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Advice regarding first road bike

by majoyce1978
Fri, Jun 01, 2018 19:48
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I'm looking to buy my first road bike and need a bit of advice... My budget is £1000 and I need something to get me to and from work which has a few rough areas of road along the way and is about 5 miles away but also something that I can do some longer distances on in my spare time. Any advice or suggestions would be a great help, thanks

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Spangly Shiny | 6 years ago
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Or you could look at the Planet X gravel bike range. There are a couple on there that are bang on your price range.

http://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/bikes/gravel-adventure-bikes

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Ratfink | 6 years ago
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Not all new bikes are 11 speed especially around the 1k mark these days you're more likely to get tiagara (10 speed) or sora (9 speed).

 

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majoyce1978 | 6 years ago
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Thanks for the advice, had a look at the pinnacle and it is a bit to much over budget, the giant looks promising, thanks for your help!

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CXR94Di2 replied to majoyce1978 | 6 years ago
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majoyce1978 wrote:

Thanks for the advice, had a look at the pinnacle and it is a bit to much over budget, the giant looks promising, thanks for your help!

If you use the discount at worst it would be £125 over budget. Haggle negotiate factor not included 1

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Woldsman | 6 years ago
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I would want to check that mudguards and a pannier rack can be fitted - and I think the head tube is longer than I would like - but maybe have a look at the Giant Contend SL 2 Disc 2018:

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/contend-sl-2-disc-2018

The rim brake version is £100 cheaper.

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CXR94Di2 | 6 years ago
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You require a bike that can take minumim 35mm wide tyres, Gravel/ATR(all terrain)/Cyclocross.  

See here for an idea http://road.cc/category/product-type/gravel-and-adventure-bikes

Also try to get a bike with hydraulic disc brakes-not cable disc!

All new bikes are 11 speed currently (11*32 cassette) with two chain rings on the front.  For general riding 50/34 to 46/32 are perfect.  These will give you plenty of speed and climbing ability for hills.

Although some gravel bikes have a single front ring and a bigger cassette on the back 11*36/40

 

The one bike that stands out to me is the http://road.cc/content/review/236098-pinnacle-arkose-3-2018

If you join British cycling you get a 10% of purchases at Evans

 

Evans has a £100 off for trade in(anything) https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-arkose-3-2018-adventure-road-bike-E...

I know its a little over budget, but ive always been able to get discount on new bikes so you could easily negotiate a lower price.  It has hydraulic disc brakes, wide tyre capability upto 45mm(wheels are tubeless ready-I recommend Schwalbe G Ones 40mm), a 48/32 crank and 11*32 cassette  11 speed bike.  Comfy geometry so easy to ride longer distances. Mudgurards mounts aswell for winter

 

 

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