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Carrera TDF Limited Edition 2014 Reviews/Thoughts???

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  • June 7, 2014 at 11:12 am #21622
    ch9houly

    Hi guys,

    looking a good value bike for entry level and seen Carrera TDF Limited Edition Mens 2014 Road Bike retailing for £269. reduced from £599.

    This seems good value to me but obviously as I’m only a newcomer I’m not very educated in the area.

    Is there anyone that has or knows of someone with this bike and could give me some info on it and their thoughts?

    Can’t find much info about it online, i.e. weight and stuff.

    Also if anyone could recommend a good value entry level bike that would be great, budget is max £400.

    thanks in advance!!

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  • June 7, 2014 at 1:35 pm #798049
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    Must be Mad

    Actually – just looking at
    Actually – just looking at the Halfords Website – The ‘Carrera TDF Limited Edition’ will weigh about the same as the other Carreras – so 11.5kg.

    The bike is using the ‘ Tourney ‘ groupset, which is Shimano’s bottom end groupset, however it does the job and is pretty bomb proof. With a 34/50 (compact) chainset, you should be able to get this bike up most hills (with a bit of practice)

    The ‘non limited edition’ Carrera TDF is currently at £300, and includes the Sora groupset (the next one up in the range), however with a 42/52 chainset, you might struggle to get this up some big hills.

    (Also – does your budget include money for Helmet, Gloves, Clothing, pump, lights, lock etc)?

    June 7, 2014 at 1:17 pm #798047
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    The Carrera’s are good solid
    The Carrera’s are good solid bikes with decent quality components.

    However Halfords pricing is a little …. As I understand it, Halfords recieve their bikes in batches – so the ‘offer price’ is the true price when they have plenty of stock, and the ‘full price’ is the price they charge when stocks are low.

    At £260, the bike is VERY good value for money and a good buy (although arguably not quite as good value as the Triban 300 at Decathalon). However this is not really a £600 bike.

    IMHO – One of the things Halfords are very good at is publishing weights – I just wish other stores would follow suit. Its quite fun to look at the Pinnerelos on the Halfords site as see just how heavy they are!

    June 7, 2014 at 11:31 am #798045
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    Kapelmuur

    For some reason they always
    For some reason they always refer to them as ‘limited edition’, even though they are in stock all year round.

    I bought one for £260 as a newbie in late summer 2011 and have been very pleased with it. I don’t know whether the spec has changed since but my medium sized model weighed 11.4kg, of which the wheels accounted for almost 4kg.

    I’ve fitted mudguards (plus better tyres, pedals and brakes) and it is now my winter ride.

    It’s covered several thousand miles faultlessly and has only needed routine maintenance and cleaning.

    There appears to be more competition at lower price points these days, especially from Decathlon, but I can’t fault the TdF for the price.

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