Bike for beginner

greenhill1314
greenhill1314 Posts: 4
edited March 2008 in Road beginners
Hi,

I'm looking for a decent road bike. I'm a proficent MTBer but there are few riders or trails in my area so i was thinking of getting a road bike for when im not able to get to a trial.
I was hoping that someone could suggest a bike for as little money as possible to get me started.

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  • feel
    feel Posts: 800
    Halfords, Raleigh shops and decathlon probably offer the cheapest starting road bikes. Or you could investigate second hand. How tight is your budget?
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  • greenhill1314
    greenhill1314 Posts: 4
    My budget is around £250 - £300 but i might be able to go higher if there is something special.
  • Rich Hcp
    Rich Hcp Posts: 1,355
    Ah yes, the old "I can spend more if I have too"......

    I'd also have a look at Dawes for that price too.

    The main thing is to get one that fits and you're happy with
    Richard

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  • greenhill1314
    greenhill1314 Posts: 4
    Thanks for the help.
    The "old" ones are the best! :lol:
  • huggy
    huggy Posts: 242
    Giant SCR 4 = £290
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Couple of thoughts:

    SCR 4
    Claude Butler San Remo
    Saracen Tour 07
    Dawes Giro 300
    Raleigh Airlite 200

    All of these bikes are well manufactured, reliable, useable, budget bikes - in short, they're all adequate starter bikes - have a close look at all of the specs though - and take your time with it.

    If you've got more funds, you could always go with something like:

    SCR 3 or 2
    Spesh Allez

    Again. look at the specs closely though.

    One thing you might want to consider is whether you'll be happy on a 53/39 Double, or whether to get a bike with a 50/34 Compact from the start - plenty of threads on this.

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