Welcome to our guide to the best road bikes under £2,000. Bikes in this price bracket, are light, well-equipped and great value for money. We’ve spent hundreds of hours riding Tarmac and gravel roads to find the best bikes for £2,000.

Best road bike under £2,000 overall: Ribble R872 Disc 105

Best road bike under £2,000 for combining comfort and performance: Cube Attain GTC Race

Best aluminium road bike under £2,000 for versatility: Specialized Allez Sport 2023

Best all-round road bike for practicality in UK conditions: Kinesis R2

Best road bike under £2,000 for ride quality and handling: Giant Contend SL 1 Disc

Best carbon road bike under £2,000 for value: Boardman SLR 8.9 Carbon

Best bike under £2,000 for those wanting to ride both road and gravel: Ribble CGR AL

Best road bike under £2,000 for endurance riding: Canyon Endurace 7

Best bike under £2,000 for roadies wanting to venture off-road: Tifosi Rostra Disc Tiagra

Best gravel bike that's also good for commuting on the road: Giant Revolt 0

Best women's bike under £2,000 for road and off-road riding: Liv Devote 1

Best touring bike under £2,000: Spa Cycles Wayfarer
Carbon fibre and aluminium vie for the title of most popular frame material for light weight and strength. Some people assume that carbon is always the better option but that’s not the case; there are plenty of excellent aluminium bikes out there, as you’ll see in our selection below.
Most road bikes at this price level now have hydraulic disc brakes. There are still a very few rim brake bikes available for traditionalists, but if you do opt for rim brakes over disc, often these bikes are a bit cheaper.
Loads of bikes that were in previous versions of this buyer’s guide have gone up in price significantly over the past couple of years and now sit well outside the cutoff. The cheapest Cannondale CAAD13 that’s available in the UK comes with a Shimano 105 groupset and is priced at £2,300, for example, while the most accessible Giant Defy – equipped with Shimano Tiagra – is now the £2,349 Advanced 3. Unfortunately, that means you have to dig a little deeper – or shop around – for bikes of similar quality.
You still have a big range of choices among the best bikes for under £2,000. Carbon fibre frame, or the latest ultra-sophisticated aluminium? Racing geometry, more upright for comfort or something in between? How about taking to the byways and bridleways on a gravel bike? Whatever type of riding you have in mind, there’s a bike in this price range that’ll suit you perfectly.
Shimano dominates the equipment selection on road bikes around £2,000. You’ll probably be looking at either 11-speed Shimano 105 R7000 Series (with mechanical shifting, rather than 12-speed Shimano 105 R7100 Series with Di2 electronic shifting) or 10-speed Shimano Tiagra 4700 Series. Each is a solid, dependable option.
If your budget is a bit tighter, be sure to check out our guide to the best road bikes under £1,000, and if you have more cash at your disposal then our guide to the best road bikes under £3,000 is your friend. If £2k is your sweet spot though, here are our top picks...