£500-£700 rides

[jonny jeez]

Hi, sorry if this appears to be in the wrong section but I seek advice for a commuter friend.

He is looking to buy a roadie for between £500- £700 and I wanted to see if you fine folk had any suggestions.

So far I suggesting the obvious hits along the lines of;
Specialized Allez
Giant Defy 4
Trek 1.2
Bianchi Nirone
Cube Peleton

any other fancy thoughts to add?

 

[BimblingBee]

Kona Honky Tonk. Great handling bike with retro looks and you don't see many of them. Steel is real!!

 

[gaz]

You want something for commuting or for the weekend?

Personally when it comes to a commuter, full rack mounts and mudguard mounts are a must.

 

[Davywalnuts]

Do they really need a road bike for commuting? As in, would a Single Speed/Fixed not also work for them?

 

[Maz]

Specialized Allez. Forget the rest.

 

[jonny jeez]

sorry all, not for commuting mainly he'll want it to ride at weekends and occasional sportives, etc. He is just a commuting mate is all.

J

 

[fossyant]

Fixed, forget gears, they are for girlz.

 

[biggs682]

2nd hand route and save a fortune

 

[jonny jeez]

2nd hand route and save a fortune

good point but he needs a vat reciept.

 

[Peteaud]

You can get a Defy 3 within budget.

 

[Cycling Dan]

SPECIALIZED ALLEZ SPORT he will not need another bike for a while. Top end of £700 if they are willing to add £25. Or get last years edition for much less than this with it being around 500-600 mark.

 

[gambatte]

No problems with the Triban 5, Plenty of Triban 3s flying off the racks and being used as commuters too last year. The 3 will get him £200-£400 change.

 

[Herr-B]

Check out Ribble's bike builder.

 

[biggs682]

good point but he needs a vat reciept.

most lbs's do 2nd hand bikes

 

[Supersuperleeds]

You want something for commuting or for the weekend?

Personally when it comes to a commuter, full rack mounts and mudguard mounts are a must.

I disagree, I have no rack and only one of those dirt monkey seat post mudguards on the back which are next to useless. Saying that I do have a shower at work

I know the OP said a road bike, but if he is going commute all year round I would suggest he looks at a hybrid, that way he can put some winter tyres on it (I don't think you can get them for road bikes - I may be wrong) when the really crap winter weather hits.