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Value road bike for ca. £350?

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  • June 27, 2013 at 3:46 pm #744447
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    Kapelmuur

    About 18 months ago I was in
    About 18 months ago I was in the position of wanting to try a sportive but not knowing whether I’d like cycling enough to continue afterwards.

    I bought a TdF, £260 at the time, and it has been faultless to date.

    One comment I’d make is that it could be too high geared for a beginner, although the gearing might have changed on the current model.

    June 26, 2013 at 9:33 pm #744445
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    ped

    dunnoh wrote: I love my cheap

    dunnoh wrote:
    I love my cheap bike bought from Edinburgh bikes (revolution brand), Ive done several k’s on it and it hasnt missed a beat. They crop up second hand and as they are a bargain in the first place they are usually cheap as chips

    Good call. My nephew picked up one of these up second hand as his first proper road bike. It’s doing him proud.

    June 26, 2013 at 7:04 pm #744443
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    dunnoh

    My friend has a Triban and
    My friend has a Triban and has had to replace the chain, rear mech, front mech and rear cartridge. He’s also getting new tyres and brakes. All this in less than 1000 miles. He loves it and burns us all off. However in terms of cash spent he could have bought something more solid for the same money.

    I love my cheap bike bought from Edinburgh bikes (revolution brand), Ive done several k’s on it and it hasnt missed a beat. They crop up second hand and as they are a bargain in the first place they are usually cheap as chips

    June 26, 2013 at 2:23 pm #744441
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    Simon E

    Definitely try ebay. If you
    Definitely try ebay. If you browse the category Sporting Good / Cycling / Bikes (here) then sort by distance (nearest first) and filter for bikes under your ceiling you’ll see those closest to your postcode at the top.

    If there are lots then you can always put a search in using a minus sign and brackets like this to exclude titles with any of the words you specify:

    -(bmx,ladies,girls,childs,boys,mtb,suspension)

    June 26, 2013 at 1:31 pm #744439
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    Tjuice

    +1 for second hand.
    +1 for second hand. Potential for some excellent value for money. Could also look at the Classifieds section of lfgss forum – lots for sale there.

    I wouldn’t entirely discount eBay. Occasionally you can find a good deal on there. Albeit quite a few years back now, I bought an excellent 21 speed Sunn racing bike with Shimano RSX groupset for £150 on eBay. It barely looked used, but it was collection only from a slightly awkward location, which by complete chance happened to suit me very well indeed. The chap was also prepared to throw in his (again, nearly new) road shoes at no cost because I had the same size feet – I gave him an extra tenner and felt I was getting a bargain! The bike served me very well for years.

    June 26, 2013 at 11:43 am #744437
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    VeloPeo

    If you’re buying anything
    If you’re buying anything from H*lfords, don’t forget that British Cycling membership gets you 10% off.

    You can use the saving to pay the LBS to set it up correctly 🙂

    June 26, 2013 at 10:21 am #744435
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    Super Domestique

    Here was my
    Here was my ad:

    http://road.cc/content/forum/82290-fs-carrera-tdf-barely-used-size-m-now-pic

    June 26, 2013 at 10:18 am #744433
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    Super Domestique

    That was till tuesday.
    I have
    That was till tuesday.

    I have one for sale still – I nearly sold it via here but then the buyer changed their mind.

    Where are you based?

    I have it in the local area to me but for sale along with my daughter’s old mtb as a ‘his ‘n’ hers’ pair of bikes which was a wrong call as I’ve only had one call and that was for the TdF and the guy is coming to see it saturday. However if you are local and get in quick…..

    June 26, 2013 at 10:18 am #744431
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    dafyddp

    if you want to buy new,
    if you want to buy new, Decathlon’s Triban 3 always comes up trumps for that budget
    http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-3-red-road-bike-id_8274036.html

    Here’s just one review:
    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/tech/bikes/129441/2/bike-test-do-you-get-what-you-pay-for.html

    June 26, 2013 at 10:12 am #744429
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    KingMonkey

    I had thought it had said
    I had thought it had said £299 yesterday when I looked at it too! :/

    June 26, 2013 at 10:02 am #744427
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    cidermart

    Could have sworn that said
    Could have sworn that said £299 on the advert on TV? Eye test for me maybe :/

    June 26, 2013 at 8:02 am #744425
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    ped

    I’d perhaps suggest buying
    I’d perhaps suggest buying something used for a similar price. You should find something a couple of years old, with far better spec, which if it’s been treated well will see you right. I’d look to buy from bike forums rather than fleabay as from my experience sellers are more likely to have looked after what they’re selling.

    A very quick look around my usual bargain-hunting haunts (here, CTC, singletrack, etc) found this, which probably isn’t what you’re after but looks good to me: http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=77171#p676176

    That said, I’ve seen plenty of those Carreras out and about with very happy looking cyclists on them.

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