i know this has probably been posted a lot before and you guys will get sick of it.. but i've been reading so much and trying to find so many reviews.. i now can't make my mind up as i've probably read too much!!!
I have around £2500 to spend on a roadie, £1500 cash and £1000 through the ride to work scheme. I know that the ride to work scheme will knock around £400 off this.. bringing it down to around £2100. But any savings i can make from the £2500 i'd like to keep in the bank!
Anway, i'm a fixed gear rider who clocks around 500miles a month on average. I'm 5ft 10 and i weigh 13stone.
I've pretty much narrowed it down to two bikes -
The focus F3 with SRAM Red and fulcrum racing 5's..
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Felt_F3_2010/5360045907/
The Focus Izalco Pro 2.0 with Dura Ace and Fulcrum racing 5's//
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Focus_Izalco_Pro_20_2010/5360045304/
i'm struggling to make a choice between the two, i dont have much experience of road gears.. so im not partial to either sram/campag/shimano.
Anything you guys can shed a light on would be awesome. Are either of those bikes better than the others? Am i going to notice big differences on shimano or sram?
I have around £2500 to spend on a roadie, £1500 cash and £1000 through the ride to work scheme. I know that the ride to work scheme will knock around £400 off this.. bringing it down to around £2100. But any savings i can make from the £2500 i'd like to keep in the bank!
Anway, i'm a fixed gear rider who clocks around 500miles a month on average. I'm 5ft 10 and i weigh 13stone.
I've pretty much narrowed it down to two bikes -
The focus F3 with SRAM Red and fulcrum racing 5's..
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Felt_F3_2010/5360045907/
The Focus Izalco Pro 2.0 with Dura Ace and Fulcrum racing 5's//
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Focus_Izalco_Pro_20_2010/5360045304/
i'm struggling to make a choice between the two, i dont have much experience of road gears.. so im not partial to either sram/campag/shimano.
Anything you guys can shed a light on would be awesome. Are either of those bikes better than the others? Am i going to notice big differences on shimano or sram?