First road bike, budget £1500

[Doyleyburger]

Boardman SLR Pro carbon.
Bout 200 over budget but go and have a looksie

 

[vickster]

Yeah, only thing is, Giant aren't american and if "thought" leads to a big brand that isn't necessarily the wrong decision!

I have nothing against giant but if spending £1500 I want something else more unusual. And to support a uk business, even if the frame and parts are made in the Far East

 

[Cuchilo]

I bet you could pick up last years Giant TCR1 Advanced for £1500 now . Fantastic bike to ride

 

[uphillstruggler]

What about this at £1399

http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3239

105 equiped carbon on mavic wheels - looks to be a lot of bike for the money.

now that looks rather nice, for a carbon

 

[Stu Plows]

Don’t forget Ribble’s.

I have a Tarmac Sport and love it, no experience with any of the others so my opinion is too biased to comment.

 

[Doyleyburger]

I have nothing against giant but if spending £1500 I want something else more unusual. And to support a uk business, even if the frame and parts are made in the Far East

Supporting a UK business is nice but at the end of the day if you're spending that amount of money I would say it shouldn't be the priority.
If you've got a £1500 budget then I would say that Giant should always be on your short list !
But hey 'Different strokes' and all that !

 

[AndyRM]

I have nothing against giant but if spending £1500 I want something else more unusual. And to support a uk business, even if the frame and parts are made in the Far East

Agreed.

Ribble, Dolan, Genesis, Shand - they could all offer something a bit different.

 

[Doyleyburger]

Blimey just noticed this thread started in July last year

Surely the OP would have found something by now lol

 

[Stu Plows]

Damn thread resurrections!

 

[JoeyB]

Oh yes! I blame Joshua Plumtree lol

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

As I said to the young lady in the lingerie dept. at M&S - "Oops, just browsing!"

 

[buggi]

I feel duped! I got the Scott CR1 Pro 2012 just as the 2013 models were released, for £1800....down from £2600. I thought that was a good deal!!

mine was 5 years ago. Are they that much now? ?!!

 

[Doyleyburger]

As I said to the young lady in the lingerie dept. at M&S - "Oops, just browsing!"

For some reason I can't seem to get away with that one when the wife catches me looking at that section in her catalogue.

 

[uclown2002]

For some reason I can't seem to get away with that one when the wife catches me looking at that section in her catalogue.

Careful! Some sensitive souls on here will be after you