Getting a Road bike on a budget of £600

TGM
TGM Posts: 3
edited September 2010 in Road beginners
At the beginning of this summer I replaced a couple of rusty parts on an '80s road bike to try it out. Having done so, I have decided that I would like to get a newer bike and join my university cycling club, and possibly begin to dabble in racing or time-trials (but not triathlon).

I can afford to spend around £600 (am a shade over 6' tall with an inside leg of 35") and would like some advice on what to look at.

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  • gingernash
    gingernash Posts: 123
    Having asked this question a few weeks ago and bought my first road bike, the advice seems to be:

    - £500/600 is a good amount to spend on your first bike.

    - At the moment, shops are bringing in the 2011 stock so you can pick up a good deal on a 2010 spec bike if you don't mind having last year's model.

    - At that price range, the usual suspects seem to be Trek 1.5, Specialized Allez Sport or Secteur Sport and Giant SCR.

    - Try before you buy. Go along to the shop and try out different bikes; they usually let you have a quick spin on them.
  • TGM
    TGM Posts: 3
    I popped round to my local Evan's cycles, and they suggested that I should be trying to get a bike with tiagra shifters rather than anything lower budget than this..... But it was only their in house bike manfucturer that offered them at y budget, so I would like to get confirmation of this if I can, and are the pinnacle bikes worth considering?

    Thanks
  • mattward1979
    mattward1979 Posts: 692
    Shop around... I got my Raleigh Avanti U6 (RRP £1000) for £600, and that is fully Tiagra equipped.

    And I would agree that if you can find it, go for Tiagra as the difference between those and Sora is substantial!
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  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    This was posted on here not long ago....Seems a ood buy for the dosh (all be it 100 quid over budget);


    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Bike_Sale/31/ ... 360048885/


    Or maybe this if budget is firm;

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Bike_Sale/31/ ... 360048607/
    winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
    Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg

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