- Location
- Wiltshire
Hidden mudguard eyelets if you are planning on wet/winter riding would make life easier, but not essential.
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Needs to look prettySo at least Shimano 105 (or equiv), aim for carbon but not essential but future proofs a bit, 25-28mm tyres, aim for disc brakes (future proofs) , and have a good look at wheelsets and don't cheap out on them.
What else am I missing?
Needs to look pretty
I’d really like a pink oneActually thats why Im thinking of a brand name one rather than planet x etc!
Need to maintain my cool image
Amazing! I love my Birtha but her blue and black doesn’t overly go with all my pink kit!Trek project one gives you the option of some very nice custom paint jobs, have a play with the website before you look at the price. Ribble do custom paint options. Orbea (really nice spanish bike) offer custom paint, I did look @mrs mtx and there is a very nice Fushia which would be just right for you. Next birthday sorted I think.
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What about Lapierre and Rose.Nearly come to the end of the bike search. Unless I went down Planet X route its really hard to see better value than a Giant to be honest. Full carbon, discs, 28mm tyres and 105 for £1550.
All the Yank makes (Trek, Spec, Felt, Cannondale) are dearer by about £3-400 for similar or slightly lesser spec and the Planet X/ Decathlon side of things are cheaper by a few hundred but not quite got the resale/ cred.
Having visited a few shops it does seem there are very few bad bikes around - or put it this way, the quality is excellent for what you can get
What about Lapierre and Rose.
This is in your budget, decent spec:
https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/road-bikes/endurance-bikes/endurace/endurace-al-disc-7.
I did look at Rose but felt the £100 saving over bike shop and Giant wasnt worth it.
Lapierre I admit never heard of them
I use mine everywhere, did a road run last Sunday and my average speed was within 1mph pf my road bike, also used it on some fairly gnarly off road stuff, grip is excellent comfort not so mush but they are that light that they seem to cope well. They excel on bridleways and old railway lines etc.I want Carbon I think.
By the way whats the deal with Gravel bikes? I can't think of anywhere around here a gravel bike would be good - where do people tend to use them?
I want Carbon I think.
By the way whats the deal with Gravel bikes? I can't think of anywhere around here a gravel bike would be good - where do people tend to use them?
I was given the same advice, good Aluminium is better than poor Carbon.Ah ok I missed that bit. £1500 will obviously get you a carbon bike but you may be sacrificing on the components at that price. Personally I would up the budget a bit or go for a good aluminium frame instead, this was the advice I was given when I was looking for a bike last year.
Ah ok I missed that bit. £1500 will obviously get you a carbon bike but you may be sacrificing on the components at that price. Personally I would up the budget a bit or go for a good aluminium frame instead, this was the advice I was given when I was looking for a bike last year.
I was given the same advice, good Aluminium is better than poor Carbon.
I had my Rose in for a BB last week, picked it up Saturday morning, The bloke in the bike shop said 'Hope you're not offended but I have just had your bike out for a spin' It was his second outing on a disc bike the first one a carbon one, both gravel bikes/CX He couldn't get a feel for the Carbon one but loved mine, he weighed them and there was less than 4lb difference between them. I'm by no means trying to push Ali I have a Carbon Specialized Roubaix that is equally as good but has a poorer drive train and was twice the price.I hear you. But from chatting away to bike shops I dont think there is a lot of poor carbon like there was when it was new on the scene.