Hi Gents,
Been reading a fair few posts here and you all seem a friendly lot!
I'm looking to spend around £1000 on a new road bike, but am a bit lost as to what to buy. It will be my first road bike - my last bike was/is a PowaByke X-24, which served me well for the last year but I'm now ready for some serious cycling and commuting into work.
I cycle about 16 miles each way, and am about average fitness.
As I'm buying this using C2W, I'm stuck with Evans unfortunately (I really wanted a Boardman as I hear lots of good things) and have been looking at these three bikes:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/pilot-21-2010-road-bike-ec020781
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/xo-1-2009-road-bike-ec001637
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/caad-8-105-compact-2010-road-bike-ec020232
Any thoughts/recommendations? I know my options are pretty limited for bikes (alu frame + carbon fork, probably 105 groupset) but which would be best for my type of cycling?
Just a final note - I cycle from Uxbridge to Central London - so relatively hilly in some parts with a few steep climbs.
Thanks all!
Been reading a fair few posts here and you all seem a friendly lot!
I'm looking to spend around £1000 on a new road bike, but am a bit lost as to what to buy. It will be my first road bike - my last bike was/is a PowaByke X-24, which served me well for the last year but I'm now ready for some serious cycling and commuting into work.
I cycle about 16 miles each way, and am about average fitness.
As I'm buying this using C2W, I'm stuck with Evans unfortunately (I really wanted a Boardman as I hear lots of good things) and have been looking at these three bikes:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/pilot-21-2010-road-bike-ec020781
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/xo-1-2009-road-bike-ec001637
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/caad-8-105-compact-2010-road-bike-ec020232
Any thoughts/recommendations? I know my options are pretty limited for bikes (alu frame + carbon fork, probably 105 groupset) but which would be best for my type of cycling?
Just a final note - I cycle from Uxbridge to Central London - so relatively hilly in some parts with a few steep climbs.
Thanks all!