jahlive905
Senior Member
Cyclescheme time!
I've got £1000 to spend - Cyclescheme say that I can purchase up to two bikes under the £1000 limit, but they have to be from the same retailer.
I'm thinking I need something to whizz around on the commute - something light and fast, probably a single speed (I'm in london) but that I won't mind leaving locked up in public.
And I want something I can take out on the occasional tour. I don't do much Sunday riding (apart from Summer time) but a couple of times a year I try and do a big cycle abroad.
I previously had a Giant defy 4 2015 but the frame has cracked which I used for the long rides and a peugeot single speed for the commutes but the fork is damaged. I loved the defy but the peugeot was too slow for the commute I thought.
What would you recommend then for what I want? I was thinking an ex-display pinnacle single speed 2017 model for £375 and the Specialised Allez 2018 for £600 from evans. But the pinnacle wasn't in my size. I'm 6' 1'.
I've also got a raleigh 5-speed which I use to commute on at the moment which means I probably don't need a good single speed (even though I want one!) so also keen to hear recommendations for sacking off the ss and just going for the best road bike I can get for under £1000?
I've got £1000 to spend - Cyclescheme say that I can purchase up to two bikes under the £1000 limit, but they have to be from the same retailer.
I'm thinking I need something to whizz around on the commute - something light and fast, probably a single speed (I'm in london) but that I won't mind leaving locked up in public.
And I want something I can take out on the occasional tour. I don't do much Sunday riding (apart from Summer time) but a couple of times a year I try and do a big cycle abroad.
I previously had a Giant defy 4 2015 but the frame has cracked which I used for the long rides and a peugeot single speed for the commutes but the fork is damaged. I loved the defy but the peugeot was too slow for the commute I thought.
What would you recommend then for what I want? I was thinking an ex-display pinnacle single speed 2017 model for £375 and the Specialised Allez 2018 for £600 from evans. But the pinnacle wasn't in my size. I'm 6' 1'.
I've also got a raleigh 5-speed which I use to commute on at the moment which means I probably don't need a good single speed (even though I want one!) so also keen to hear recommendations for sacking off the ss and just going for the best road bike I can get for under £1000?
