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Friend is looking for first road bike as wanting to start doing some sprint triathlons and has asked me to find a suitable bike. Has a small budget of less than £400 so I'm coming to you as a collective for suggestions. She' want's to buy new to avoid secondhand hassle. I've found this at Halfrauds. £100 off as well. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_272635_langId_-1_categoryId_165710
They are meant to be quite a good road bike. I considered one of those and the Giant Defy & SCR until I decided I wanted to punish myself with a fixie :D.
You can't really go wrong with Giant and if you find the right dealer (Evans/Wiggle etc) they usually have last years stock at a reduction AND womens specific which don't seem to sell in large numbers.
Giant or a Ribble Cycles build may also bring you better value than the Carrera - steel forks will be heavier than alloy or carbon.
Not sure Ribble build that cheap???-worth checking the site.