Full carbon road bike for 400 quid. What could go wrong?

[Fugazi]

If you've only reserved one then I'd double check. They gave me some waffle about stock issues despite them still being stock over the weekend.

Edited by Fugazi on Monday 18th August 14:11

[GG89]

Fugazi said:

Not happy, reserved one to pick up today, get to the store and they've sold out despite the reservation. Wonder how many bought one to make a quick profit on Ebay.

I fear this when I go to pick up on Thursday....

[jfdi]

redcup said:

I have a 55cm one sitting here in a box, but am not sure about sizing - suspect it will be too large for my son.

What is the fit like for those who have already set them up - how tall are you, which size have you got and is it too big / too small or just right? (I know it can be adjusted so the saddle is low enough for him - 5ft6 at present, still growing, just concerned about reach and whether i will need to go to a silly short stem?)

Wife is 5ft7 and the seat post can still go down another 2 or 3 inches so height wise should be fine. A shorter stem might be required depending on arm length.

[Barchettaman]

Argos just emailed me to say that there is limited stock today. Maybe worth a check this morning on the website if anyone is interested.

[thewhangie]

Picked mine up on Saturday in Glasgow, seems very light, pretty easy to put together, have only been out for a short run , but I always feel a new bike takes a bit of getting used to, so time will tell.

Price seems to have jumped from 399 to 499 on website.

Edited by thewhangie on Tuesday 19th August 08:21

[lukeyman]

I went to collect mine yesterday and they couldn't find my reservation! Apparently the 'warehouse' had cancelled it.

Most annoyed.

Plus we've probably got a parking ticket too. Sigh.

[Napper]

Mine is supposed to be delivered today....... Looking forward to it

[Napper]

Mine is supposed to be delivered today....... Looking forward to it

[stu67]

Picked mine up last night, just done a "dry" build but will put together properly tonight. Yep some of the bits are a bit cheap but the frame is really well finished so it might end up like triggers broom with bits swapped out. But for the money really can't complain

[anonymous-user]

Mine was delivered today..
It's a bit naughty that ones ordered by some here did not show up, but now it's available @499

[Type R Tom]

Just ordered one for the GF at £400 from Homebase, hopefully she'll like it or it will be going back, going to be delivered Friday. Anyone thinking about one move fast!

[lukeyman]

Type R Tom said:

Just ordered one for the GF at £400 from Homebase, hopefully she'll like it or it will be going back, going to be delivered Friday. Anyone thinking about one move fast!

How do you know which size you've ordered? They've changed the codes...

EDIT - scrap that!! Seen it in the main info...

Edited by lukeyman on Tuesday 19th August 10:13

[Type R Tom]

lukeyman said:

Type R Tom said:

Just ordered one for the GF at £400 from Homebase, hopefully she'll like it or it will be going back, going to be delivered Friday. Anyone thinking about one move fast!

How do you know which size you've ordered? They've changed the codes...

I went for the 3324518 - 55cm, based on a post on page 3. Hope it's correct!

Edit: Also the above number is the 22" on Argos site

[lukeyman]

Type R Tom said:

I went for the 3324518 - 55cm, based on a post on page 3. Hope it's correct!

Edit: Also the above number is the 22" on Argos site

Same size here! Fingers crossed this time.

[SHutchinson]

I bought one of these bikes and I'm very happy with it. It's a great bike for £400 and does everything that you expect or want it to do. This means only one thing, upgrades!

I'm a bike novice, so I'm looking for some guidance. What are the most logical sensible direct upgrades for this bicycle? Carbon seat post? Carbon handle bars and stem? Different crankset and/or bottom bracket?

[Matt_N]

A decent set of carbon bars, stem and post will cost you almost as much as the bike!

Wheels and tyres would give a hopefully noticeable improvement, maybe even just tyres and decent inner tubes to start.

Then look at the contact points, so saddle, bars and tape.

[richardxjr]

Got my 55 from Reserve & Collect

It's very nice! Building now pics later

[hornetrider]

Can't resist a bargain - homebase website has just crashed when it was in my basket though

[Celtic Dragon]

I'm beginning to wonder how good the frame is compared to the likes of Ribble and Planet in a good way.

If you get the complete bike at £400, then spend another £400 on a Tiagra group set in the spring to save it from the winter salt. Would the result be equivalent to the likes of the 2 other brands, as the Ribble Sportive is £900 (ok thats 105 but you get the idea).

[hornetrider]

Balls. Website back up. Small size now sold out on homebase, can't add to basket