My cycle to work scheme finished in November, and I realised it’s more than a year since I bought a new bike! I have a marin hybrid which I use for commuting, but after a long ride yesterday I decided I might want a road bike. The LBS will lend me a bike next weekend so I can get at least 50 miles in to see if I’ll get on with the riding position. It’s likely to be a cervelo I think, so not in my budget at all…
LBS does Bianchi Specialized and Giant, and have emphasised that with road bikes they do quite a bit of fitting etc to get the bike set up properly. That would encourage me to buy from them, as I’ve not had a road bike before. I have seen the carbon Boardman at Halfords, but can’t see them doing the fitting etc. Would that be much better than the £1K LBS bikes? Obviously I’m happy to spend less, I’ll never be racing, just want a bike I can ride all day.