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The Cube, by quite a bit imo.
And anything with FSA Gossamer is a pile of crap.
And anything with FSA Gossamer is a pile of crap.
Which Road bike is better value for money?
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vickster
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The cube is a race oriented bike, rather than a more endurance type geometry. Is that what you want?
It looks nice than the dull black boardman BUT as others have said go sit on them, and preferably road test. Which, unless you are in Northern Ireland (or can hop across the water) you won't be able to with the cube from CRC (do t know if they offer test rides regardless)
You could pay Dolan a visit in Preston and look at something like this
http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/road-bikes/dolan-l-etape-carbon-road-bike-sram-rival-22.html
It's got more gears than either of your choices
It looks nice than the dull black boardman BUT as others have said go sit on them, and preferably road test. Which, unless you are in Northern Ireland (or can hop across the water) you won't be able to with the cube from CRC (do t know if they offer test rides regardless)
You could pay Dolan a visit in Preston and look at something like this
http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/road-bikes/dolan-l-etape-carbon-road-bike-sram-rival-22.html
It's got more gears than either of your choices
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Stephen_24796
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i agree with you there, i'll have to try a few different sizes, i did sit on the Boardman road comp 57.5 cm in halfords and i had to really stretch over to get on the drops properly, the member of staff did recomend the 55.5 cm frame for me if i went for the team carbon. i understand though that it vary's from bike to bike
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Stephen_24796
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i forgot to add but if i do get the carbon i will put a full 105 groupset on it eventually
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Stephen_24796
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i could do with test riding a few
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Stephen_24796
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i suppose it is mainly personal preference
Cyclist33
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Can I recommend the jamis quest comp 2014, if it's the right size, 480 from Evans cycles at the moment.
Cracking comfortable Road bike great value for money, and at 480 well you could spend like 350 quid on a special pair of wheels and watch the miles fly by.
Cracking comfortable Road bike great value for money, and at 480 well you could spend like 350 quid on a special pair of wheels and watch the miles fly by.
So at the moment i currently ride on a Boardman hybrid comp and i want to upgrade to something a little more "sporty", to be specific, a road bike with drop bars. My budget is around the £1k mark, i currently have my eyes on two bikes but i am stuck for decision so i hope you guys can help especially from experience. the first bike is the Boardman Team carbon from halfords (http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/boardman-road-team-carbon-bike) and the second choice is the Cube Agree GTC Pro 2014 from chain reaction cycles (http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/cube-agree-gtc-pro-road-bike-2014/rp-prod114087) the cube is slightly cheaper because of clearance but which bike is best value for money and great for a beginner like me? also if there are any other bikes out there that you guys could recomend then i'll greatly apreciate itThis is my first ever post on here so don't be too hard if iv'e got something wrong
Cyclist33
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What?
Per wheel right ?
Cyclist33
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Op budget 1000, jamis quest 480, nice pair of hand-built wheels 350.
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I was in the same situation as you. I had ridden a hybrid for a while and wanted to get a road bike. It took me quite a long time to get used to the riding position. The bike I had bought, in retrospect, was probably not the best choice. It may sound daft, but I suggest you get a relatively cheap second-hand bike and ride it for a while.....then ride some £1000 ones when you know what feels good and then make your choice.
Good luck, and
Good luck, and
Hand built is always the way to go for quality . I missed the budget part of 1k so
Cyclist33
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Hand built is always the way to go for quality . I missed the budget part of 1k so