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Video: Six of the best sub-£1500 bikes
If you've got a budget of between £1,000 and £1,500 to spend on a new road bike this year, whether you've got your eye on tackling a local sportive series or getting into road racing, or just riding for fun and fitness, we've rounded up six really good bikes that we've tested recently here at road.cc.
So hit the play button on the video above and enjoy. Feel free to ask any questions about these, or other, bikes in the comments section below.
Our pick of six of the best bikes under £1,500
| Weight | Market price | Read more | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Izalco Race Carbon Sora | 8,920g |
£1,099.00 |
Read
our review |
| Boardman SLR 8.9c[note] |
NA |
£1,000.00 |
9
stars of Boardman’s 2018 range |
| Giant Defy Advanced 3 | 9,500g |
£1,198.99 |
Read
our review |
| Ribble Gran Fondo Disc |
8,920g |
from
£1,500.00 |
Read
our review |
| Dolan L'Etape |
8,560g |
from
£979.99 |
Read
our review |
| Whyte Suffolk |
10,300g |
£950.00 |
Read
our review |
Note: The successor to the Boardman Road Team Carbon featured in the video
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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