Affordable road bike?
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Check this out
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/?s=Bikes+for+%C2%A350...
Bikes from £260 tested and rated
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/?s=Bikes+for+%C2%A350...
Bikes from £260 tested and rated
Another vote for ebay
An eg or 2 to illustrate
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162898251609
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362250295635
An eg or 2 to illustrate
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162898251609
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362250295635
ambuletz said:
this. I bought a decathalon trican 3 nearly 5years ago for £300, carbon fiber front fork. my only bike. love it to bits.
I've got one of these as well. I'm no expert but I like a pedal when I get the chance, and it works for me. Not sure what people spend thousands on. I'm sure if I find out I'll want to do the same though!Another vote for the Bay etc. Had loads of absolute bargains over the years. Hand built Shorter Rochford with 105 for £180, Cannondale Liquigas carbon with 105 £240 etc etc. Whilst the Cannondale was a few years old, it had pretty much hardly been ridden and has given me several years of really enjoyable trouble free cycling, although I have upgraded the wheels recently, but it came on some Fulcrum 5's which I still have as spares.
Echo those sentiments about ebay. Has to be the go to place for bikes, loads to choose from both new and used. Free delivery on many bikes as well.
Might be worth searching by distance if you want to actually see the bike, I've often gone to view bikes or bike parts if they are near by.
Just make sure you know what size you need etc.
Good luck
Might be worth searching by distance if you want to actually see the bike, I've often gone to view bikes or bike parts if they are near by.
Just make sure you know what size you need etc.
Good luck
Not as much of a bargain as some of the other posts, but I got my Giant Contend 2 on eBay for £225 5 miles old.
I have just dropped the stem and flipped it and raised the saddle, and fitted 1480g Cosine 32mm wheels - another eBay bargain at £130... feels so much faster now! So it owes me a shade over £350 (but the wheels will probably just go on my next road bike) which I think is great value.
I’d like to upgrade the brake lever shifters to route the gear cables under the bars because I’m a neat freak but might upgrade the groupset, but perhaps I’ll leave it and upgrade the entire bike in a year or two.
I have just dropped the stem and flipped it and raised the saddle, and fitted 1480g Cosine 32mm wheels - another eBay bargain at £130... feels so much faster now! So it owes me a shade over £350 (but the wheels will probably just go on my next road bike) which I think is great value.
I’d like to upgrade the brake lever shifters to route the gear cables under the bars because I’m a neat freak but might upgrade the groupset, but perhaps I’ll leave it and upgrade the entire bike in a year or two.
Edited by 13aines on Wednesday 28th February 21:14
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