Entry Level road bike & C2W questions
Discussion
Depending where you are, for budget I've found the Decathlon range suitable. bought one earlier in the year, been a grea ride for not a lot of outlay.
www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/sport-1-54-57-69567468/
Downside, is finding a store near you
www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/sport-1-54-57-69567468/
Downside, is finding a store near you
i dont know much about the schemes but i dont think you can buy more than one a year. why do you want two? one for you and one for ANother, or a road bike and a mtb? also your title says "c2w" which is different to cyclescheme but as you say later that its cyclescheme i gather that its not c2w you are cotemplating purchasing through but cyclescheme - or am i just really ocnfused??!?!?!
bikes, i can help with!....the spesh allez is a decent road bike, nothing fancy and you do end up with a solid bike and a known name for what its worth. sadly for £300 you are seriously limited, the giant defy 4 and trek 1.2 are worth a look but around £500. the raleigh airlite 200 is around 400 and probably the best you will find at that price range. remeber though that with a little bit of tlc, any bike is a good commuter and should carry you through a few years of travelling, sure you will need to replace bits like tyres, chain etc but its only small running costs and when it exceeds the original value of the bike, shop around for a new one.
ridgeback and specialised do a good range of hybrids which are worth a look, they are reasonable value for money and start at 300. hybrids offer flat bars and are more comfortable for peopel going back to bikes after a while as they are more maneouverable through traffic and more upright, htus comfier.
carrera bikes are alright, nothing special but as they are from halfords, who have their own scheme, i guess they are ruled out of this.
bikes, i can help with!....the spesh allez is a decent road bike, nothing fancy and you do end up with a solid bike and a known name for what its worth. sadly for £300 you are seriously limited, the giant defy 4 and trek 1.2 are worth a look but around £500. the raleigh airlite 200 is around 400 and probably the best you will find at that price range. remeber though that with a little bit of tlc, any bike is a good commuter and should carry you through a few years of travelling, sure you will need to replace bits like tyres, chain etc but its only small running costs and when it exceeds the original value of the bike, shop around for a new one.
ridgeback and specialised do a good range of hybrids which are worth a look, they are reasonable value for money and start at 300. hybrids offer flat bars and are more comfortable for peopel going back to bikes after a while as they are more maneouverable through traffic and more upright, htus comfier.
carrera bikes are alright, nothing special but as they are from halfords, who have their own scheme, i guess they are ruled out of this.
If you will be commuting on it, I bought a Ridgeback Velocity hybrid back in april for commuting and occasional exercise/fun cycles - it is more than up to the job, would cope with cycle paths/trails as well.
Our company only use Halfords for the C2W scheme - I bought my Ridgeback from the Edinburgh Bicycle store (branches around the UK) and it was within your budget easily.
Our company only use Halfords for the C2W scheme - I bought my Ridgeback from the Edinburgh Bicycle store (branches around the UK) and it was within your budget easily.
Ignore Halfords and go to a proper bike shop.
Ridgeback offer good value. Trek and Specialized are good.
The more you pay the more you get, but the bigger names do probably carry a slight price premium.
The bigger question is what sort of bike you want.
The Allez is a fast bike - do you want dropped bars though as a total novice ? Make sure you get a ride to test the bike. Bars could be changed if needed, but drop bar brake levers won't go onto straight bars.
Please to see you are looking at more road orientated bikes though. Last night came upon someone on a hardtail MTB who is a good runner - very fit. Left them for dead because I had better rolling resistance - and I am twice their weight !!
Ridgeback offer good value. Trek and Specialized are good.
The more you pay the more you get, but the bigger names do probably carry a slight price premium.
The bigger question is what sort of bike you want.
The Allez is a fast bike - do you want dropped bars though as a total novice ? Make sure you get a ride to test the bike. Bars could be changed if needed, but drop bar brake levers won't go onto straight bars.
Please to see you are looking at more road orientated bikes though. Last night came upon someone on a hardtail MTB who is a good runner - very fit. Left them for dead because I had better rolling resistance - and I am twice their weight !!
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