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Which road bike for budget of 640

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  • December 10, 2009 at 10:32 am #12075
    Ricardo

    B) Hi ya after some advice I have a Giant MTB, and have recently sold a Dawes Discovery 201, the main reason for disposing of the Dawes is that I found it not fast enough, .Only problem now is deciding which road bike to opt for with funs of around 630, I have seen, and not able to test ride due to weather conditions the following: Giant Defy 3.5 & 3 ,Trek 1.2,Specialized Allez Sport and Orbea (not sure on model top end of budjet at 650.00

    I await any advise that can be given, also gears 18or 27 as both prev owned bikes have had 3 rings on front dereallieur? and there are a few hills around here?

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  • December 24, 2009 at 9:45 am #632551
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    _foxie_

    I’m selling a Trek 2.3 on
    I’m selling a Trek 2.3 on eBay. It’s 2.3 frame/forks with 1.2 groupset and wheels. It’ll probably finish at about your budget. Worth a punt maybe?

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2010-Trek-2-3-with-custom-spec-56cm_W0QQitemZ220529408506QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item335893b9fa

    December 14, 2009 at 9:01 am #632549
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    thehairs1970

    One of the bike magazines,
    One of the bike magazines, can’t remember which, had a £600 bike test this summer and the B’Twin Sport came out way on top. There are several models of this with new range due out soon, I think.

    Martyn

    December 11, 2009 at 7:20 pm #632547
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    Fringe

    and the Trek 1.2 2010 model
    and the Trek 1.2 2010 model (£750)appears to have pretty much the same frame as the Trek 1.5 2010 model (£650 ish).

    although that info was gleaned from a quick google shopping search.. :B

    December 11, 2009 at 6:57 pm #632545
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    dave atkinson

    my main road bike of the
    my main road bike of the moment is a trek 1.5: although there’s very little left of the original spec (erm, the frame and fork and seatpost. and headset) i can vouch for mid range Aluminium Treks as having good frames worthy of upgraded kit. mine’s been the testbed for kit a bit higher up the pecking order than the bontrager/tiagra mix it came with and it’s now down to 18.5lb, but the frame doesn’t feel outclassed by the componentry

    December 11, 2009 at 5:44 pm #632543
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    Fringe

    if you can stretch to £750
    if you can stretch to £750 the Kona Honky Tonk and/or Zing both look like a good deal.

    although kit wise the Boardman wins hands down…

    December 11, 2009 at 4:27 pm #632541
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    MavicNut

    This is a really good
    This is a really good buy:

    http://www.boardmanbikes.com/road/road_comp.html

    December 10, 2009 at 10:13 pm #632539
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    Bretagne

    Have a look in classifieds on
    Have a look in classifieds on here – someone is selling a Kuota Kharma for sensible money.
    Geoff 😕

    December 10, 2009 at 3:51 pm #632537
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    Ricardo

    Hi thanks for that I had
    B) Hi thanks for that I had forgot about the Boardman Bikes, nead to find a decent sized Halfords, then as you say about getting it set up could be the problem, maybe specialized, what do you ride??

    December 10, 2009 at 1:35 pm #632535
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    canyonsi

    having been looking recently,
    having been looking recently, (ok at the £999.00 mark) check the Boardman bikes in Halfords, they do seam to offer value.

    si

    (someone told me also to have a look at Decathlon?)

    December 10, 2009 at 1:32 pm #632533
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    cactuscat

    if you think you need the
    if you think you need the gears then i’d get a bike specced with a triple every time. no harm in having it and not needing it, that’s not true of the reverse situation 👿 👿

    the giant defy and spec allez are both great entry level bikes, they’re a world apart from a dawes discovery. the boardman road comp is incredibly good value, you can have one for about your budget. getting it set up properly at a decent bike shop might push you over though 🙂

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