beginners bike with £800 budget??

Gazza_24

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.

elderone

Giant defy 2 would be a good bet.

neilrobins

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.

bagz3

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

Gazza_24

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

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!

ck101

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 censored , 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

Thanks for the replies I shall definitely look into this a bit more before I make my purchase,

Gaz...