[Dutchie]

Been reading road.cc articles for a few years now, but never looked at the forum before. So hi :\”>

Anyway, i’m on the hunt in the winter sales for a carbon bike, on a budget of a thousand pounds. I had my heart set on either a Cube Agree 105 or a Focus Cayo 3.0. But neither of them seems to come down in price yet, while i see other nice bikes appearing and getting sold out. Anyone got an idea why these two bikes are not getting reduced (yet)? Or what else to get in my budget? Few limitations: i’m a Shimano man so no Campa or SRAM, and good as they may be i’ll pass on Boardmans.

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[Dutchie]

Some interesting insights
Some interesting insights there Nzlucas

Municipal Waste wrote:

:? Interesting… A carbon fibre road bike with full 105 that’s on sale for 45% off when nearly every major bike manufacturer has sold out of their stock months ago, must be a cracker :P

I think there are more factors in bike sales than the quality of the bike that determine whether there are stocks going away at discounted prices at the end of the season. Trade is not as straight forward as that.

Also love how several people have stated i’m wrong in looking for a carbon bike and coming up with aluminium bikes without knowing anything about me, the type of rider i am and my demands from a bike 😉

[Littlesox]

Municipal Waste wrote:

Municipal Waste wrote:

:? Interesting… A carbon fibre road bike with full 105 that’s on sale for 45% off when nearly every major bike manufacturer has sold out of their stock months ago, must be a cracker :P

Don’t know – they seem to be OK. Guy I know has a Ridley Noah for TT, and it’s a decent bike.

Wiggle are also offering a Felt F5 for 1100 and a Raleigh SP Comp for 1000.

Both are carbon and with 105

[Nzlucas]

I work in the trade and
I work in the trade and here’s my 2 cents.

The wiggins effect means road bikes should so well over summer there was no need the discount them heavily cause there were not many left.

Secondly, 2013 bikes are getting de-specc’ed for a slight or no price decrease so 2012 bikes offer better value money, if you can find one.

Thirdly cube agrees sold very well and we had none left before the end of the summer, BUT the internal routing has the potential to upset the rear gear changes so this years cabling in external again.

Cheers

[bikeleasingcompany]

Here are a few for you to
Here are a few for you to consider:)

http://www.bikeleasingcompany.com/emx-1-peloton-2854.html

http://www.bikeleasingcompany.com/prisma-7-2494.html

http://www.bikeleasingcompany.com/f5-3156.html

[Municipal Waste]

Interesting… A carbon fibre
😕 Interesting… A carbon fibre road bike with full 105 that’s on sale for 45% off when nearly every major bike manufacturer has sold out of their stock months ago, must be a cracker 😛

[Littlesox]

Municipal Waste wrote:Frankly

Municipal Waste wrote:

Frankly for £1000 I wouldn’t be looking at a carbon fibre bike, it simply isn’t enough money to get a decent bike, especially if you’re after a 105 groupset as well.

Wiggle have got Ridley Orion 1105B in Small and Medium for £999

Seems to fit the bill.

[Municipal Waste]

Frankly for £1000 I wouldn’t
Frankly for £1000 I wouldn’t be looking at a carbon fibre bike, it simply isn’t enough money to get a decent bike, especially if you’re after a 105 groupset as well.

Cannondale CAAD8 would be where my money went and it WILL be a better bike to ride than anything you can get in ‘carbon’ at this price in terms of comfort and performance.

[Dutchie]

Sorry guys, not been online
Sorry guys, not been online much lately. More good ideas there but: the Giant TCR Composite 2. This is the bike i rode in summer and the bike that won the argument for getting a carbon bike for me. It fitted me like a glove and with prices dropping to 1099 it became my preferred option. But stocks seem to be going fast, so i ordered one before Crimbo to not miss out. Now just to wait for spring to ride it :”(

If you’re bargain hunting and are after something specific: a lot of bikes seem to be selling fast. Maybe it’s the great uptake in cycling over the past few years? Good luck with the hunt!

[TheHatter]

CRC have an Ultegra beone ex
CRC have an Ultegra beone ex demo for £1049 if you fit a 56. I’ve got the same frame and its very nice.

[robcrow]

worth checking the ridley
worth checking the ridley outlet shop online,its updated all the time,you can often pick up some great bargains.

[AWP]

I’ve just bought a Planet X
I’ve just bought a Planet X SL Pro with flatbars to use as commuter/winter bike; really light, comfortable and quick. The drop bar versions are £999. You can’t wrong as far as I’m concerned.

[Timbo13]

+1 for the Dolan Mythos
+1 for the Dolan Mythos

[Adam Buckland_ASD]

I’d keep an eye out for a
I’d keep an eye out for a Giant TCR Composite (Hopefully they’ll get down to your budget). Although ‘composite’ is Giant’s entry level carbon grade it is a fantastic frame, far better than some other brands higher spec offerings.

If you can look past carbon and are willing to venture down the aluminium route it’s so hard to fault Canondales’s Cad10 – amazing bike and if there are any left can be had for about a grand!!

[Bryin]

You might try the used
You might try the used market, ebay ect.. There are many guys that try out the sport and decide it is not for them and they sell their stuff super cheap. Also ebay has more and more new bikes at good prices. Or try Pedal Force, some good deals there.

[HarveyMorcombe]

There’s always the brilliant
There’s always the brilliant canyon bikes 😕

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