about to buy my first road bike

anthony23cotton

Hi im about to buy my first road bike but im a bit confused and unsure on what to buy and was looking for some advice.. I only have limited funds and cant stretch beyond £250 which having looked doesnt get me alot.. but is there any makes or brands that should be avoided.. ive seen a road bike in tesco for £130 but that sounds to cheap.. help

cat_with_no_tail

Save a bit longer and get the Triban 3 from Decathalon for £300.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-3-roa ... 39800.html

Failing that, the Fit 3 from the same place will be the best buy for your budget @ £249 (or £220 in store): http://www.decathlon.co.uk/fit-3-road-b ... 39797.html

Avoid anything from Supermarkets or catalogues like you would avoid gonorrhea. Also, Halfords don't have anything worth buying at that price either so avoid them too.

Camcycle1974

anthony23cotton wrote:

Hi im about to buy my first road bike but im a bit confused and unsure on what to buy and was looking for some advice.. I only have limited funds and cant stretch beyond £250 which having looked doesnt get me alot.. but is there any makes or brands that should be avoided.. ive seen a road bike in tesco for £130 but that sounds to cheap.. help

Look on Ebay and get a 2nd hand Defy or similar. Nothing new worth buying at that price.

markhewitt1978

£250 isn't enough for a road bike. Second hand you're still going to be struggling.

sloppyschleckonds

markhewitt1978 wrote:

£250 isn't enough for a road bike. Second hand you're still going to be struggling.

Think I paid £75 for my first road bike. I was 11.

markhewitt1978

I certainly didn't have £75 pocket money to spend when I was 11!

gozzy

markhewitt1978 wrote:

£250 isn't enough for a road bike. Second hand you're still going to be struggling.

That depends, I got a 2nd hand Giant SCR2 for £180 on ebay 3 years ago, they still go for more than that now on there.

markhewitt1978

Of course it depends, I just meant you'd struggle to get anything good for that price tag, but it's by no means impossible!

supermurph09

Do you have any form of cycle scheme at work? If not, get them to register. Opens up a world of possibilities.

anthony23cotton

Thanks for all your advice ive now upped my budget to £500 max (altho if my girlfriend finds out she'll kill me lol) ive looked at the trek series 1 and the scott speedster 60.. they were the cheapest 2 bikes in my local bike shop at £499 and £550 is there anything else at that price range that I should look at?

markhewitt1978

If you are looking at the Trek 1.1 make sure you get the 2014 model as it has the newer Claris groupset and a carbon fork.

dwaynemaxi

Hi buddy,

I see u have up'd ur budget, exactly the same as I did lol. I've just received my 1st road bike from Merlin, link below...
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/bikes/road-bikes/merlin-road-bikes/merlin-s2200-road-bike.html

I'm very happy with the bike so far, obviously still early days but I think most ppl would agree the components are decent enough for a entry bike :-)