The king is dead, long live the....

chris_bass

As the tribal 3 (the red one) is slowly disappearing is there a new stand out budget/first road bike out there?

Ber Nard

One of the offerings from Carrera, probably. They seem decent for the money; they only lose out on the carbon fork. As they're sold through Halfords they are readily available to people just starting out.

Endinburgh Bicycle Co-op no doubt have a bargain, too.

Rob

elderone

So nothing to do with Elvis then...
Carrera virtuoso,cracking bike for the money.

sparklehedgehog

Chris Bass wrote:

As the tribal 3 (the red one) is slowly disappearing is there a new stand out budget/first road bike out there?

if you meant the triban 3 then there are loads in stock at decathlon sheffield

rogerhayllar

sparklehedgehog wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

As the tribal 3 (the red one) is slowly disappearing is there a new stand out budget/first road bike out there?

if you meant the triban 3 then there are loads in stock at decathlon sheffield

Are you sure they're in stock there? The website says it's not in stock anywhere. I've been looking for one for a while now and might just get one from ebay.
One bike that has taken my eye however is the indigo vuelta AR2. £360, carbon forks, sora groupset etc, but there aren't any reviews out and I don't want to risk buying it.

http://www.bikesdirect365.com/products/Indigo-Vuelta-AR2,-Sports-Road-Bike,-18-Speed.html#.Uhtdc9K3sR8

sparklehedgehog

I dad there Saturday and they had at least 5 (don't know which sizes) all on the shelf. Loads of triban 5's too

blackhands

Decathlon Thurrock has a couple of 54cm Red Triban 3 left.