Road Bike for no more than £1000?

geordie_ben

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

I don't think you're going to get them on a full carbon bike.

Doesn't need to be full carbon

andygb

thelawnet wrote: »

Something like this maybe
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/btwin-facet-5-id_8203210.html

That looks a nice bike, but for the life of me, I still do not know why anyone would need a triple chainset, unless they were planning a mountain stage of the Tour de France. How on earth did we manage back in the eighties with 52 x 42 and a 13 - 21 block on the back?

Wongsky

andygb wrote: »

That looks a nice bike, but for the life of me, I still do not know why anyone would need a triple chainset, unless they were planning a mountain stage of the Tour de France. How on earth did we manage back in the eighties with 52 x 42 and a 13 - 21 block on the back?

Stiff-upper-lip barely a-quiver with knee injuries? ;-)

andygb

geordie_ben wrote: »

I'd like holes for mudguards too if possible

You used to be able to get clip on light alloy guards for racing bikes, which were easily detachable for competition use.

andygb

Wongsky wrote: »

Stiff-upper-lip barely a-quiver with knee injuries? ;-)

I think that knee injuries were more down to saddle position and shoe plates fitted in the wrong position, as well as bent pedal spindles (the first things to go in a crash). Our club hill climb was a 1 in 4 gradient and you could easily get up that in 42 x 18/19.

geordie_ben

Reading those last few posts shows just how little i know about bikes nowadays!

Marco_Panettone

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXRT57RIV/planet_x_rt_57_sram_rival_road_bike

No mudguard mounts, but you can always get some of these: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sks-race-blade-clip-on-mudguard-set/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&utm_content=SKS-SKS_Race_Blade_Clip_On_Mudguard_Set-Black

rxbren

bikes from halfords are not very good there just bottom range
id recomend www.leisurelakesbikes.com they are a proper bike shop and deal with proper high end bikes
one with muduards http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/p/6131/charge-juicer-hi-road-bike-2012
hybrid http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/p/6202/specialized-crosstrail-limited-road-bike-2012

road bike http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/p/9175/specialized-secteur-elite-racing-road-bike-2013

MX5huggy

rxbren wrote: »

bikes from halfords are not very good there just bottom range
id recomend []

The Boardman range is highly regarded across nearly all price points.

I would not buy any bike from halfords but I would get a Boardman.

Will you be saying the same about halfords when they start stocking Specalized?

rxbren

it will be low end specailized