My first road bike! Need help choosing between 4!

aarrell · 2011-05-14T21:22:03+01:00

Heya- after many weeks deliberating over which bike to spend my long saved cash on i have shortlisted it to 4! any help on choosing the final one would be appriated, especially if youve ridden one of them! Or if you have any other suggestions please feel free to suggest- Im looking to spend around £1000 and want a Shimano 105 or equivilent groupset, with a part carbon frame/forks :) thanks! (also i would like to be able to buy it from a local bike store- so though ribble looks good id prefer to try it out before i buy it) My shortlist is as follows- Felt Z85 2011 (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/felt/z85-2011-road-bike-ec024380) Specialized Secteur Elite 2011 (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/secteur- elite-2011-road-bike-ec025006) Trek 2.1 Compact 2011 (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/21-compact-2011-road-bike-ec023946) Fuji Team 1.0 2011 (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fuji/team-10-2011-road-bike-ec026236) Thanks :)

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May 14, 2011 at 9:22 pm #13449

aarrell

Heya- after many weeks deliberating over which bike to spend my long saved cash on i have shortlisted it to 4! any help on choosing the final one would be appriated, especially if youve ridden one of them! Or if you have any other suggestions please feel free to suggest- Im looking to spend around £1000 and want a Shimano 105 or equivilent groupset, with a part carbon frame/forks 🙂 thanks! (also i would like to be able to buy it from a local bike store- so though ribble looks good id prefer to try it out before i buy it)

My shortlist is as follows-

Felt Z85 2011 (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/felt/z85-2011-road-bike-ec024380)

Specialized Secteur Elite 2011 (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/secteur-
elite-2011-road-bike-ec025006)

Trek 2.1 Compact 2011 (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/21-compact-2011-road-bike-ec023946)

Fuji Team 1.0 2011
(http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fuji/team-10-2011-road-bike-ec026236)

Thanks 🙂
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May 16, 2011 at 10:48 am #643885
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Jason Baron

You’re mad not to go to
You’re mad not to go to Ribble, you’ll get something worth twice as much as any of the others. DO your geometry homework and you’ll be laughing for years to come. I just bought a Stealth, and it’s incredible…

May 16, 2011 at 10:02 am #643883
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cat1commuter

I’d go for the Specialized.
I’d go for the Specialized. I like its compact drop bars and SRAM Apex gearing.

May 15, 2011 at 10:28 am #643881
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Gkam84

From those 4 i would be
From those 4 i would be buying a Felt Z85, but i would be down the local store trying everything and anything that had your specs you want

Make sure you get sized for the right bike aswell, so you know what sort of frame size, stem, crank and other sizes you would be comfortable on

Nothing worse than buying a new bike, then having to go buy other bits because its not fitting you right
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