Buying a new bike.

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Dan The Man said:
Disk brakes

Boardman CX COMP 2014 review - The Bike List

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That’s my bike was thinking about putting road tyres on it


Sorry that’s the bike I’ve got already this is what I was looking at

Bianchi Sprint SRAM Force Disc 2020 Road Bike | Evans Cycles

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Sorry that’s the bike I’ve got already this is what I was looking at

Bianchi Sprint SRAM Force Disc 2020 Road Bike | Evans Cycles

www.evanscycles.com www.evanscycles.com
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The thing is that the change between quality bikes over £700 is that if you are looking for better performance from a bike you need to be jumping up a bit more in price to get a better frame and groupset.
 
cruze said:
The thing is that the change between quality bikes over £700 is that if you are looking for better performance from a bike you need to be jumping up a bit more in price to get a better frame and groupset.
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Agree. I’ve found that sub a grand you can get a nice quality bike from a reputable manufacturer but it starts getting really expensive to get the higher end bits. To be fair to the bike makers it’s the same for cars or owt else. Really fancy upgrading to a swish road bike but can’t justify or afford it right now. Some of the ex display / prior year stuff seems to have massive discounts like.
 
Pseudonym Number 1 said:

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Prefer the sirrus but its not available for over a month, the dew is in stock now. Also how do these 2 compare to the pinnacle neon up thread as that was one I considered too.
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I have the crosstrail, solid well made bikes.
Good for commuting etc, I got it off Gumtree cheap so decision was made for me.
Took me three months to pick my road bike, so much bloody choice!
 
Scotty said:
anyone (else) use a Lezyne Super Pro GPS ?

having hells teeth trying to get the route navigation to work

create the route in Lezyne GPSroot - fine, Lezyne Ally app on the phone picks it up all fine, fails to transfer to the Super Pro
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I've found Lezyne gear very hit and miss.

The last set of lights were utter rubbish
 
Dan The Man said:
Got a cyclocross atm and looking to make the change. Seen a lovely bianchi but the reviews I’ve read says the brakes are pap
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Dan The Man said:
Disk brakes

Boardman CX COMP 2014 review - The Bike List

www.thebikelist.co.uk www.thebikelist.co.uk

That’s my bike was thinking about putting road tyres on it


Sorry that’s the bike I’ve got already this is what I was looking at

Bianchi Sprint SRAM Force Disc 2020 Road Bike | Evans Cycles

www.evanscycles.com www.evanscycles.com


Sorry that’s the bike I’ve got already this is what I was looking at

Bianchi Sprint SRAM Force Disc 2020 Road Bike | Evans Cycles

www.evanscycles.com www.evanscycles.com
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Son has just bought the Bianchi Infinito XE - he says the brakes are the best he’s had by a long shot
 
Roaring Chubby said:
Agree. I’ve found that sub a grand you can get a nice quality bike from a reputable manufacturer but it starts getting really expensive to get the higher end bits. To be fair to the bike makers it’s the same for cars or owt else. Really fancy upgrading to a swish road bike but can’t justify or afford it right now. Some of the ex display / prior year stuff seems to have massive discounts like.
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I’ve been toying about getting a new bike as I want to put some miles in a bike. I run every day but don’t particularly like it and I want a few hours rather than a 30 minute run. I’m missing the gym where I cycled and did spin classes 4 times a week. Don’t see that coming back for a good few months. I’m fortunate that I’ve saved the last couple of months and have some overtime due this month and have my eye on a bike but it’s just over £2k and I’m wavering on spending that kind of money. It may work out a really good investment for my fitness but I struggle with the cold weather as I have problems with circulation that mean that it takes a long tike to recover my core tempreture. That being said my October I’ll not be able to stay out too long
 
cruze said:
I’ve been toying about getting a new bike as I want to put some miles in a bike. I run every day but don’t particularly like it and I want a few hours rather than a 30 minute run. I’m missing the gym where I cycled and did spin classes 4 times a week. Don’t see that coming back for a good few months. I’m fortunate that I’ve saved the last couple of months and have some overtime due this month and have my eye on a bike but it’s just over £2k and I’m wavering on spending that kind of money. It may work out a really good investment for my fitness but I struggle with the cold weather as I have problems with circulation that mean that it takes a long tike to recover my core tempreture. That being said my October I’ll not be able to stay out too long
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2k will get you an amazing bike.
 
cruze said:
I’ve been toying about getting a new bike as I want to put some miles in a bike. I run every day but don’t particularly like it and I want a few hours rather than a 30 minute run. I’m missing the gym where I cycled and did spin classes 4 times a week. Don’t see that coming back for a good few months. I’m fortunate that I’ve saved the last couple of months and have some overtime due this month and have my eye on a bike but it’s just over £2k and I’m wavering on spending that kind of money. It may work out a really good investment for my fitness but I struggle with the cold weather as I have problems with circulation that mean that it takes a long tike to recover my core tempreture. That being said my October I’ll not be able to stay out too long
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You can go out for hours on the bike. Fills in a lot of the day!
 
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