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  • September 14, 2013 at 10:18 pm #19865
    Jack ward

    Dose anyone have any preferences on starter carbon bikes

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  • September 15, 2013 at 8:06 pm #756767
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    Al'76

    arfa wrote:over the next few

    arfa wrote:
    over the next few days there are bargains to be had as retailers clear out 2013 stock. I’d take a look at evans & wiggle as there are some fairly good deals on felt, specialized and cannondale bikes to name a few coming in around £1400 ish. I would query the benefit of a carbon bike with a low end groupset on it but carbon is generally more comfortable than aluminium on Britain’s fine roads….

    +1 Wiggle have got 35% off Felt’s 2013 range just now…F4 with Ultegra for £1,500; job done 😀

    September 15, 2013 at 2:30 pm #756765
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    chiv30

    Check out canyons outlet
    Check out canyons outlet store if you want discounted carbon with a huge spec

    September 15, 2013 at 12:51 pm #756763
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    Jack ward

    Would carbon bikes are
    Would carbon bikes are better to race with

    September 15, 2013 at 11:22 am #756761
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    bashthebox

    It’s nonsense that low end
    It’s nonsense that low end carbon is crap. I’m sure some is, but then lots of alu might well be crap too.
    As the post above says, if you want a well priced first bike then it’s hard to look past PLanet-X. I’ve been really happy with mine for the last 2 years after riding around on a far more expensive Condor for the previous 2 years. Only now am I looking at getting a new frame, but that’s as much an n+1 thing as anything else.
    There’s so much of it about now that it may well be cheaper to produce decent carbon than decent alu. Plus carbon doesn’t ride around with that awful hollow sound.
    Carbon horror stores? Yeah, there’s a lot. But funnily enough they all seem to come from the people who ride around exclusively on steel and alu.
    Basically, we all want to justify our buying decisions, so it’s hard to find a proper assessment of the truth, and the truth is subjective anyway.
    But anyway. Planet X. They’re good. Buy one.

    September 15, 2013 at 9:32 am #756759
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    robert.brady

    If you’re set on carbon and
    If you’re set on carbon and (for the sake of argument) your budget is a grand, then it’s hard to look past this:

    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXSLPULT2/planet_x_pro_carbon_shimano_ultegra_road_bike

    The frame has been around for a while now and may seem dated but there are many happy owners. Full Ultegra at a grand is amazing regardless of what frame it’s hanging off.

    Ribble also have a good rep for low budget carbon.

    The Kinesis Aithein looks amazing but it’s £650 just for the frameset. I think some people are missing the fact that top end aluminium isn’t exactly cheap.

    What is your budget?

    Rob

    September 15, 2013 at 8:56 am #756757
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    arfa

    over the next few days there
    over the next few days there are bargains to be had as retailers clear out 2013 stock. I’d take a look at evans & wiggle as there are some fairly good deals on felt, specialized and cannondale bikes to name a few coming in around £1400 ish. I would query the benefit of a carbon bike with a low end groupset on it but carbon is generally more comfortable than aluminium on Britain’s fine roads….

    September 15, 2013 at 7:08 am #756755
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    madhouse

    By ‘starter’ carbon I assume
    By ‘starter’ carbon I assume you mean budget and not ‘what colour should my Project One Trek Madone 7.9 be?’.

    Wouldn’t recommend budget carbon, there’s plenty of ‘starter’ bikes (I’m taking by that you mean £1k max) that are actually heavier than their aluminium counterparts due to being built to a price and carbon’s expensive stuff. Not to mention that as aluminium bikes are cheaper to build they will likely have better chain set and wheels.

    Case in point – Boardman Team and Carbon Team LTD – both £1k and the carbon’s heavier with lower spec kit.

    September 15, 2013 at 6:51 am #756753
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    PJ McNally

    Yep, Al is best bang for your
    Yep, Al is best bang for your buck, on a budget. Cheap carbon might just go “bang”.

    Disclaimer – i’ve only ridden steel and alu, never carbon, but have seen enough horror stories about cheap carbon to last me a lifetime.

    September 15, 2013 at 2:37 am #756751
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    Hypoglycaemic

    I wouldn’t buy a starter
    I wouldn’t buy a starter carbon bike. Get a quality Aluminium bike and IMHO you can’t go far wrong with a Cannondale CAAD 10.

    September 15, 2013 at 12:12 am #756749
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    matthewn5

    Probably not what you want to
    Probably not what you want to hear, but I’d recommend you get a high-end aluminium bike, not a low-end carbon bike.

    E.g. Canyon Roadlite AL, Ultimate AL, Cannondale CAAD 10, Kinesis Aithein, Kinesis Roadlite, etc.

    Low end carbon is pretty ordinary, whereas the high-end aluminium bikes above are outstanding.

    September 15, 2013 at 12:08 am #756747
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    700c

    Start at about £2K
    Start at about £2K

    September 14, 2013 at 11:57 pm #756745
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    Gkam84

    Yup, get a high quality
    Yup, get a high quality aluminium bike. For the same price as you can get a “cheap” carbon, which you don’t really want to go near, you can get a quality aluminium and the weight difference is less than a bag of sweets =D>

    September 14, 2013 at 11:30 pm #756743
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    Mattrb78

    I just built an alloy/carbon
    I just built an alloy/carbon bike. It’s very good and responsive too. Have a look at my blog about it at http://through-hell-on2wheels.blogspot.co.uk/

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