road bike

[dave123456]

evening,

£1,000 budget, any ideas?

thanks

[dave123456]

would like something for weekend rides, mountain biking background, not fussy on brand, but would prefer a decent frame and quite happy with last year's model.

£1k is tops, happy to save a few quid.

[dave123456]

Roman said:

How tall are you OP?

Edited by Roman on Monday 6th October 10:31

5 11, relatively long legs, so when buying mountain bikes tend to err on the smaller frame size.

[dave123456]

Gizmoish said:

z4RRSchris99 said:

we have this thread weekly.

Planet X , Ribble

This.

I recommend buying a "road bike."

in fairness i'm asking for ideas, there are some good deals around and this thread has highlighted them for me. Cube being one.

I've bought several mountain bikes in the last few years with no need for such a question, as that is my field.

not really fussed by your humour but perhaps save it for the ladies eh?

[dave123456]

keith2.2 said:

Not being rude, Dave, but this being the case, you'll surely understand the point.

An entirely non descriptive thread title, followed by a monetary value isn't exactly helpful.

If someone came to you as someone who knows a bit about the MTB market and said "I want an MTB for a grand" your first response would be "what type of riding do you want it for?"

Same with road bikes.

Believe me, I went from MTB to road and it's taken me 3 years to understand what the hell is going on re group sets, pedals etc. so I do understand why you'd want some guidance!

that's my ignorance then, I thought you could get road, tri and touring bikes.

you're right, but if someone came to me and said "I want an MTB for a grand" 25 years ago it would have been a similar question to mine...and easier to answer.

[dave123456]

pretty much decided on this..

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p5512/CUBE-AGRE...

top end of my budget, intended use is mainly sunday morning rides, training for mountain bike races and possible venture into tues night 10 mile tts.

are there any other similar spec bikes that would provide me a useful comparison before I pull the trigger?

[dave123456]

got a cube agree with fulcrum 77 wheels, was after some decent wheels as an upgrade, the racing 5's get good reviews, any others recommended?

thanks

[dave123456]

Barchettaman said:

dave123456 said:

got a cube agree with fulcrum 77 wheels, was after some decent wheels as an upgrade, the racing 5's get good reviews, any others recommended?

thanks

What is it that you find lacking in your current wheelset, and what are hoping to ge out of your upgraded wheels?

Serious question BTW, not trying to be a tt.

ridden mountain bikes for years and know that a nice light set of handbuilt wheels can transform a bike. had some bontrager race lites on my cotic and bought a set of handbuilt stans alpines on hope hubs - it was night and day in terms of responsiveness and feel.

so just a bit less weight and a bit more zing... hoping to do a few competitions next year.