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Which bike for Ironman under £1400.

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  • March 28, 2015 at 4:30 pm #839201
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    Anonymous

    Waddy-UK wrote:Not after a

    Waddy-UK wrote:
    Not after a tri/tt bike thanks. I just wanna get round and be comfy.

    You’re on the right track here. The specs of the equipment will not affect your comfort significantly. Bike fit and training time will. Your budget is big enough to give you many great options, so you should focus primarily on fit. Since you are a novice, you need to find a good source of fitting advice (ie, a person, not a web site). Bike clubs and reputable shops are the way to go. Ask about a fitting session. It won’t be free but often the fee can be applied toward a purchase at the shop doing the fitting.

    (On the other hand, bike spec can affect training time – a sexy bike may make you want to ride it more.)

    March 28, 2015 at 3:43 pm #839199
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    Ants

    As I understand it, 11 speed
    As I understand it, 11 speed will give a finer difference in ratios between gears but not necessarily much higher or lower gears than 10 speed. Double = 2 front chainrings. Triple = 3 chainrings. 3 can give better (lower) gears for climbing and are usual on mountain bikes. Downside is a perhaps bit of extra weight. 11 speed also needs 11 speed shifters but guess these will automatically update when choosing the spec online but isn’t available in all flavours of groupset.

    March 28, 2015 at 1:29 pm #839197
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    Waddy-UK

    Free hub? Sorry so do I need
    Free hub? Sorry so do I need to upgrade the cassette?

    March 28, 2015 at 1:17 pm #839195
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    Nat Jas Moe

    The free hub is for a 10
    The free hub is for a 10 speed so won’t take 11 speed cassette.

    March 28, 2015 at 12:14 pm #839193
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    Waddy-UK

    On that ribble below when I
    On that ribble below when I select the wheel part:

    part: CSN Superleggera XL50 Clincher Wheels Pair
    size/colour: Pr Whls Superleggera XL50 Cli Blk/Red 10 Shim

    It says I can’t have shimano 105 11speed and have to have a 10 speed Tiagra how come. Surely doing Ironman an 11 speed is better as I wont be the fittest or fastest and its all about comfort. Also whats this double or triple groupset.

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/bbd/road-track-bike/ribble-evo-pro-carbon-naked?part=BB14RIBEVOPRONAKED&sub=conf_BBRC&bike=1

    I’d like comfort and the extra gears that someone just looking to get round will need, so what do I need thanks? I’d also like some 50mm aero wheels.

    March 27, 2015 at 3:58 pm #839191
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    Waddy-UK

    Think I’m going to get the
    Think I’m going to get the Ribble.

    March 27, 2015 at 3:58 pm #839189
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    pants

    I think it’s best to go for
    I think it’s best to go for the best frame possible, gear shifting difference is minimal if you look after properly, and i am guessing the cycling in ironman is mostly flat so weight isn’t much of an issue.

    March 27, 2015 at 3:40 pm #839187
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    Vejnemojnen

    “‘m confuse don this whole
    “‘m confuse don this whole SRAM, Shimano, Tiagra thing people talk about and also what gears, 11 or 20 etc? I’m quite a bike novice in terms of spec.”

    🙂 don’t say that! There’s a reason why 99% of BikeShop owners and mechs HATE triathletes.. 🙂 Don’t be “that guy”.

    I would advise you to take a look at radon-canyon-rose. Because GBP to EUR exchange ratios are now very favourable for UK citizens, and those three has the best value_performance ratio offerings.

    Ide Est:
    http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/products/bikes/road/

    http://www.bike-discount.de/en/road-bike-aluminium/l-24/o-preis

    March 27, 2015 at 12:13 pm #839185
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    Stef Marazzi

    Canyon Ultimate AL – the
    Canyon Ultimate AL – the £1499 one

    March 27, 2015 at 9:58 am #839183
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    devoid99

    The one you have will be fine
    The one you have will be fine then 🙂

    March 27, 2015 at 9:29 am #839181
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    Waddy-UK

    Not after a tri/tt bike
    Not after a tri/tt bike thanks. I just wanna get round and be comfy.

    March 27, 2015 at 9:16 am #839179
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    dafyddp

    Depending on your size, this
    Depending on your size, this bike from Rose might be worth a gander http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/bike/rose-pro-wsl-300-666694/aid:666725

    March 27, 2015 at 8:43 am #839177
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    devoid99

    Planet-x stealth for £999.99
    Planet-x stealth for £999.99 with some £349.99 deep section carbon wheels, then take the discounted bike fit and good to go.

    March 26, 2015 at 8:26 pm #839175
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    Waddy-UK

    Cheers, looked at them too
    Cheers, looked at them too actually and was a choice between Ribble and Planet X.

    March 26, 2015 at 8:14 pm #839173
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    fitzey50

    have a look at planet x
    have a look at planet x

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