bianchi?

[dobber]

i have decided i'm going to purchase a bianchi road bike(my first bike in 30 years!) i have around £700 to spend,would i be able to get a new bike for that kind of money or should i be looking at second hand?any advice would be greatly appreciated..dobber

 

[Garz]

You can get a new one for that price range but your best off either scouring for an end of line model with a large discount or going second hand.

 

[gbb]

The C2C Via Nirone with Campag Xenon in my LBS is IRO £740 Dobber...it was £760 a few months ago.

Look at Evans (for want of somewhere else)...i see three models
Via Nirone, Xenon @ £674 ( i assume thats a 10 speed). Same as mine, durable on every front, been a very good bike.
Via Nirone, Sora @ £595. ( i assume 9 speed) Nothing wrong with Sora (based on my 8 speed experience)
Via nirone, Shimano 2300 @£524( i assume 8 speed) 2300 a relatively new offering (i think) set below Sora.

Personally, Shimano on an Italian bike doesnt seem right (but thats just my thoughts...lights blue touch paper ...and runs).

Lovely bike...but i'm biased

 

[Russell Allen]

You should be able to find a Via Nirone for that kind of money, certainly the Xenon (get it in celeste and white) but my preference would be to hunt for a discounted 2010 tiagra equiped model. You will not be dissapointed, I have the Ultegra version and its a lovely bike. My other suggestion would be to look at an Orbea Aqua I tried a few bikes and it came down to a Via Nirone or an Aqua. The via nirone is slightly more sure footed/stable and the orbea felt punchier and a little more flighty.

Via Nirone Xenon

Orbea Aqua


Both in your price bracket and both devine

Regards

Russell

 

[e-rider]

only go secondhand if you REALLY know what you're looking for.

£700 is plenty to get a nice road bike for general weekend riding etc. There is really no need to spend more as you'll want to chnage a few things here and there anyway (saddle, tyres etc.).

 

[Peter10]

I have the Nirone Sora 2010 bike. I'm in no way an expert cyclist so it does the job getting me to and from work and doing a few training rides. It has one of the best paint jobs I've seen on a bike too .

 

[gbb]

only go secondhand if you REALLY know what you're looking for.

£700 is plenty to get a nice road bike for general weekend riding etc. There is really no need to spend more as you'll want to chnage a few things here and there anyway (saddle, tyres etc.).

Agreed. If you buy secondhand and find the transmissions worn, you're looking at up to IRO £100 to replace chain, cassette and chainrings.

 

[Chrisc]

+1 for the celeste and white Nirone with Xenon. Got mine in April and it's been great. Best part of 3000 miles on it now and I love it.
Dunno what size you need but JE James where I got mine have a 50cm and a 61cm on sale at £619 at the mo. You ought to be able to pick a 2010 model up within your budget.
Here's mine.

 

[amnesia]

I absolutely love the look of the Nirone in Celeste, but WTF is going on with the curved downtube on the cento strade models ???

 

[dobber]

yeah the celeste is cracking,i'm 5'9"and have been told i need around a 53cm frame

 

[Garz]

yeah the celeste is cracking,i'm 5'9"and have been told i need around a 53cm frame

Really?

I'm 5'6" and have a medium (56cm). Who 'told' you this?

 

[dobber]

i telephoned a local bike shop and they told me,so you think the 53cm will be too small for me mate?

 

[Garz]

Maybe not too small just be careful. I started out with a small boardman which fit me well, however when I purchased my latest machine spending over £2k I wanted to make sure it fit properly so got a bike fitting first. I ended up being in between Small and Medium and was told to go for the Medium as it raised the Head Tube up which a smaller frame can't. With the new sloping dimensions of different manufacturers its harder to call but at 5'9" I would say your definitely a medium or a 54.

However I'm no expert, some others on here are far more experienced than me but I recommend getting a proper fit to be honest.

 

[MrRidley]

I'm 5'10" and have a 57cm, i think a 53 would be way to small for you.

 

[dobber]

thanks for that info everyone,there's a 53cm bianchi road bike for sale on ebay and the seller states he's 6ft and the bike fits him perfectly?