First road bike

HghCllwy
HghCllwy Posts: 3
edited May 2013 in Road beginners
Hi, I've decided its time to move on from my Claud Butler hybrid to reasonable first road bike. I have narrowed it down to three makes:

Ribble Sportive 7005
Merlin MALT-R
B'Twin Triban 5

They are all around the same price, c£600 which is my budget.

I would appreciate any views on these.

Thanks

Hugh

Comments

  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Simply going on the groupset the Merlin (tiagra)

    Although you can choose tiagra for the ribble on their bikebuilder.

    The triban gets really good reviews on here and £100 cheaper than the merlin.

    So simply as a first bike I'd say go for the one with positive user reviews the triban and save the money for upgrades.

    There was a thread on the 5 here
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • kingofthetailwind
    kingofthetailwind Posts: 575
    Triban 5 + a wheel upgrade. Decathlon do Mavic Aksiums for £140.
  • mekkhombre
    mekkhombre Posts: 19
    Take a look at the Mekk Pinerolo 1.5 available at Wiggle for £640. I got one a few weeks ago and not your run of the mill sportive bike but great fun.
  • ♠ChumBucket♠
    ♠ChumBucket♠ Posts: 388
    The triban 5a is £429 with Sora

    The triban 7 is £599 with Tiagra
    B'TWIN Triban 5A
    Ridgeback MX6
  • HghCllwy
    HghCllwy Posts: 3
    Thanks for the suggestions. I

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