Grant Fondo
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- Cheshire
Chainreaction have got a bunch of Williers on offer? Advice on getting a quality second hander is sensible at this time of year, i have got a Ghost carbon ultegra but its a 58cm, just not using much.
First Road bike under £800
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Racing roadkill
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BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
The pinnacle, just for the disc brakes. If you are using it to commute in the wet, these are the most important thing to consider. Just for peace of mind.
nickAKA
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- Location
- Manchester
My two pence FWIW -
I've bought 2 x 2nd hand bikes for mates off ebay recently; first one was an orro (£2000 RRP, paid £550) and a focus cayo (£1300 RRP, paid £400).
Both looked like new, the cayo looks like it has done 200 miles max where the orro had obviously seen some miles but had been well looked after. The caveat here is obviously you need to know what you're looking out for if going down the 2nd hand route.
I say this purely to point out the value in going 2nd hand. A £400 bike will still be worth good money in 12 months (if you look after it) so if it's not for you, very little pain in changing it. A new sub-£1000 bike is going to lose a chunk of its value as soon as you pedal it. You may be lucky, love it and still be riding it in 5 years... who knows?
C2W is a great scheme but you will find yourself buying a bike that you may or may not get on with and throwing things into the transaction that you don't really need, then buying some of the stuff you do need twice when you've sussed out your personal requirements.
It's all part of the learning process I suppose but if you can avoid costly mistakes (which, let's be honest, many of us have made) it's got to be better than burning through cash that will be better spent when you know what is right for you.
I've bought 2 x 2nd hand bikes for mates off ebay recently; first one was an orro (£2000 RRP, paid £550) and a focus cayo (£1300 RRP, paid £400).
Both looked like new, the cayo looks like it has done 200 miles max where the orro had obviously seen some miles but had been well looked after. The caveat here is obviously you need to know what you're looking out for if going down the 2nd hand route.
I say this purely to point out the value in going 2nd hand. A £400 bike will still be worth good money in 12 months (if you look after it) so if it's not for you, very little pain in changing it. A new sub-£1000 bike is going to lose a chunk of its value as soon as you pedal it. You may be lucky, love it and still be riding it in 5 years... who knows?
C2W is a great scheme but you will find yourself buying a bike that you may or may not get on with and throwing things into the transaction that you don't really need, then buying some of the stuff you do need twice when you've sussed out your personal requirements.
It's all part of the learning process I suppose but if you can avoid costly mistakes (which, let's be honest, many of us have made) it's got to be better than burning through cash that will be better spent when you know what is right for you.
Aussie Rider in London
Active Member
Can confirm. I've got this, and rides like a charm.
Racing roadkill
Guru
The only slight fly in the ointment with it, is the relatively low recommended rider and kit weights. But if you’re not a bigger rider, they are superb.
Aussie Rider in London
Active Member
Yep. I sit between 80-85 (depending on how much I don't pay attention to my general diet) and it's absolutely perfect.
Bought the 20 quid B'Twin shoes and Shimano SPD pedals and it's the best decision I could have made. Those specs for under 800 are frankly ridiculous.
Racing roadkill
Guru
If you price up the groupset, the wheelset, the brakes and the saddle, it makes the frame free ( in fact they’ve paid you ).
RoadRider400
Some bloke that likes cycling alone
Agree with that 100%
Thirded here.
Even a novice is going to be able to tell whats comfortable and what isnt on a test ride. They dont have to have any bike knowledge, just a working central nervous system.
sammydaviss1
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Grant Fondo
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- Cheshire
Hope enjoy it! Don' t forget some pics as well.Thank you all for your help.
I went to Evans earlier, had a go on all 3 of the bikes I liked and decided that the Trek was definitely the one for me. It is now on order.
I hope I don't regret my decision
sammydaviss1
Member
Yes.. Should have it in the next few days hopefully
Nice one I just brought a bike from Evans yesterday they are really good in there and will get you set up properly 👍🏻