All round £500
Anyone know anything about each - which is best VFM?
Know nothing of either, but if you up your budget by £50..
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/36397/Genesis_Aether_20_Bike_2011
Although that one from Merlin does look nice mind...
Marlins lead time is 3 wks
Oh and got to be able to get it (i.e. at my house) by Friday
Triban 5 is a great bike for the money. The frame has carbon rear stays if I remember correctly which is unheard of for £500 and worth upgrading later
thats the main SP for me on that one
Colleague at work has a btwin, cheapest they do and is a very nice bike for the money. Not particulary a heavy bike either.Seems to keep up with more expensive machinery, easily.
Spanner in the works is a year old cannondale caad sora 8 for £350! Would need a better chainset but thats only £50 on top
Have a read of [url= http://www.cyclingscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Triban-3-Review.pdf ]this. [/url]
It's the review of the £300 version of the Btwin, they seem to like it a lot 😀
If it was me I'd take the cannondale for that price. Good bike. Merlin sell a full 10 speed tiagra group for £300. Buy that and sell the old stuff on eBay (£150). £500 spent for a great frame with a brand new 10 speed tiagra group
Thats my current thinking
Caad bought and paid for