Decent Bike?

terryhughes

Hello, I'm in to cycling in the last 6 months and it's going well clocking up over 1300 miles on my mountain bike. I want a road bike but not sure I like the ride so looking at hybrids. I really like the boardman team comps but the Pinarello Treviso has really caught my eye. Is this a decent bike? I have £1000 to spend on a bike after Christmas so starting my research now.

Thanks in advance for your help.

The Rookie

Links?

Treviso is no longer on the Pinarello webbie so you may not get one in January!

sazzaa

terryhughes wrote:

Hello, I'm in to cycling in the last 6 months and it's going well clocking up over 1300 miles on my mountain bike. I want a road bike but not sure I like the ride so looking at hybrids. I really like the boardman team comps but the Pinarello Treviso has really caught my eye. Is this a decent bike? I have £1000 to spend on a bike after Christmas so starting my research now.

Thanks in advance for your help.

I'm pretty much in the same boat, want to get a cyclocross instead of commuting on a mtb and have about a grand to spend. Had my eye on a Boardman Team CX but when I went into my local Halfords there were none in stock, the website had none in a medium size and the guy didn't seem to have a clue when they'd be available, just that "the new range will be out soon". No date or anything. It's really put me off buying anything from those shower of mongs.

markhewitt1978

terryhughes wrote:

Hello, I'm in to cycling in the last 6 months and it's going well clocking up over 1300 miles on my mountain bike. I want a road bike but not sure I like the ride so looking at hybrids. I really like the boardman team comps but the Pinarello Treviso has really caught my eye. Is this a decent bike? I have £1000 to spend on a bike after Christmas so starting my research now.

Thanks in advance for your help.

What do you mean about you don't like the 'ride'? You mean the position; as road bikes can vary in that from very aggressive racing posture to what are often called Sportive bikes which are a bit more upright.

You have to ask yourself what sort of riding you are doing. If it's going to be all on road or even with a bit of light gravel paths etc. then you'll want a road bike. The only reason to go hybrid is if you're spending a lot of time on off road unsealed paths.

terryhughes

sazzaa wrote:

terryhughes wrote:

It's really put me off buying anything from those shower of mongs.

Yep, I don't like the idea of buying from Halfords again, loads of problems with them. I take my bike to a local shop to get seen to now, not letting them any where near it.

terryhughes

markhewitt1978 wrote:

as road bikes can vary in that from very aggressive racing posture to what are often called Sportive bikes which are a bit more upright.

It's going to be all road. Anything else I have my mountain bike. what sort of bike would be the sportive bike? I want to spend £1000 so was looking at the Boardman team carbon but I assume that's more a racing bike. I may be tied to halfords again with the scheme but hopefully not.

stu-bim

Check out planet x for a couple of really good spec'd bikes around 1,000

I'm planning on ordering a SL in a couple of weeks

markhewitt1978

terryhughes wrote:

It's going to be all road. Anything else I have my mountain bike. what sort of bike would be the sportive bike? I want to spend £1000 so was looking at the Boardman team carbon but I assume that's more a racing bike. I may be tied to halfords again with the scheme but hopefully not.

Examples would include the Scott CR1/Solace and Trek Domane.