora gearset (which seems fairly rare at this price range), the weight is decent at 10.3kg and a carbon fork is always nice. Claud Butler i understand isnt that highly regarded nowadays but i wouldnt mind that too much if the bike is decent looking and good to ride.
I have also looked at the Triban 3 also which is obviously well liked and a bit cheaper but it's not in stock until October, my car is out of action at the moment and public transport is costing me a small fortune so I would like to get something fairly quickly.
Any suggestions are welcome, havent found anything locally in my price range or size on the second hand market. I also would really need to have the bike set up at the lbs if i bought on-line so i would need to factor that into the cost.
I've decided to get a road bike for the commute and sunday rides, would like to improve my fitness but willl probably be a slow process as i havent really been fit since i was a teenager. I always liked nipping about on my old peugeot racer so thought cycling is a good way to get some exercise and tear myself away from the computer screen now and again while saving a few quid on the commute.
So i went into my lbs today and had a look round and tried a couple on for size, they didnt have much available in my price range or size (I'm about 6'3) but they have a claud butler roubaix 2011 that they will put together for me to test ride tomorrow. Things i like are its full Sora gearset (which seems fairly rare at this price range), the weight is decent at 10.3kg and a carbon fork is always nice. Claud Butler i understand isnt that highly regarded nowadays but i wouldnt mind that too much if the bike is decent looking and good to ride.
I have also looked at the Triban 3 also which is obviously well liked and a bit cheaper but it's not in stock until October, my car is out of action at the moment and public transport is costing me a small fortune so I would like to get something fairly quickly.
Any suggestions are welcome, havent found anything locally in my price range or size on the second hand market. I also would really need to have the bike set up at the lbs if i bought on-line so i would need to factor that into the cost.
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