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  • March 22, 2017 at 10:41 am #26921
    Bouncetastic

    Hi, hoping you guys can help me. I currently own a mountain bike and am now looking for my first road bike. I have £1000 to spend at evans cycles with the ride to work scheme and just acquired an old bike to trade in so my budget can go up to £1100 before it costs me anything. I also get £60 of accessories which I intend to use for pedals, mudguards etc as I already have clothing and helmet.

    I’m looking at the following 2 bikes. Both the same price both have hydraulic disc brakes. Beyond that I know nothing, the specification may as well be written in Chinese for all the sense it makes to me. The bike would be used for riding with a local club and some of the evans sportives plus obviously going out alone if only for the thrill of risking my life 😉

    So my question is, how do these bikes compare on spec? Obviously I will be visiting my nearest store before making a final choice.

    Also I know the cube has its own specific mudguards from the manufacturer but these are currently unavailable due to a product recall. I can’t find anywhere that someone has used alternatives, does anyone know if this is possible? Would I be able to fit clip ons for example?

    Any other possible options gratefully received but please bear in mind that I know nothing so anything technical will go over my head.

    https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-dolomite-4-2017-road-bike-EV275636

    https://www.evanscycles.com/cube-attain-race-disc-2017-road-bike-EV287828

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  • March 22, 2017 at 2:53 pm #889573
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    Bouncetastic

    I couldn’t see any difference
    I couldn’t see any difference in the spec and assumed it would come down to frame and fit once I got on one. Is it a good spec for the money? Bearing in mind that I will be doing distance and hours in the saddle over speed are these “endurance” road bikes really necessary or just a gimmick? What is so special about the bolt through? Is that the part where the wheel connects to the frame that is a QR on a mtb?

    March 22, 2017 at 2:43 pm #889571
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    therevokid

    if it were me … The Cube

    if it were me … The Cube purely because of the bolt thru at both ends.

    The kit list on those 2 is pretty much the same.

    March 22, 2017 at 1:35 pm #889569
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    Bouncetastic

    What about this? How does it
    What about this? How does it compare to the team machine? Would get £100 off the listed price with trade in

    https://www.evanscycles.com/bmc-teammachine-alr01-ultegra-2016-road-bike-EV237582

    March 22, 2017 at 1:24 pm #889567
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    Bouncetastic

    I would definitely be having
    I would definitely be having it serviced with a local shop who went above and beyond with my MTB service in October.

    Evans have that one in stock in my size at my nearest store. With the trade in discount it would take another £75 off the price leaving me with £185 for accessories……

    March 22, 2017 at 1:21 pm #889565
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    davel

    It is possible to get bad rim

    It is possible to get bad rim brakes (generally easily rectified), but the rim brakes on that bike are good. Dependent on use, they might need a little maintenance to be kept in tip-top condition, but if you’re having your bike regularly serviced it will be done as part of that.

    March 22, 2017 at 1:17 pm #889563
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    Bouncetastic

    My last experience of rim
    My last experience of rim brakes (albeit 28 years ago) was that they don’t really stop you once it rains……. not surprisingly this makes me a little nervous hence looking at discs and of course I’m used to those with the mtb. Have rim brakes improved much since then?

    Oh yes I will most certainly be taking my time and listening to the guys at evans. With my MTB I had a friend to tell me whether the spec was any good but I still have no clue what is actually on it. I blame my age, my gender and my hair colour (old, female and blonde! ) 😉

    March 22, 2017 at 12:49 pm #889561
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    davel

    After a quick search I’d go

    After a quick search I’d go for this: https://www.evanscycles.com/bmc-teammachine-alr01-105-2016-road-bike-EV233467

    No disc brakes but personally it’s not a deal-breaker for me. It might be for you, but that’s a whole other debate…

    The teammachine with that gearing will suit the club run and and sportives fine, seems to have all the sizes, decent spec, might need to get it delivered to your local shop to try…

    and there’s the key word – it’s Evans, so try a few out, properly, tell them what you want to use it for, and listen to what they have to say.

    And enjoy the process of buying a new bike!

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