Three choices, help & opions welcome

Oberkorn

Buying first road bike. I have narrowed my choice down to three options....

Focus Culebro 5.0 TRP 2013 @ £650
Boardman Road @ £650
Claud Butler Roubaix @ £650

Help & guidance welcome, although i would be grateful if you can steer clear of giving me any more options, too much choice already and i have plumbed for one of these.

Much appraciated.

Stu

KevChallis

I an new, but feel for the money there are better optic ons out there,

You need to go and ride the bikes too and see how they feel

Oberkorn

Much appreciated, although inc in my reasoning is location of LBS, availability and companies cycle scheme which is why i am at the three current choices.

supermurph09

Can you put a link up to the LBS, others may offer better opinion based on their supply.

Oberkorn

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/location/store/24

http://www.jacksonhateleycycles.co.uk/

supermurph09

Oberkorn, I can certainly recommend LLakes (breaston branch). One thing if you weren't aware, they do a VIP club, join that first and you'll get about 12.5% off the bike you choose.

simonhead

If you can get the extra 12.5% consider the Scott speedster 50 as well.

city_boy

If you decide on the Boardman, it's worth joining British Cycling for £24. You'll get 10% of all bike related purchases at Halfords, so in this case you'll be £41 in profit

snowjho

City Boy wrote:

If you decide on the Boardman, it's worth joining British Cycling for £24. You'll get 10% of all bike related purchases at Halfords, so in this case you'll be £41 in profit

Love this! Like any good cyclist always putting a positive spin on purchases, ignoring that he's down £609.