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help me choose my £3.5k bike!
jboy
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Hey,
first off i am no world beater, current PB for Oly distance is 2hr 20...in second season of tri and i'm still improving.
secondly, i am one of those ppl dying to be an ironman, but i'm only 24 yrs old and would like maybe 2-3yrs more of training/middle distance tri's behind me to get a decent time and not just finish one, if that makes sense.
Currently I am looking to spend around 3,500 of my hard earned pennies on a bloody bicycle of all things...i dont neccessarily have to spend all of it but thats the upper limit...the idea of spending so much money is beacuse i would like something that would last 5+ yrs of just racing and dry weather training and still be a decent bike. I have been doing some internet searching and have come up with the following and some help would be greatly appreciated before i decide that spending this amount of money is ridiculous
Argon E-112 frame
http://www.primera-bournemouth.co.uk/Template.aspx?prodID=3322
build this up with some mavic carbone SL wheels and Ultegra Group set
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Specialized Trans Pro
http://www.primera-bournemouth.co.uk/Template.aspx?prodID=4204
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Specialized Trans Expert
http://www.primera-bournemouth.co.uk/Template.aspx?prodID=4205
seems to be the same bike bar the wheels which i could buy on top of this and be under budget
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Ceepo Stinger
[url][http://triuk.com/web/index.php/vmchk/Frame-Sets/Ceepo-Stinger-FRAME/flypage.tpl.html/url]
again build up with Ultegra and mavic carbone SL wheels
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Obviously i would need to get headet, bars etc too.
Any suggestions would be great be it on the above or to confuse me even more another bike combo!
cheers guys
first off i am no world beater, current PB for Oly distance is 2hr 20...in second season of tri and i'm still improving.
secondly, i am one of those ppl dying to be an ironman, but i'm only 24 yrs old and would like maybe 2-3yrs more of training/middle distance tri's behind me to get a decent time and not just finish one, if that makes sense.
Currently I am looking to spend around 3,500 of my hard earned pennies on a bloody bicycle of all things...i dont neccessarily have to spend all of it but thats the upper limit...the idea of spending so much money is beacuse i would like something that would last 5+ yrs of just racing and dry weather training and still be a decent bike. I have been doing some internet searching and have come up with the following and some help would be greatly appreciated before i decide that spending this amount of money is ridiculous
Argon E-112 frame
http://www.primera-bournemouth.co.uk/Template.aspx?prodID=3322
build this up with some mavic carbone SL wheels and Ultegra Group set
--------------------------------------------------------
Specialized Trans Pro
http://www.primera-bournemouth.co.uk/Template.aspx?prodID=4204
------------------------------------------
Specialized Trans Expert
http://www.primera-bournemouth.co.uk/Template.aspx?prodID=4205
seems to be the same bike bar the wheels which i could buy on top of this and be under budget
--------------------------------------------
Ceepo Stinger
[url][http://triuk.com/web/index.php/vmchk/Frame-Sets/Ceepo-Stinger-FRAME/flypage.tpl.html/url]
again build up with Ultegra and mavic carbone SL wheels
------------------------------------------------
Obviously i would need to get headet, bars etc too.
Any suggestions would be great be it on the above or to confuse me even more another bike combo!
cheers guys
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I'm sure a certain shop might crop up on here !!!!
Have fun looking anyway .
Ive ridden both Cervelos and PX TT bikes and the P3C is the best (imo) but the PX KILLS the Cervelo on bang-for-buck.
And with the £1500 change from the PX get a Powertap (powermeter) and some coaching (to justify new bike).................
havent looked at the PX bikes..they do sound like they are value for money from what you say.
I see lots of cervelos out there and wanted something a little more original but then again i know they have been tested to the death and are prob best out there on weight, aerodynamics etc
food for thought i suppose..
thanks anyway
Planet X good option, I know Ribble get poor customer service but seem to have some good deals now. Wiggle doing Focus Izalco Chrono for £3150 or something - only problem is you can't try it!
I live in the North East and have struggled to find places who have bikes built to test that will fit me, especially time trial bikes, because I have short legs (I think they just about qualify as legs) I need the seat post cutting which they're not going to do for a test ride. The seat posts don't go in the 'kinky' seat tubes very far most of the time!!! Hope you live near some good shops!!!
no one seems to be mentioning anything about the specialized bikes?
thanks