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Well at least his bike will be put together by a
decent LBS and not fall to bits on his first outing...
Trek or Spesh and in that price range.
Unfortunately his bike scheme isn't through halfords
How much is that Boardman Team alu bike?
cheers dave, good advice as always
I had a low-end Trek for a long time and it was a really good bike, so I can recommend the 1.2, although if you can sell your friend up the 1.5 is better value. I'd try and get him on a Tiagra-level bike if you can, it's so much better than Sora and you're not going to notice the extra spend on a cycle to work scheme. For less than £800 you can have a Cannondale CAAD 8 with Tiagra, or the Trek 1.5, or a GT GTR series 3, or a Genesis Aether 20, or a Specialized Allez Elite...
If £700 really is the max then most of the big brands seem to compete nearer £600 than £700. There's still plenty of good bikes though, look for a bike that shares a frameset with more expensive models and expect Sora, not 2300.