BigMeatball
Senior Member
Hello everyone
I am a complete newbie (haven't been on a bike for a decade) and I'm looking to buy my first bike.
What I'm looking for is a drop habdlebars bike that I can use on weekend club rides and for training for a triathlon (no commuting to work). Being based in Scotland with roads often wet and slippery and being a large rider (105kg), I have been advised to look for adventure road bikes with larger tires and high spokes count (in the 28-32 spokes region).
My budget is 8-900 tops.
What bike would fit the bill?
So far I've had my eyes on a few bikes:
- https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/genesis-cda-20-2020-adventure-bike
- https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/genesis-croix-de-fer-10-2019-cross-bike
- https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/specialized-diverge-e5-2020-adventure-road-bike (top of my budget and a colleague advised he'd never spend that kind of money on a bike that has shimano claris)
- https://www.evanscycles.com/cannondale-caadx-tiagra-2019-cyclocross-bike-EV338209
- https://www.evanscycles.com/bianchi-via-nirone-allroad-sora-2019-gravel-bike-EV360270
Any other bike I should be looking at and/or have you had any experience with any of the ones I've mentioned?
Thanks very much
I am a complete newbie (haven't been on a bike for a decade) and I'm looking to buy my first bike.
What I'm looking for is a drop habdlebars bike that I can use on weekend club rides and for training for a triathlon (no commuting to work). Being based in Scotland with roads often wet and slippery and being a large rider (105kg), I have been advised to look for adventure road bikes with larger tires and high spokes count (in the 28-32 spokes region).
My budget is 8-900 tops.
What bike would fit the bill?
So far I've had my eyes on a few bikes:
- https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/genesis-cda-20-2020-adventure-bike
- https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/genesis-croix-de-fer-10-2019-cross-bike
- https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/specialized-diverge-e5-2020-adventure-road-bike (top of my budget and a colleague advised he'd never spend that kind of money on a bike that has shimano claris)
- https://www.evanscycles.com/cannondale-caadx-tiagra-2019-cyclocross-bike-EV338209
- https://www.evanscycles.com/bianchi-via-nirone-allroad-sora-2019-gravel-bike-EV360270
Any other bike I should be looking at and/or have you had any experience with any of the ones I've mentioned?
Thanks very much