Newbie to road

BlueTaylor

I am currently on a Viking road bike and have used for the past couple of months. It's not an ideal bike and very heavy and clunky. I am looking at upgrading as I am getting more Milanese in my legs and wanting to go further but feel this Viking is holding me back. I have a budget of around £300-400 I may be able to squeeze a few more quid out. Just wondering if anything you guys can suggest? I've seen a Merlin Performance PR7 Road Bike ever heard of this?

iga

The Merlin got an excellent review on Road.cc and will probably be a step up from your Viking but it's still an entry level bike. There's nothing wrong with that but as you've only been cycling a couple of months I'd be tempted to save some more and make a bigger step up later in the year but I'm more interested in you getting more Milanese in your legs!

ayjaycee

What Iga said about buying the bike but you might be able to grab a bargain on the used market (although, was I you, I would still be trying to find a few more quid for the purchase). I thought that one could only get more Milanese by going to Milan!

852Kompol

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p603 ... LOTON-2015
Might be a tad over but nothing too fancy, but if I were you I would be saving up a bit more to look for better deals either second hand or some of the higher end aluminium frames...and if you are asking what sort of bike I would be saving up for in your place, here's a rough idea.
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p591 ... EFY-0-2015

BlueTaylor

Thanks for the reply guys mileanse is meant to be mileage ha autocorret changed and I hadn't noticed. The gaint defy is probably going to be out my price range for another year probably but the cube 1 looks lovely. What are the carrera like?

markhewitt1978

I'd avoid the Carrera, another cheap make. As others have said you've only been riding a couple of months, so keep riding. It's not like you don't have a bike at the moment. If you could double your budget in time you'd get something good rather than another entry level bike.

Ste_S

What's the frame on your Viking made from ? If cro-mo or hi-tensile steel than an Aluminuim framed bike with a carbon fork will be a nice upgrade

The B'TWIN Triban comes in at your price range, although I'd probably opt for something second hand.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-500-se-id_8306187.html

Vslowpace

If I was buying my first road bike I'd pop to a shop, have a few test rides, talk to someone that knows what they're on about rather than saving a few quid.

The last thing you want to do is be stuck with something that's not quite right.

cogden2

The Cube is cheaper on chain reaction £369.99

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/cube ... prod127980

forehead

My first road bike was a Cube Peloton (save for a few moths on a steel Peugeot) and it was brilliant, served me well (still does on the turbo) for three years before buying a C'Dale. I upgraded the wheels on the Peloton after a while (kept snapping spokes on the stock Easton wheels. Brilliant bike.

Sportiveman

I would go for this http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p522 ... IAGRA-2013