Any bicycle experts on hear?

[bodgetastic]

Finally been given the all clear to get back on a bike and hopefully the weather will start improving soon so on the lookout for a decent road/race bike. Always had mountain bikes so not sure what im looking for or any recommended manufacturers. Looking to spend no more than £2.5k really.

Anyone help

[Mark1]

Looking to spend no more than £2.5k really.

On a push bike are you mad!!

[Fraz]

the son in laws mountain bike cost 3k ..or maybe a bit more as that is exactly what I said Mark


and sorry no idea in answer to your question

[Callyman]

2.5K is a good calli turbo.
I bought a £375 bike last october and not sat on it yet.

[Mark1]

Come to that I have 2 going rusty down the side of the shed.

[bodgetastic]

2.5K is a good calli turbo.

Im likely to get further on a bike though

Hoping to do the odd triathlon when back to fitness so want to buy something half decent with lots of carbon bits on it lol

[v6 steve]

ill sell you ma quad for 2.5k

[troll]

will sell you my mountain bike, brought for new at £99.00
works the same as the expensives ones

[BazV6er]

steve,

trek was always a good make , muddyfox too but it was years since i last rode a bike

[bodgetastic]

Cheers Baz, had a good look at the Treks last week and think im gonna get one. Hadnt really considered them but you can custom build them on there website to your own spec which should be ideal.

https://www.trekbikes.com/uk/en/projectone/

Just need to see if I can source a discount through the cycle to work scheme now

[Phantom]

lol and I thought my Diamondback was expensive

[James_Mould]

They run a cycle to work scheme at my place. The allowance only goes up to a grand though, anything on top you have to pay the rest your self. The bike has to purchased from Halfords with mine though.

I got this last year; http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499

Never actuallt used it to bike to work though

[bodgetastic]

Yea apparently you get a lot of bike for your money with the boardman bikes. Suprised that Halfrauds managed to get sole rights to selling them though. Most companies seem to limit the scheme to £1k but some dont so might have to pull a few strings. Would be able to get a £4k bike then for the same price.

[James_Mould]

Yeah its a good bike and I enjoy riding it in the summer. I think Halfrauds had some sort of sponsorship type deal going with the company I work for so got sole rights. Its deffinately worth doing as its all tax and NI free and I managed to persuade my local Halfrauds to chuck in some free stuff

[bodgetastic]

After looking at a load of bikes I finally got a Trek last week. Its a Project One Madone, full carbon fibre with the odd bit of titanium thrown in for good measure. Entered a local Bikeathon last weekend for a test run, the only real competition fell off his bike trying to keep up pmsl. Doing a ride in London this weekend, hopefully wont be too wet

I wont mention how much it cost but well happy with it so far