beginners bike with £800 budget??

Gazza_24
Gazza_24 Posts: 6
edited June 2013 in Road buying advice
Hi all,

I'm new to this and have recently taken the plunge into getting a road bike.

I have done a little bit if research and have narrowed it down to a few bikes but I'm after some advice on them from you experts ;-)


Felt F95 Team issue
http://m.evanscycles.com/products/felt/ ... e-ec046308

Scott Speedster 40 Triple 2013
http://m.evanscycles.com/products/felt/ ... e-ec046308

FUJI Sportif 1.1 Compact 2013
http://m.evanscycles.com/products/fuji/ ... e-ec041878

Cube Peloton Triple 2013
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-Peloton-Tr ... _57706.htm

I'm also open to suggestions too.

Thanks.

Gary.

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  • elderone
    elderone Posts: 1,410
    Giant defy 2 would be a good bet.
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  • neilrobins
    neilrobins Posts: 102
    Try Dolan or Ribble they both do bike builders on their web sites so you can Tailor your bike and budget. I went for the Dolan Mythos and have gradually upgraded over time, which suited me as I was unsure when i started what I wanted from the bike.
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  • bagz3
    bagz3 Posts: 253
    Whatever you buy, I recommend going for a compact over triple. I bought a triple (granny cog) and regret it a little bit now. Just my opinion
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  • Gazza_24
    Gazza_24 Posts: 6
    bagz3 wrote:
    Whatever you buy, I recommend going for a compact over triple. I bought a triple (granny cog) and regret it a little bit now. Just my opinion

    Excuse my lack of knowledge but does a compact have just 2 cogs at the front and the triple being 3 :oops:
  • Blandiblub
    Blandiblub Posts: 134
    Yup, got it. I'm a complete novice at this too but just learned by reading a lot on here. It's very helpful!

    Triples give you three cogs which descend down in size making it progressively easier for hills. There'd be say 50 / 38 / 30 teeth on the three cogs.

    Compact doubles are very popular these days and you get 50 / 34 with the latter being somewhat of an inbetween compared to the 38 / 30 in the example above.

    I'm sure those with more knowledge than me will add more useful info!
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  • ck101
    ck101 Posts: 222
    My advice for any newbie is get a bike you can fit full mudguards on, that way you will have a bike you can cycle all year round. All the other alternatives to full guards are crap, seriously. If you only cycle when the weather is fine you will not get out that often, IMHO.

    When you decide you like cycling and are getting in a fair amount of training in you can buy another bike, full carbon with close clearances and relegate your first bike to a pure winter / bad weather bike.

    That's more or less what I did, I also bought 3 x Carbons but the bike with the mudguard is the bike is use 70% of the time. Maybe Gazza you live in Vegas or Dubai, if so discard my advice.

    Lots of choice for bikes that take full guards, Ribble, Dolan, Trek, Genesis are a few I'd consider.
  • Gazza_24
    Gazza_24 Posts: 6
    Thanks for the replies I shall definitely look into this a bit more before I make my purchase,

    Gaz...

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