Best bike at £1k CTW limit?

[3narf]

Why do I always start looking above what I can afford?

I just looked at this year's Willier GTS Disc ...

I think £2300 would be a much more sensible limit for CTW.

 

[Mugshot]

The problem with buying German bikes not only rules out Cyclescheme and the likes but getting faults fixed. I am in a situation where I have paid £1500 for a bike, the bloody thing sounds like a bag of spanners when riding, I have just forked out £55 for a mech to try and fix, they refitted the guards, did an M check (I think thats code for assembly greasing everything) and checked the torque on everything but it still sounds like a bag of spanners.

Two months old and I am considering selling and taking the hit. See what the manufacture says

Who and what?

 

[Leodis]

Who and what?

Ignore me, I was getting annoyed with BB issue. The bike is a cracking ride Rose Pro DX 3000 hydr and ideal for commuting with full guards.

 

[Mugshot]

Ignore me, I was getting annoyed with BB issue. The bike is a cracking ride Rose Pro DX 3000 hydr and ideal for commuting with full guards.

Thanks for that. Still, a BB issue on a brand new bike?

 

[Leodis]

Thanks for that. Still, a BB issue on a brand new bike?

Yeah, its a pressfit and I think they have pressed a little too hard. In the rain this morning it was bliss, no creaking once the bike got wet.

 

[JustJoe]

Evans cycles are currently selling a Jamis Xenith Comp 2015 for £999 instead of £1600. It's a full carbon frame with 105 groupset. Don't know much about Jamis but seems a really good deal.

 

[cyberknight]

Im stuck with halfords C2W so my choices are limited, i kow you can get other brands but last time i looked they were charging full rpp for them which kinda outweighed the savings .

 

[3narf]

Im stuck with halfords C2W so my choices are limited, i kow you can get other brands but last time i looked they were charging full rpp for them which kinda outweighed the savings .

I quite like those 13s but I read a review saying the carbon frames are not stiff enough...

 

[cyberknight]

I quite like those 13s but I read a review saying the carbon frames are not stiff enough...

at 68 kgs i dont think i would flex them enough to worry about it .

 

[3narf]

Evans have Trek Emonda with Tiagra reduced to a grand. If the reviews of the SL5 are anything to go by that could be the best bet, the frame is supposed to be superb...

 

[3narf]

Frame is slightly different, it has a conventional seatpost. And only 10-speed.

But I still think it's a good bet if they still have my size by the time my work pull their fingers out...

 

[3narf]

External cable routing too.