Ideas for new bike

Martnw
Martnw Posts: 27
edited February 2018 in Road general
Hello,
I'm looking at purchasing a road bike for around 700-800 pounds.
I'm selling my old due to being a high spec racing frame, but because of injury I'm looking for aluminium and higher comfort.
Any tips?

Martyn

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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    What injury needs aluminium to cure it ?
    Could you use fatter tyres on the current bike ?
  • Martnw
    Martnw Posts: 27
    Thank you.
    I will look at those 2.
    This time i still to household names as will be easier to sell i think.

    Martyn
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I think you might be barking up the wrong tree.
    Of the bikes I've had - my carbon is the most comfortable. You can build carbon to ride harshly or to absorb the bumps.

    It's the same with aluminium. You can get a very harsh ride off Alu.. unless you buy properly you'll have taken a hit on the carbon stretto and bought a cheaper harsher riding bike.

    What tyres have you got on and what Psi ?

    Go wide as you can and then you can drop the pressure for a much more comfortable ride.

    This review of your bike basically says as much -

    https://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cat ... -14-48739/
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,063
    https://www.topcashback.co.uk/cycle-surgery/

    https://www.cyclesurgery.com/p/cube-att ... olour=3457

    Is an option, £674 less cashback.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    I don't understand most of the comments in this thread - especially the OP.

    Why are people looking at new bikes with an eye to selling them second hand?

    Buy what you want and stuff any potential second hand sale - you're a mug if you don't buy bike A - the one you really want - and buy bike B because you think on some random day at some random point when you may sell the bike that someone will give you £30 more.

    Cool - spend money and ride around on a bike you don't actually, really want.

    Bet he won't chop the steerer down either because it may affect some random potential resale.

    Utterly bizarre.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Martnw wrote:
    Thank you.
    I will look at those 2.
    This time i still to household names as will be easier to sell i think.

    Martyn


    This. Bizarre.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Martnw
    Martnw Posts: 27
    Thank you for the info guys.
    Yeah give the specs I thought its not unreasonable accepting a 1000 for the bike.
    Yeah i really like the look or the cube and would do me just fine if I can shift the Moda.
  • Martnw
    Martnw Posts: 27
    Well i bought it online.
    I know it isn't the right bike for me due to injury.
    I also can't afford to give it away and buy i new one
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    How long have you had the Moda ? How many miles have you put on it ?
    What is this injury that stops you riding this bike but lets you ride another one ?

    This doesn't make sense.
  • Martnw
    Martnw Posts: 27
    Ive had it around 2 years and probably not much more than 1000 miles.
    Tendinitis in my hip and also have back issues.
    Its never been the most comfortable tbh.
    It is a bit too aggressive ride for me.
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    1000 miles over 2 years isn't much - maybe you need to get used to it more ?

    What are you doing to treat the back and the tendinitis ? A new bike wont fix them.
  • pilot_pete
    pilot_pete Posts: 2,120
    Fenix wrote:
    1000 miles over 2 years isn't much - maybe you need to get used to it more ?

    What are you doing to treat the back and the tendinitis ? A new bike wont fix them.

    Well said. Waste of money buying another bike if you only do 500 miles a year...

    PP
  • Martnw
    Martnw Posts: 27
    I think I'm over my injury now.
    My back hurts because of the style of the bike still though. Just hoping for a more comfortable ride.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    edited February 2018
    Have you had the bike set up for you?

    Post a picture of the bike here both with you on it and just the bike.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    There are cheaper things you can do rather than losing £1000 on selling it on.
    Stem, Post, Bars, Fatter tyres - sometimes this is all you need.

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