Which bike for Ironman under £1400.

Waddy-UK · 2015-03-26T13:14:14+00:00

Hi all, newbie here, I'm doing the UK Ironman and I'm looking to upgrade my Triban 5. Budget is upto £1300 ish. I have been looking at Ribble and Planet X with some nice 50mm aero wheels on them. Just wondered if anyone had any recommendations and advice thanks. See links below for what I've been looking at, thanks. I'm confuse don this whole SRAM, Shimano, Tiagra thing people talk about and also what gears, 11 or 20 etc? I'm quite a bike novice in terms of spec. http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/specialedition.asp?action=GenerateConstructor&part=SE15RIBSHIM6800EVO&bike=1 http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/road-track-bike/ribble-evo-pro-carbon-shimano-equipped?part=SE14RIBSHIMEVOPRO&sub=conf_SERW&awc=5923_1427369694_dcb90b55bd7d25c13ac69827a748409e&affwin=Y&affid=78888&utm_source=AffiliateWindow&utm_medium=Affiliate Been recommended this below with upgrade wheels for £1400. http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/road-track-bike/ribble-sportive-azzurro-shimano-105-spring-special-edition?part=SE15RIBSHIM5800SPAZZ&sub=conf_SERW Mark

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March 26, 2015 at 1:14 pm #23599

Waddy-UK

Hi all, newbie here,
I’m doing the UK Ironman and I’m looking to upgrade my Triban 5. Budget is upto £1300 ish. I have been looking at Ribble and Planet X with some nice 50mm aero wheels on them. Just wondered if anyone had any recommendations and advice thanks. See links below for what I’ve been looking at, thanks. I’m confuse don this whole SRAM, Shimano, Tiagra thing people talk about and also what gears, 11 or 20 etc? I’m quite a bike novice in terms of spec.

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/specialedition.asp?action=GenerateConstructor&part=SE15RIBSHIM6800EVO&bike=1

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/road-track-bike/ribble-evo-pro-carbon-shimano-equipped?part=SE14RIBSHIMEVOPRO&sub=conf_SERW&awc=5923_1427369694_dcb90b55bd7d25c13ac69827a748409e&affwin=Y&affid=78888&utm_source=AffiliateWindow&utm_medium=Affiliate

Been recommended this below with upgrade wheels for £1400.

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/road-track-bike/ribble-sportive-azzurro-shimano-105-spring-special-edition?part=SE15RIBSHIM5800SPAZZ&sub=conf_SERW

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March 26, 2015 at 7:46 pm #839171
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Waddy-UK

Not sure tbh?
Not sure tbh?

March 26, 2015 at 7:35 pm #839169
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atgni

Waddy-UK wrote:ok think I’m
[quote=Waddy-UK]ok think I’m going to go for this one below so with a budget of £1500 what spec should I get please?

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/road-track-bike/ribble-evo-pro-carbon-shimano-equipped?part=SE14RIBSHIMEVOPRO&sub=conf_SERW&awc=5923_1427369694_dcb90b55bd7d25c13ac69827a748409e&affwin=Y&affid=78888&utm_source=AffiliateWindow&utm_medium=Affiliate&awc=5923_1427397681_e6d2cc5d72d70fe34cf5aa16aae7029f%5B/quote%5D

Is that 950g just the frame?

March 26, 2015 at 7:22 pm #839167
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Waddy-UK

ok think I’m going to go for
ok think I’m going to go for this one below so with a budget of £1500 what spec should I get please?

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/road-track-bike/ribble-evo-pro-carbon-shimano-equipped?part=SE14RIBSHIMEVOPRO&sub=conf_SERW&awc=5923_1427369694_dcb90b55bd7d25c13ac69827a748409e&affwin=Y&affid=78888&utm_source=AffiliateWindow&utm_medium=Affiliate&awc=5923_1427397681_e6d2cc5d72d70fe34cf5aa16aae7029f

March 26, 2015 at 5:31 pm #839165
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Waddy-UK

Thanks great advice, so any
Thanks great advice, so any of the bikes in my link be a worth it enough upgraded from my Triban 5?

March 26, 2015 at 4:40 pm #839163
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Mungecrundle

From experience and assuming
From experience and assuming that you are looking to finish, but maybe not in a podium position.

Rule #1: Take comfort and reliability over speed, remember you have to be in good enough shape to climb off your bike and run/walk/crawl/drag yourself using your lips over a full marathon.

Rule#2: Don’t use anything in the race that you have not trained with, a lot.

Rule#3: If this is your first IM then just finishing is a huge achievement. You can always go for a better time in the next one.

Good luck
M

March 26, 2015 at 4:00 pm #839161
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edvelo

The specs are pretty simple
The specs are pretty simple to get. There are three main makes of groupset, Shimano, Sram and Campag.

Each has a range of products of differing standards.

So

Shimano has (in order from most expensive to cheapest)

Dura-Ace
Ultegra
105
Tiagra
Sora

SRAM has

Red
Force
Rival

Campag has

Super Record
Record
Chorus
Athena
Veloce

I think that’s correct. More money spent tends to equal better equipment, although I’ve read a lot of people stating the new shimano 105 is just as good as the Ultegra.

This article should explain

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/group-tests/road-bike-groupsets-buyers-guide-142789
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