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Beginner women’s road bike

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  • May 19, 2015 at 8:38 am #24028
    Kim79

    Good morning everyone,

    I am looking for recommendations for an entry level road bike. I live in Derby and there seems to be a wealth of shops in my local area. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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  • May 28, 2015 at 11:41 am #846649
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    Batchy

    Planet X Pro Carbon !
    Planet X Pro Carbon !

    May 26, 2015 at 6:45 am #846647
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    CXR94Di2

    A simple way to see if the
    A simple way to see if the bike you are trying roughly fits, hold the brake hoods and look down. You should be able(just) to see the front of the steerer and the front wheel axle over the front of the handlebars. From there its just a case of correct leg length. All other minor adjustment can be sorted with different stems.

    May 25, 2015 at 10:58 pm #846645
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    Tinternet_tim

    Looks like I’m a bit lateral
    Looks like I’m a bit lateral the deal I don:
    Anyway, for future. The below might help

    Samway have some good intro level bikes, mainly trek or spesh which you can’t go far wrong with.

    Cyclomonster near the Asda roundabout seem to offer some specific builds, so they might be able to tailer a bike to yoy cycle and budget needs. I’ve used them for wheel trimming and they did a good job. So I’m sure they’ll do a good gob in a customer build. I think the do focus and Scott in your price bracket.

    Halford do boardmans, personally I think you get a lot of bike for you money with boardmans.

    I didn’t have a good experience with the cycle shop in Derby. I bought my first Road bike with the and got told the bike I bought was a perfect fit……now I have learnt more about Road bike fit and positioning it is bury clear it is at least 1 size to big, possibly 2. They were just trying to clear old stock 🙁

    May 24, 2015 at 2:42 pm #846643
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    Kim79

    Hello there, so after
    Hello there, so after visiting quiet a few shops yesterday I have finally purchased a DOLCE SPORT EQ 2015. really excited, thanks again for all the advice.

    May 22, 2015 at 8:35 am #846641
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    Super Domestique

    liquigaz wrote:I bought my

    liquigaz wrote:
    I bought my wife a Specialized Dolce Triple for Christmas and she loves it! Good quality components, well-constructed – and the triple chainset gets her out of trouble on the hills. Neither of us have any regrets about this choice for her first ‘roadie.'

    +1 for the Dolce.

    I bought my wife one for last year’s anniversary (her request). She says she couldn’t believe how comfy a road bike could be.

    May 21, 2015 at 10:27 am #846639
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    gdmor10

    let us know what you get!
    let us know what you get!

    May 20, 2015 at 7:09 pm #846637
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    Kim79

    Thank you for all the
    Thank you for all the responses. I am going to visit a few store this weekend. Exciting! 😉

    May 19, 2015 at 7:26 pm #846635
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    gdmor10

    Best thing is to go into a
    Best thing is to go into a shop and have a chat, i guess they can be intimidating places if you are not used to it but my experience is that most people that work there are helpful. When I wanted to buy a first guitar I felt intimidated and ended up buying one at Costco but don’t do that for a bike!

    There quite a few in your price range at Evans and although it is not a proper bike shop the female Boardman at Halfords for 499 looks pretty nice.

    Hope it goes well, pretty exciting to get a first proper road bike!L

    May 19, 2015 at 7:22 pm #846633
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    liquigaz

    I bought my wife a
    I bought my wife a Specialized Dolce Triple for Christmas and she loves it! Good quality components, well-constructed – and the triple chainset gets her out of trouble on the hills. Neither of us have any regrets about this choice for her first ‘roadie.’

    May 19, 2015 at 5:28 pm #846631
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    Kim79

    Thanks for both responses, my
    Thanks for both responses, my budget is around £500.

    May 19, 2015 at 11:44 am #846629
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    Beatnik69

    The Victoria Pendleton range,
    The Victoria Pendleton range, available in Halfords, get good reviews.

    May 19, 2015 at 11:03 am #846627
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    gdmor10

    What is the budget? I bought
    What is the budget? I bought a Norco for my partner last year and she loves it but there are loads of options and it is mind boggling for people just starting.

    I think though all the big brands wont let you down as it is a very competitive market these days!

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