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as above, was thinking of carrera virtuoso but what else is there/would you recomend?
http://www.btwincycle.com/EN/triban-3-170478497/
Or if you can make up £100 more http://www.btwincycle.com/EN/triban-5-170473715/
Not sure there is much about new for £400 you would be better saving a bit more and look for sale bikes.
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/raleigh/airlite-200-2011-road-bike-ec028448
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/dolomite-one-road-bike-ec027478
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/allez-compact-2012-road-bike-ec030703
What size do you need. I have small and a medium Giant OCR3 hanging in my garage that have virtually NO use. Literally 5 times on the small and 10 rides on the medium. £250 posted for either. Moneyback guarantee if not entirely satisfied...
Buy a second hand one for £300, You could pick a nice frame with tiagra/105.
Spend the extra on Chain, Cassette, Bar tape and a new saddle
See if your local Halfords has any of the £400 Voodoo Limbas. OK, it's a cross bike but the spec is outrageous for a £400 new bike. (they're 2010 models so have slightly older 105 kit on them) And if you don't like the cross-bike-ness- the 54 toe-overlaps- then sell frame, buy inexpensive road bike frame, transfer parts.
Thank you for the limba tip. that looks a cracking idea. nice one
I've got an older Virtuoso and after changing bar/stem to get the fit a bit better I'm loving it, started taking the longer route on the commute home and just found an even longer one 🙂
Second hand, every time. Someone here was selling a really nice Allez last week for £425.
Hi Troutweestler,
Slight thread hi-jack but any chance of pics of the road bikes. What year are they?
Email mikedonald@hotmail.com.
I would not buy a new road bike for £400 unless it was a singlespeed and even then it will a bit comprimised. Cheap road bikes means a cheap finishing kit but worst of all cheap hubs and cheap headset with poor sealing and wheels that will not stay straight. Any cheap bikes mean lots of maintance. If £400 is all you have got look for second hand but look carefully there is alot of dross out there or buy a singlespeed.
bikeradar have classifieds with lots of s/h (it's a terrible forum but the classifieds are full)
If you are looking at new i would suggest the Merlin Maven. Its £50 over your budget but the spec looks good for the money.
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-2011-Python-RX1-51CM-Road-Racing-Bike-Bicycle-W-Shimano-105-Black-RRP-700-/150736930260?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item23189f05d4#ht_2488wt_1037 ]Python RX1[/url] with a mixture of shimano 105 and microshift looks good for the money.
Not a brand I've heard of but the spec. looks remarkably good for the price and they are sold elsewhere on the web for almost double the price.