Entry level bike choice help!
ethanp
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Please help i have £400 to spend ideally but boardman not much more???
2nd hand
Airlite300
357.5
Boardman roadbike comp 09
450
Carrera Vanquish Road 08
450
300
Muddyfoc milano triathlon
340
340
i'm a newbie and need some expert advice
Thanks
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Unless theres a cheaper model?
GD
It rides & handles superb with an Awesome Spec.
If you can get a second hander for around that price I would certainly recomend it !
Had a Giant OCR before that & it felt like going from Vauxhall to a Mercedes (nothing against Vauxhall cars)
Yeah there are different models, comp, team, pro & carbon.
Comp being the lowest spec (but still a great spec!)
I'm looking to upgrade to a carbon 09 next year and have the team as my training bike
something like amazing value for money wrt spec?
didds
Only issue I had was a very long stem that was easily replaced but I have found it very comfortable, especially after I added some clip on Tribars and had it professionally fitted. And the frame is fundamentally the same as a Defy 1 so there is some bang for the buck if you want to replace and upgrade . I will probably upgrade to a full carbon turbo nutter monster at some stage, but, to be honest, thats probably because I'm starting to believe the hype when I should be concentrating on "the engine".
But as a "give the sport a try and still have a bike that doesn't live in the back of the garage if you don't" I cannot recommend it anymore highly. I certainly will be using it with no embarrassment or qualms for the rest of the season and be doing most of my training and commuting on it for a few years yet, even when I take the black carbon, bank balance emptying leap.
Oh, and I think it actually looks quite cool....
Triathlon Plus Magazine loved it for the price:
http://www.wheelworxbikes.com/wwx/article.php?story=2009040910051736
JtheT
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