What road bike for £500
berz
Posts: 2
Hi,
I'm looking for a £500 road bike for next year to replace the aluminium-forked Triban 300 I've had since spring 2013. Can you find anything to beat the below? Are there likely to be any good choices coming up in the autumn/winter sales or is my £500 price point too low to benefit?
I should add that I'm not the sort of person to pay extra for the name. I have seen some specialized, scott and giant bikes available online but i'm not dropping down from tiagra to claris just for a 'posh' bike.
Also, one of the big things I see suggested all the time is to try it out in the shop. Sadly that's not going to be an option because all the bike shops in York sell higher end stuff. I've also been watching ebay and gumtree for 2nd hand stuff but not seeing anything come up, although I guess that could change soon as people sell their bikes after summer.
£500 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-f85-tiagra-2014/ (would prefer a z85 but they only do a z85 with 105 which is too expensive)
£480 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mekk-pinerolo-a ... agra-2013/ (no stock in my size now so doubt this one is going to happen)
£480 http://www.merlincycles.com/beone-storm ... 63127.html (discount applied in basket, trying to avoid another triple though)
I guess what I'm asking is, do I go for the Felt now or will I benefit from scouring the internet every day in the hope that something amazing comes along?
I'm looking for a £500 road bike for next year to replace the aluminium-forked Triban 300 I've had since spring 2013. Can you find anything to beat the below? Are there likely to be any good choices coming up in the autumn/winter sales or is my £500 price point too low to benefit?
I should add that I'm not the sort of person to pay extra for the name. I have seen some specialized, scott and giant bikes available online but i'm not dropping down from tiagra to claris just for a 'posh' bike.
Also, one of the big things I see suggested all the time is to try it out in the shop. Sadly that's not going to be an option because all the bike shops in York sell higher end stuff. I've also been watching ebay and gumtree for 2nd hand stuff but not seeing anything come up, although I guess that could change soon as people sell their bikes after summer.
£500 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-f85-tiagra-2014/ (would prefer a z85 but they only do a z85 with 105 which is too expensive)
£480 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mekk-pinerolo-a ... agra-2013/ (no stock in my size now so doubt this one is going to happen)
£480 http://www.merlincycles.com/beone-storm ... 63127.html (discount applied in basket, trying to avoid another triple though)
I guess what I'm asking is, do I go for the Felt now or will I benefit from scouring the internet every day in the hope that something amazing comes along?
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Out of the ones there i would pick the felt but i would buy second hand without a doubt there are some amazing bargains in great condition0
