£1500 budget

[rob7222]

Looking for a bike to do club rides, races and the odd extended day out. 1500 isn't an absolute limit but I'd like to stay around that area.

 

[Smokin Joe]

There are so many good quality bikes available in that price range a list of recommendations would run to so many pages you'd get bored reading them. You need to have a look round the online retailers to see a few that take your fancy and then gauge opinions on whether you could do better or not.

 

[rob7222]

thanks, other than wiggle do you know any credible ones?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Ribble, Planet X, Probikekit, Chainreaction to name a handful. If you go to the Cycling Weekly website they have a list of online retailers if you click on Links on the menue bar.

 

[jimboalee]

+ 1 Smokin Joe.

Ribble would be my first port of call.

Mail order is fine if you can check and adjust the bike yourself.

 

[Duds]

I hate to say it, but the Chris Boardman spec at 'orrible 'alfords is excellent.

A full carbon frame for £999, and a good SRAM spec for the price.

Worth a look, and pocket £501 for beers.



bear in mind, i havn't a clue what i'm talking about, but i am assured by others that do that, for a grand, it is excellent.
Only downside is the enforced involvement of Halfords, really

 

[spandex]

£501 for beer now that is a lot of beer

 

[Greenbank]

My plan is to go for a Ribble Scuro HCX with Centaur. About £1500.

Just waiting for the Cyclescheme voucher to come through the post...

 

[ajb]

Personally I dont think you will get better value for money than Planet X.

Everybody will like diferent things and have different opinions.

Alan.

 

[MadoneRider1991]

trek madone 5.7 is always worth a look, also see if u can get a 08 5.2 madone in your price range

 

[pwh91]

Have a look in the latest Cycling Plus magazine, it has a review of 37 bikes exactly in that price range! Not much to choose between most of them (depending on taste) but Giant, Willier and Time make the podium