first road bike
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Peteaud
Veteran
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- South Somerset
The Triban3 is the best value, and best bike.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I have a Viking SS and its been great, no problems with it other than its damm heavy 
However a friend bought one and didn't get on with it from day one; I'd also recommend saving up a wee bit more or going 2nd hand (my last B&B manager sold his last road bike for £120, a bit old but 10x better than the Viking).
However a friend bought one and didn't get on with it from day one; I'd also recommend saving up a wee bit more or going 2nd hand (my last B&B manager sold his last road bike for £120, a bit old but 10x better than the Viking).Thanks, I'm tempted to go second hand. If I went down that route could any of you recommend what I should be looking for in terms or weight, gears wheels, brakes etc? Any particular spec to aim for? Sorry for all the questions but 1st road bike is always a bit confusing I guess!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
The biggest difference on bike gearing afaic is, is it a Traditional Double, Compact Double or a Tripple. If the bike is a traditional double its got two large rings at the front (say a 39/53) this make it good for flat out and downhill speed but makes it hard work on hills. The Compact (say a 34/50) is less speedy but easier on hills. The tripple has three chain rings which will give you a better range of gears (say 30/42/52) with less gaps between them the fashion however, is for a double; the choice is yours there. In a nutshell the bigger the rings the faster downhill but harder they are. The Cassette is the opposite the smaller it is the faster/harder it is but it can easily be changed if it doesn't suit you.
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lip03
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j have upped my budget to arroung £500 but will be getting bike on finance so will have to get from evans or similar (evans has the best finance at 0% for 12 months!) so new question is whats the best road bike for arround 500 quidon the evans website:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/dolomite-one-2012-road-bike-ec035886
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fuji/newest-20-2012-road-bike-ec031219
just a couple i hav e seen what do you think?
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/dolomite-one-2012-road-bike-ec035886
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fuji/newest-20-2012-road-bike-ec031219
just a couple i hav e seen what do you think?
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I think the Sora on the Fuji is better than 6300 on the Pinacle (but not by much) and the Fuji is a 9sp, and has a wider range of gears and lower gears; the Fuji also has a higher top gear 50-11 as oppose to 50-12 which will make it faster downhill. The Fuji also has rack mounts which will make it easier if you decide to fit a rack for touring/commuting. Based on that out of the two I'd go for the Fuji but the proof is more likely to be evident in the flesh when you see/ test ride.
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lip03
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to me apart from spec diferences the fuji looks better (imo),id pay the wee bit extra and get that if only for the admiring glances (and tbh fuji conjures up images of japanese stuff and its a brand that a few people will have heard of ,pinnacle ?sounds like a cheaper make (i used to play golf with a cheap brand of balls from time to time and guess the make ,pinnacle !!!
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lip03
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- beds/ london
Weighs more than the triban 3 though
Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
The Fuji is nice but £200 more than the T3 for 1 spec higher set (2300 - sora)
The Pinnacle is almost the same as the T3
You also have the T5
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-5-id_8167039.html#ancre-detail
10.1 kg and sorafor £499, worth looking at
The Pinnacle is almost the same as the T3
You also have the T5
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-5-id_8167039.html#ancre-detail
10.1 kg and sorafor £499, worth looking at
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
I've just accidentally ordered a Pinnacle Dolomite One tonight, despite what I said about drop bars in my earlier post. I'd been looking at the less hardcore old Git friendly geometry on the likes of the Giant Defy, and while I'm a big fan of Giants for the standard of build, finish, and talk bloke geometry, the Pinnacle lipped it slightly on spec and price, not to mention the £100 of free accessories Evans were chucking in.
jefmcg
Guru
I'd go with the T3 rather than either of those. Between the two, if money is tight, £100 worth of accessories is probably pretty valuable.
Don't consider what others think, I've just been shopping for entry level bikes, so I'm aware that they are both Evans house brands, and was not surprised to cruise past someone on a Fuji on my folder. And people that don't know about bikes, well you can't know what will impress them.
Don't consider what others think, I've just been shopping for entry level bikes, so I'm aware that they are both Evans house brands, and was not surprised to cruise past someone on a Fuji on my folder. And people that don't know about bikes, well you can't know what will impress them.
