Advice on new bike

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Gethinceri wrote:

.....The Focus is a triple which may be what you're after but they're not really most people's cup of tea.

Do you mean the Focus or the triple?

Nothing wrong with a triple. Nothing generally wrong with Focus either.
However the groupset is at least a couple of years old. I think Tiagra went to 10 speed in 2012, maybe it was 2013, so it's not the current groupset and hasn't been for a coupel of years. The same possibly goes for the bike. I'm not sure as I'm not familair with the Variado. That doesn't make it a bad bike and that version of Tiagra is perfectly good (I use it myself on my #2 bike) but it may not be quite the bargain it looks. Is suspect you may find an equally good bike from 2013 or this years outgoing model with the current groupset but still marked down due to frame model.

Gethinceri wrote:

I mean that triples are not most people's cup of tea.

There is a common opinion that they're no longer relevant due to the advent of compact double with wide range cassettes. Many talk about triples being heavier and more difficult to maintain. I think these cons are largely nonsense. The weight difference is very minor (maybe 2% of bike weight at most and usually less) and maintenance is almost non existent just like other modern groupsets. I've ridden a triple for nearly 4 years and bought a new bike with a compact earlier this year. Both work great. I'm glad I had the triple as a beginner. It's more flexible. Now I'm fine with the compact and an appropriate cassette. The groupset is better but not because it's a compact. I'd have no problem recommending a triple to a beginner (or anyone else).

Gethinceri wrote:

.... I pointed out that the Focus is a triple is all.

In that case I agree with you