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Toying with the idea of gettng a road bike. Nothing serious, just for occassional rides round local back lanes and maybe further afield when i can be bothered. Seen these which look really good value compared to the likes of Giant/Trek etc.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/triban-3-173178017/
Any good or worth avoiding?
Do you need gears?
Yes, gears a must!
Anyone else?
My BiL has a Decathlon bike he uses as a commuter 5 days a week, 20 mile a day. So far the only problems he's had are the wheels, so has replaced the rear as kept snapping spokes and running out of tru. He is a big lad mind.
For the money they aren't bad for the use you described, but imo I'd be looking for a 12 month old ish 2nd hand Spesh/Giant/Trek for not much more than that sort of money.
Looks like a lot of bike for the cash to me. I've had the low end Shimano STi's on a previous bike and find them decent enough.
Looks nice. Does that help?
Looks good. Cheap as chips. Ok spec. Nice colour. What's not to like? Good find.
Go for it!
That'll do nicely for a starter machine