Whats the most common bike you see out?

tyke1973
tyke1973 Posts: 33
edited September 2012 in Road general
I know they are probably a decent bike but my god do I get sick of seeing the Specialized Allez on my travels!

And despite great reviews, I've never seen a Triban 3 in the flesh.
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  • CambsNewbie
    CambsNewbie Posts: 564
    Boardman.. Every single ride without fail I look down and see one... Been over a year since I've been out for a ride without seeing one!
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    interesting choice of words, one man's 'common' is another's 'popular' - maybe for good reasons?

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... z-12-46055

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... m-12-46201
  • Joeblack
    Joeblack Posts: 829
    Here we go out come the Trek basshers ;)

    I'll be honest i don't see that many bikes when I'm out dunno why, may be its because it's sh1t where I live for biking and I stay pretty local when cycling,

    But I have seen a few boardmans about when I'm driving also saw a nice black bike today don't know what brand but it had red handlebars and SRAM wheels
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  • hipshot
    hipshot Posts: 371
    Seeing a lot of Scott around here for some reason.

    And Boardman, obviously. (Wirral)
  • 99thmonkey
    99thmonkey Posts: 667
    If I ride out towards Kingston On Thames / Richmond its gimps on Cervelos doing 14mph!
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
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  • Flexisurfer
    Flexisurfer Posts: 249
    Mostly bikes with 2 wheels here. TBH I don't really look too much at what people are riding, possibly I need to stop at more cafe's on a ride.
  • pardonthewait
    pardonthewait Posts: 17
    I reckon Specializeds and Boardmans around here.
  • tiredofwhiners
    tiredofwhiners Posts: 598
    ....... ones which are faster than me :)
  • davehmercer
    davehmercer Posts: 82
    I have to say this morning was Bianchi morning round here, I was out on mine and my two friends I was riding with were both on theirs and we saw another 5 different guys riding Bianchi's on our ride!

    Other than that no real common brands round here.
    :D
  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    Arthur Scrimshaw wrote:
    interesting choice of words, one man's 'common' is another's 'popular' - maybe for good reasons?

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... z-12-46055

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... m-12-46201
    Fantastic bikes, although a little underspecced for the price. I have one so slight bias 8)

    (I realise that the 2013 bikes have the new SORA)
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Ribble or planet x round my way. Probably because they are good value.
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  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    Boardman by far and then specialized as far as the bike shed at our work goes....

    I've seen a triban 3 in the flesh and I was most impressed, if you aren't hung up about sora then it's a steal. the wheels look like fulcrum copies judging by the hub design and nice touches like 31.8mm bars etc. the only thing you would potentially change is the cheap triple chainset and some decent tyres once you kill the first ones
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
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  • lc1981
    lc1981 Posts: 820
    Mine! Every time I look down...
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    T.M.H.N.E.T wrote:
    Arthur Scrimshaw wrote:
    interesting choice of words, one man's 'common' is another's 'popular' - maybe for good reasons?

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... z-12-46055

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... m-12-46201
    Fantastic bikes, although a little underspecced for the price. I have one so slight bias 8)

    (I realise that the 2013 bikes have the new SORA)

    My daughter has a base model Allez 16 which she's just upgraded with a pair of RS80 C24 wheels (which were on sale) she worked pretty much every weekend this summer to save the money for them and she's quick, I'm starting to struggle keeping up with her although she's 17 and I'm 54 so maybe I should accept the inevitable with good grace :(
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Cervalo. Loads.
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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Most popular in the club are Planet X and Ribble.

    Generally I reckon Spech and Giant are the 2 most seen when out and about.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • ben16v
    ben16v Posts: 296
    my local shop sells cube and trek - so i see a lot of them - i also have a cube
    i need more bikes
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    specialized and planet x and boardman.....
  • karlth
    karlth Posts: 156
    Cheap MTBSO with saddle way too low ridden at 7mph on the pavement.
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Anything you can buy in Evans I would say. Living in London, Evans are pretty much becoming the McD's of cycling, one on every corner it seems like.
  • jonomc4
    jonomc4 Posts: 891
    Boardmans for Road Bikes and Specialised Sirrus (the cheaper models) for Hybrids.

    I was seriously thinking about a Boardman cross bike for Winter use - but I have seen so many try-hards on Boardmans lately that it is kind of putting me off the brand despite it being a good bike and well made for the money.
  • Graydawg
    Graydawg Posts: 673
    Cube MTB's and Trek road bikes... mainly down to the shops who do the cycle to work scheme around here.
    It's been a while...
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    jonomc4 wrote:
    Boardmans for Road Bikes and Specialised Sirrus (the cheaper models) for Hybrids.

    I was seriously thinking about a Boardman cross bike for Winter use - but I have seen so many try-hards on Boardmans lately that it is kind of putting me off the brand despite it being a good bike and well made for the money.

    I bought a CX for winter/bad weather use and I've got over the image thing (or rather the Halfords 'thing') - it's a great bike, not exclusive maybe. Wouldn't impress some sections of the riding community but then I didn't buy it for that. It always attracts positive comments from non cycling people though. Don't see many around here, mostly a good spread of different makes of bikes.
  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    I've just realised that although I live 20mins from CRC's depot, I've seen 0 Vitus bikes on the road.

    (I have seen some parked up at sportives though)
  • BowtomePhil
    BowtomePhil Posts: 198
    Absoultely no idea, people pass me and I am too busy huffing and puffing, if they are coming the other way, I nod and keep an eye on the road. I have a bike that suits my budget, if I had 5k more, I would have a different bike.
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    99thmonkey wrote:
    If I ride out towards Kingston On Thames / Richmond its gimps on Cervelos doing 14mph!

    So what; sounds like you're jealous.
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  • robbo2011
    robbo2011 Posts: 1,017
    Lots of BMCs around here.
  • BlakeysFC
    BlakeysFC Posts: 233
    Around my neck of the woods, by far and away I see 95% Specialized, a few Cannondales and a few Treks.

    Never anything else, which is weird.
  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    Boardman everywhere round here. Although when I was at work the other day (bus driver and waiting time before continuing journey) I was at Lowdham War Memorial which is a popular meeting spot for clubs and rides. Must have been 60 or so cyclists lingering around and you could have quite easily played a game of top trumps with the bike porn on display.
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