Raleigh airlite 300 2011

[jowwy]

I'm leaning towards the raliegh. Do they still make good bikes?

i own a raleigh - its an ok bike, but i wouldnt rush out to buy another one

 

[gbb]

I don't think the raleigh will be a bad bike...not by a long chalk. There are better, but are they priced as well ?
You get Tiagra, no problems there, decent saddle, alloy frame, carbon fork...its all there.

Put it this way...we all know the reputation of older raleigh bikes, well made, last forever...well i got a Raleigh Chimera with Sora gears a few years ago, the forerunner to the Airlite, but chro mo framed, not alloy. Same geometry i think. It was a heavy bugger, but i did circa 6000 miles on it, for me it was a great value bike that needed very very little maintenance in that time) Wheels were rock solid (IIRC they were Rigida rims as well).

If nothings changed too much quality wise, i think it should be a good bike at that price point.

 

[fossala]

I want something light. I live in cornwall and the hills are a pain.

 

[vickster]

A grand will buy you a Planet X carbon bike

 

[fossala]

I cannot reach a grand. This month I can go up to 500, next about 700ish.

 

[vickster]

Weather should be nice in late July when you hit the 1k

 

[jowwy]

895 will get you a felt z85 circa 9kg with 50/34 - 11/30 ideal for cornish hills

 

[vickster]

EXTRA10 will get you 10% off at Wiggle until 2pm tomorrow if you do go for the Raleigh (or the Felt ^^^)

Cannondale CAAD models have a very good rep for their light alu frames

This will be a lovely piece of kit

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m7b65s6p3680&rs=gb&vid=13240

Stick it on a credit card until you have your £700 next month

*disclaimer* I know bu**er all about gearing but it looks pretty

 

[fossala]

My credit rating isn't good enough...

 

[vickster]

That's inconvenient. Personally, I won't buy anything online without the protection of a Credit Card, been cloned before, easy to get a CC cleared before it has to be paid, no so much with cash and current account Paypal is just about ok, but been ripped off on Fleabay once and PP did nothing

 

[fossala]

It could be good enough. Haven't tried to get anything on credit in years.

 

[vickster]

Plenty of interest free credit cards out there now, Tesco, M&S ... not that I am encouraging anyone to get into debt!

 

[fossala]

I will try and stay out of getting credit atm.

 

[fossala]

I may put my ocr giant up for sale. It needs some new tape on the bars but I should be able to get a little bit for it.

 

[fossala]

I have found a review of the 400. They have the same frame. I think I will give it a miss.
http://m.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-raleigh-airlite-400-11-41660