First Road Bike - Help

andyc2126

Hi

I currently have an old mountain bike and am looking to get an entry level road bike to commute to work a couple of times per week (15 mile round trip) and to do one longer ride once per week. I have commuted for a few years on the mountain bike but the lack of speed is starting to get frustrating therefore I thought a road bike would be a good choice!

I had made my mid up on the Carrera Virtuoso which I can get from Halfords for £300 (with work discounts).

However, I have since come across the MafiaBike TR6 Interceptor which I can get for £175.

http://www.mafiabike.com/mafiabikes-roa ... eptor.html

Does anyone own one of these, have any experience of the bike or know if it is any good? I know the Carrera is probably a better bike - but is it really £120 better then this? As I say I am only looking to do commuting and the occasional longer ride.

Any help/advice is appreciated!

Sprool

The downtube retro shifters and 7-speed cassette would put me right off. I'm not sure if you can really get a decent quality machine for that sort of money, new; something that would be nice to ride, dependable and keep you safe.

unixnerd

If you want to spend under 500 you'll get far better value with a second hand bike. A lot of folk get bikes on the cycle to work scheme with good intentions then hardly use them.

antfly

How good do you expect it to be at that price ? Do you want a bike or a lump of metal ?