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Hi guys looking for a road bike to help maintain fitness during the glorious British summer, I know very little about roadbikes so looking for a little advice.
I wont be racing, may do a sportive or two but mostly 50-70 km road rides.
At the moment I'm looking at a focus Cayo 2 or a wilier iozard xp xenon, i prefer the wilier in terms of aesthetics but the focus is better specced being ultegra.
Any thoughts on these bikes or anything I should add to the list ?
[url= http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-mekk-2g-poggio-p-20-12-45674 ]http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-mekk-2g-poggio-p-20-12-45674[/url]
A mate of mine was looking at one of these recently on a deal for £800.
Looked pretty good to me.
CRC also had a great deal on the Giant TCR Alliance at 50% off the other day.
[url= http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-boardman-team-carbon-12-45675 ]Boardman Team Carbon[/url]. At the price, nothing comes close. The Team scored top marks in this years's [url= http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-boardman-team-carbon-12-45675 ]£1000 Cycling weekly test[/url]. The Carbon is more of the same and lighter.
Geometry is more race oriented. For more sportive, it's worth reading the review anyway. Specialized Roubaix would be my choice for a less head down bike, or a Giant Defy.
EDIT: and be sure to read the comments in the Bike Radar review 😉
Thanks guys, jolly where was the poggio at £800
[url= http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p50699/Mekk-2G-Poggio-P20-Carbon-2012-Road-Bike.aspx ]Poggio 2G[/url]
A friend of mine was buying the Mekk for £800 from Wheelies about 3 weeks ago, but on checking the deal seems to have finished.
They do seem to be available for £999 though which still looks like a reasonable deal.
I think Costco had them at £850 odd according to a recent post on here?
[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mekk-2g-poggio-p20-shimano-105/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&utm_content=Mekk-Mekk_2G_Poggio_P2.0_Shimano_105-Red%2fWhite%2fCarbon ]Poggio on Wiggle[/url]
Wiggle have them slightly cheaper too.Might be worth seeing if they do any special offers on Sunday if Wiggo wins! Or wait a week to see if they have an Olmpics promo........
Cannondale Caad10, if you look around you can pick up a Liqugas Replica 105 for £1300
CRC have a Giant (alliance?) half price down to 750 from 1500.
Canyon do an ally-framed, mavic-wheeled, full ultegra bike for £1000 which is the best "full rrp" deal Ive seen.