Wtd: Gravel type commuter road bike, with hydraulics - upto £800 for 5'11" bloke.

[vickster]

And some random searches shows:

Wiggle
Evans

and dozens of independent places.

Hop on your current bike and do a tour of the local places to see what they have...
If you're buying with cash and ok to buy online, the Planet X London Road represents very good vfm

E.g. https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/EBPXLONRDR11/planet-x-london-road-rival-22

@Grievesy just got one, has a thread in what bike

 

[vickster]

you will struggle to get on hydraulic equipped for £800

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/EBPXLONRDR11/planet-x-london-road-rival-22

 

[da_murphster]

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/EBPXLONRDR11/planet-x-london-road-rival-22

That looks decent. Am I right thinking the 'SRAM Rival 22 HRD groupset' is on par with the 105 groupset?

That makes it a well specced bike, yes?

Any comments compared the to the boardman that I might be able to get for around £700:

https://www.boardmanbikes.com/gb_en/products/2138-adv-8.9.html

Both are cool colours!

 

[vickster]

I’d choose sram over Shimano every time (personal preference). But I’d have TRP Spyres as hydraulic hoods are a fugly abomination on a good looking bike

 

[Kernow_T]

That looks decent. Am I right thinking the 'SRAM Rival 22 HRD groupset' is on par with the 105 groupset?

That makes it a well specced bike, yes?

Any comments compared the to the boardman that I might be able to get for around £700:

https://www.boardmanbikes.com/gb_en/products/2138-adv-8.9.html

Both are cool colours!

Certainly on a par (in the most basic laymans terms) - I'd guess of those that had ridden both extensively, SRAM would perhaps come out on top. Don't discount Apex either - pure simple, reliable functionality and great valie

 

[8mph]

The Dawes Galaxy Cro-mo costs around the £800 mark. Sora groupset, rack, internal cable routing, Schwalbe Marathon tyres, plenty of tyre clearance.

Again, no hydraulics

If you are buying second hand you will have to weigh up each

Edit: oops, just saw that you were after a second hand bike.

 

[T4tomo]

You've got an Evans in Bristol and their own brand Pinnacle Arkose models are good value
https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-arkose-d1-2019-adventure-road-bike-EV339946
No hydro brakes but the TRP Spryres are excellent and without the complication of hydraulics.

All except the lowest spec Arkose come with Hydros, the X1 variant used to come with tpr hyrd. Excellent bike and.good value if you can find a second hand one.

You might even get a new one on your scheme with a bit of wrangling. The D2 is £1025 retail

 

[tom73]

I looked at that boardman when I was looking round it's a good bike for sure. Then a very local bargain of a london Rd came up.
They are great fun to ride and a lot of bike for the money. Out the two the london rd look's even better close up.

 

[rivers]

Can't help with used, but might be worth having a chat with Jim over at 73 degrees in Keynsham. They deal with most cycle to work providers, and is a cracking shop

 

[da_murphster]

So there is a "2015 Specialized Diverge Comp Smartweld" local to me for £750

https://www.bicyclebluebook.com/SearchListingDetail.aspx?id=3055905&make=741&model=80247

Any views on this compared to the boardman 8.9 adv?

 

[vickster]

Seems a lot for a 4 year old Alu bike that will have no warranty cover for you as a second hand buyer

You could go check it over for signs of wear (i.e. New parts needed)

 

[da_murphster]

Seems a lot for a 4 year old Alu bike that will have no warranty cover for you as a second hand buyer

You could go check it over for signs of wear (i.e. New parts needed)

So it was bought in 2017, he reckons he paid £2.5k for it!

It 105 over the Tiagra and internal line routing etc.

So its not a billy bargain!?

I keep going back to the boardman - will see if they will still honour the deal for me.

 

[vickster]

So it was bought in 2017, he reckons he paid £2.5k for it!

It 105 over the Tiagra and internal line routing etc.

So its not a billy bargain!?

I keep going back to the boardman - will see if they will still honour the deal for me.

2.5k for an alu bike? I know Specialized are overpriced but that's ridiculous. Ask him for the receipt. He bought a 2015 bike in 2017, it should have been reduced from list not doubled

I wouldn't buy it (nor any Spesh) and it's an ugly shape to my eyes but it's not my cash

 

[bikingdad90]

You can use Tredz or Cycle Republic on Cycle 2 work, both owned by Halfords and should be able to source you a Boardman.

If you using one of the other schemes called cyclescheme, bike2work, workriders or green commute initiative ask in your local Halfords if they will take the voucher? Failing that independent shops are usually prepared to take other scheme providers providing you cover the commission cost for them?

 

[adyc]

Got a disc frameset for sale, listed on here.