new road bike!

[jackvdbuk]

think its time for a new bike, mountain bike needs new gears and chainset so thought id repair that as a hobby (take my time) and get myself a brand spanking new road bike to cycle on

now, i have never rode a road bike but will go have a look at some in evans and take one for a test ride!

now been looking and the two i like the look of are:
Pinnacle Expede 0.0 2009 Cyclo Cross Bike £699.99
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/...-bike-ec018116
&
Felt F95 Team Issue 2009 Road Bike £629.99 (have a 10% off voucher that only works on non discounted bikes)
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/...-bike-ec017090

which one out of these two or around the same price (no chance over 700 at all!) would be a good road bike?

[Recoil]

i've heard a lot of good reviews about this

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/c.../comp-08-22946

I rarely do road riding, but a couple of mates do and they said these are great bikes!

Thats the 08 frame, might be able to pick one up somewhere, dont know how much the 09 is going for nowadays!

[McClane]

Ill chuck this Focus Variado Compact 2009 in to the ring at £674.10:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Fo...09/5360037598/

Focus are known to be great value for money. That Boardman bike looks pretty nice as well!

[Dinnesch]

Looks nice!

(just posting in order to be able to post links)

[0iD]

Links for what?

[Dinnesch]

Links for what?

Just links in a post. You cannot put links in your messages until you have 5 posts

[lee07]

Ride the bike to work they said.

What are these?

Basement Blueprints.

[Konan555]

now been looking and the two i like the look of are:
Pinnacle Expede 0.0 2009 Cyclo Cross Bike £699.99
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/...-bike-ec018116
&
Felt F95 Team Issue 2009 Road Bike £629.99 (have a 10% off voucher that only works on non discounted bikes)
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/...-bike-ec017090

which one out of these two or around the same price (no chance over 700 at all!) would be a good road bike?

One of them is a better road bike than the other. However, that's probably down to one of them not being a road bike

People tend to use Cross bikes on the road if they intend to cycle through all manner of rubbish in winter. They also make a good base for commuter bikes with mud guards and racks in mind.

However, it's not a full on road machine by any stretch of the imagination.

[Gazmondo]

What's your budget? Around the £650 mark?

[jackvdbuk]

well im going evans cycles tomorow, but i have totally changed my mind (like you do)
im going to get a Charge Duster XT bike, bit expensive a mtb hardtail but i really do want the option of going mtb'ing again scotland once more...

what would you suggest gaz anyway? yeah about £650

[Recoil]

if your looking for a MTB theres loads out there for £650/£700 ish

Rock Hopper Comp 09

a great all round bike, and you probably can find it cheaper elsewhere.. I take it from the duster, you want a hard tail?

[Lowe]

Won't go wrong with a Duster. Not that I'm biased of course

[jackvdbuk]

Won't go wrong with a Duster. Not that I'm biased of course

your partly the reason im going for one, saw the pic of yours, what particular model have you got lowe

[Recoil]

duster is a great hardtail - though personally for my choice and the kind of money you want to spend on a XT - i'd look at Santa Cruz or Cove maybe! Stiffee frames are just awesome to ride!

[McClane]

well im going evans cycles tomorow, but i have totally changed my mind (like you do)

Boooo! Was nice having a road bike thread for once. Argh well

[Lowe]

your partly the reason im going for one, saw the pic of yours, what particular model have you got lowe

Mine was a custom build around the Duster frame rather than a prebuilt package, but it's somewhat similar to the XT in some places I guess.