£1000 budget

[Doyleyburger]

Apologies if this has been brought up before (probably many times)......
I am going to ask if my employer is willing to register for the C2W scheme so I can get a new steed.
I think the limit to spend is £1000 ???
Team carbon ( boardman) was my first thought, but I'd like to get some input on other brands/bikes.

Looking to participate in a few sportives before long if that helps.

 

[Dusty Bin]

Availability on a lot of bikes will depend on where your employer signs up for C2W. The Boardman would be a good choice, and is good value. A few other options below, not all carbon, but mostly 105 equipped..

http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p57804/Bianchi-C2C-Via-Nirone-7-Alu-Xenon-Mix-Compact-2013-Road-Bike.aspx
http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p57366/Felt-F75-2013-Road-Bike.aspx
http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p67291/Felt-F75-2014-Road-Bike.aspx
http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p67944/Raleigh-Revenio-3-2014-Road-Bike.aspx
http://www.wheelies.co.uk/p66280/Mekk-Poggio-25-2013-Road-Bike.aspx

 

[Doyleyburger]

Good man @Dusty Bin . Will take a butchers

 

[Cyclist33]

Apologies if this has been brought up before (probably many times)......
I am going to ask if my employer is willing to register for the C2W scheme so I can get a new steed.
I think the limit to spend is £1000 ???
Team carbon ( boardman) was my first thought, but I'd like to get some input on other brands/bikes.

Looking to participate in a few sportives before long if that helps.

I want you to get the norco valence carbon http://www.evanscycles.com/products/norco/valence-carbon-4-2013-road-bike-ec041240 so you can tell me if it's any good. if you don't like it, i'll have it!

 

[Doyleyburger]

I want you to get the norco valence carbon http://www.evanscycles.com/products/norco/valence-carbon-4-2013-road-bike-ec041240 so you can tell me if it's any good. if you don't like it, i'll have it!

What a stunner

 

[Cyclist33]

True. It's designed for sportives if you believe the blurb.

I realise there will be better specs for the price, and probably lighter bikes, and better pedigrees and so on and so forth, but I have naughty dreams about owning one of these and might sell my own mother to get one.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'd steer clear of anything with a FSA chainset, as they are a pile of crap (IMO)

 

[Cyclist33]

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/...oduct/review-norco-valence-carbon-4-13-47515/

 

[Cyclist33]

I'd steer clear of anything with a FSA chainset, as they are a pile of crap (IMO)

But not *that* expensive to change, relative to a £1000 budget. (Never had any probs meself.)

 

[Dusty Bin]

I'd steer clear of anything with a FSA chainset, as they are a pile of crap (IMO)

In what way are they crap? I've had a Gossamer on various bikes since 2009 and it's still going strong...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I must have been unlucky then.

 

[cyberknight]

Yes C2W is limited to 1k but some vendors let you add to it.
Your not really going to get much better spec for 1k than the boardman, just check which company your scheme uses to provide the bikes, be aware that halfords C2W can get non halfords bikes in from a wide range of manufacturers.
Im biased towards the boardmans but also consider...
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/synapse-6-tiagra-2014-road-bike-ec054417

 

[themosquitoking]

Someone will have to say it soon. GIANT DEFY 1.

 

[jowwy]

Someone will have to say it soon. GIANT DEFY 1.

Not a fan - sold my giant defy as soon as it was paid off. It just never felt properly comfortable to me

 

[themosquitoking]

Not a fan - sold my giant defy as soon as it was paid off. It just never felt properly comfortable to me

You were probably riding it upside down or something. Swapped my stem for a slightly shorter one but apart from that it's lovely and like being in a fighter plane, that you have to pedal.