Road Bikes

[sbbefc]

Hit them with the Cube mate.



*makes note that efc82 will bottom the suspension out.

I agree that a full suspension bike isn't ideal for on the road as a lot of the effort you put in is absorbed by the bike, but you are getting the workout, just not getting as much speed or distance from the effort, much the same as riding a fixie really, the latest must have for middle aged men that have been extending their sideburns since the Tour and Olympics.

Admit it mate, you want a racer with 18 gears and skinny wheels to make it easier for you, just bear in mind that the app on your phone will alert the authorities if your time over your usual route increases so dramatically, you'll be pulling off at the end of the bike path and the doping agency will be there to test you and impound the push iron.

I can see where you're coming from if you do it for fitness but you cover far more miles and you can get up harder steeper climbs, you get to see far more scenery etc and better for transportation. You dont want to be sweating your face off on a 10k ride to work when you dont have to.

 

[Welton Toffee]

I've had a Bianchi roadie for about 5 years now and it's never let me down (aside from when I got ran off the road by some arse hole in a car and the wheels buckled!) Love it though, quality bike.

But yes I agree if you're serious about getting into road cycling you don't really want to be using a mountain bike. I also have a Giant hybrid though which is ok for shorter road rides. I generally only using it for bombing about the village but it's quite versatile, can be used on off road tracks as well as long as it's not too loose. Just depends what you want to use it for really. If you just want to use it for road cycling then of course a roadie is your best bet!

 

[Kurt.]

I recently bought a road bike, ( the pic is in the "Last thing you bought " thread.... I got a CUBE one , it's only an entry level as im new to road bikes myself but so far it's been ace. I also have 2 mountain bikes.... one is a limited edition Saracen the other is again a CUBE. Both mountain bikes are fantastic too but if I'm honest my road bike pisses all over them.... the one I got set me back just under £700 quid ......so it's in your ball park.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Christ. Since the Olympics finished the amount of cyclists on the road has doubled! I don't mind them too much until you come across a couple of the beauts riding two abreast, on a national speed limit road.

They do exactly that on a particularly long tricky road near me, and despite there being a perfectly good cycle path that was purposely built a couple of years ago, they ride on the road. Pricks.




Oh errr.... sorry lads.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Bikes?

 

[Jib in lad]

Not a good idea at all I'm afraid. Mountainbikes are simply not fit for the purpose of riding for extended periods on the road. I know it seems like an awfully logical answer, but you might as well be asking someone why they don't drive a dune buggy to work, as it'd be cheaper than buying a car.

OP if you have someone who knows bikes, don't write off a 2nd-hand ex-racer. There are some amazing deals to be had out there, really beautiful bikes for well under £1000. But just like a car, it needs to be looked over by experienced eyes first, 98% of road bikes will have been crashed at some point!

Mountain bikes are much more comfortable than racer's you just have to put road tyres on then you are flying .

 

[Slavan]

worth a trip to decathlon in stockport

thery stock btwin bikes.

there 300 and 500 pound bikes are pretty similar but good quality, the £300 one is a real bargain, its highly speced compared to other bikes in this price range and the cycling press rate it highly.

if your going for the top end, there £999 bike is a belter http://www.decathlon.co.uk/btwin-facet-5-id_8203210.html

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

worth a trip to decathlon in stockport

thery stock btwin bikes.

there 300 and 500 pound bikes are pretty similar but good quality, the £300 one is a real bargain, its highly speced compared to other bikes in this price range and the cycling press rate it highly.

if your going for the top end, there £999 bike is a belter http://www.decathlon.co.uk/btwin-facet-5-id_8203210.html

There is a Decathlon in Warrington now as well, near the college. So if you come off the M62 at Winwick, it's on the A49 on the way to the Rugby Ground.

 

[Slavan]

There is a Decathlon in Warrington now as well, near the college. So if you come off the M62 at Winwick, it's on the A49 on the way to the Rugby Ground.

will have to pay it a visit.

well better than go outdoors IMO.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

will have to pay it a visit. well better than go outdoors IMO.

Some of the offers they have on in go outdoors though are fantastic, I ended up getting 2 Diamond Back Mtn Bikes for less than the usual price of 1 elsewhere.

 

[Slavan]

Some of the offers they have on in go outdoors though are fantastic, I ended up getting 2 Diamond Back Mtn Bikes for less than the usual price of 1 elsewhere.

I begrudge paying £3 for an outdoors card each year.

thats all

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I begrudge paying £3 for an outdoors card each year.

thats all

Well I paid the £3 to get £130 off each of the 2 bikes so was happy to take 'The Hit.'

 

[Vic Flange]

You must get a roadie immediately & all the Sky team lycra to go with it.Or just wait a couple of months for the fad to wear off & pick one up cheap second hand.

I've noticed a massive increase in beauts out there with all the new gear,it's much more fun to see them off on my old xc mtb, theres a certain panic inducing quality in the approaching hum of an off road tyre I find !

Seriously tho, by all means get yourself a nice roadie, but don't think you can't also adapt your mtb or hybrid to do a job for you too.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Got a go outdoors catalogue in the post yesterday, they have a 'Viking' road bike for about £290, which says it has a rrp of about £425.

Are Viking any good ? I remember 'Viking Direct' or something that was mail order but viking looked a bit gash, arl fella has a folding one he takes in the caravan and appears to be good quality and very light.

That one above has.....
[SIZE=+0][SIZE=+0]Viking Echelon, 700c Wheel, 16 Speed[/SIZE][/SIZE]


Have you have every yearned to go a little faster? A little further? Or just got tired of the feeling of riding in quicksand on a mountain bike? Then perhaps this new Viking Echelon is the bike for you, constructed from lightweight aluminium with road race geometry.

• FRAME: Lightweight alloy tubing, road geometry, mudguard clearance.
• FORK: 700C Hi-tensile fork, with mudguard clearance.
• GEARS: Shimano Sora 16 speed gears with Shimano STI dual control levers and an 8 speed Shimano 12/25t cassette freewheel.
• CHAINSET: Prowheel 42/52 Double chainset, with alloy cranks and a cartridge BB set.
• WHEELS: Rigida DP-18 700C 32 hole double wall alloy rims, alloy quick release hubs and black spokes.
• TYRES: Kenda Koncept 700C X 23 all black road tyres
• BRAKES: Alloy side pull with Shimano alloy levers
• STEERING: Alloy road handlebar with Alloy ahead stem.
• SADDLE: Viking road saddle with micro adjust alloy seat post.
• FEATURES: Black handlebar tape. Steel cage pedals with toe clips and straps.
• FRAME SIZES: 53cm, 56cm, 59cm.
• COLOUR: Sky Blue frame and Black fork.

May be crap, I wouldn't know tbh ? 11.90 kg aint bad tbh either for an entry level bike.

 

[Slavan]

This is the decathalon alternative

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-3-id_8167038.html

I think its a bit of a bargain for £300

Worth a read, Triban3 is highly reccomended

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/triban-3.101036/