Beginner cyclist what cycle to buy?

[tilly]

Ok so I have just started out cylcing currently on a mountain bike which is not the best! I am wanting to buy a road bike, I am looking at Carrera virtuoso from halfords for £349 I will be covering round about 60-70km per week, is this a good bike for me to start out on? Any advice will be great. I am new to all this I have come from running to cylcing..

 

[Cubist]

Excellent value for money, well equipped, and as good for a beginner as you're likely to get. See also Decathlon's Triban 3 for a comparator at the same pricepoint.

 

[tilly]

Oh thank you, I'll check it out.

 

[sidevalve]

Both good. I've had the virtuoso and it was a fine machine for the price but lots of others recomend the triban.
One thing, if you look around you can get "last years" virtuoso even cheaper. Mine was the 16 speed model and I found I never needed any more.

 

[Sandra6]

Have you seen the carrera tdf? It's on offer at the moment for just shy of £300. It's yellow - does that help?!

 

[tilly]

Yes I have seen that, it's between a triban, C virtuoso and C tdf what's the difference except price between them all?

 

[tilly]

Is that the old carrera... http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_810675_langId_-1_categoryId_165710

 

[musa]

T3 is VFM and its red
a lot of good talk of the T3 can't go wrong there?

 

[tilly]

Yep, but what is the difference between them all? Maybe I'll pay a visit to the local halfords and see if they can order the T3 in!

 

[Stonepark]

Yep, but what is the difference between them all? Maybe I'll pay a visit to the local halfords and see if they can order the T3 in!

triban 3 is decathlon

 

[tilly]

Ahh ok so which would be best for someone like myself just wanting if for road cylcing?

 

[Andrius.B]

OK, both Carrera TDF and Triban 3 are great for the price. You can't go wrong with any of them. However, I personally would still get the triban 3 as it is a bit lighter (like 1.5 pounds difference), has carbon forks, and comes in red.

 

[MJC]

If you're considering a Triban 3 it might be worth getting a copy of this month's Cycling Active - they've reviewed it and they love it!

 

[stephen.rooke]

triban 3 looks 100 times better than it does in the pictures you see online

 

[tilly]

I am not bothered about the looks just the ride and comfort...