Query on new bike.

iregk

Hey everyone, just wondering is there much of a difference in these, apart from price.

I'm looking to get a pretty basic road bike just for casual keeping of fitness and getting back into it. give me a few years and i will start to take it more seriously if I'm still interested and upgrade. so question a is are both of these any good and b is there much of a difference. They are both entry level bikes btw:

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=35&idproduct=6525

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=35&idproduct=5883

or alternatively is anyone selling a bike thats better but in the same price range.

daymobrew

The LaPierre has a triple chainring at the front so it might be better for starting out - more gear choices.

iregk

yeah but i was thinking i could change that if needs be?

daymobrew

You could ask the people at Cycle SuperStore what the differences are and which one they'd recommend (my guess: the LaPierre because they are the distributors).
Also go out and have a quick go of both. A few days ago someone mentioned a try-before-you-buy scheme at Cycle SuperStore where you buy the bike, try it out and return it a day later and get all but e20 back.

For similar money (e640), you could get the LaPierre Fd Jeux replica. It is very similar to the LaPierre Sport but has a carbon fork, which will absorb some road vibrations. It is based on the Francais de Jeux cycling team's bike (the real Fd Jeux bike is e1540 with carbon frame).
Get the Cycle SuperStore loyalty card and the Fd Jeux replica drops e38.

It is more expensive to change components after purchase than get them as part of the bike.

Alkers

daymobrew wrote:

A few days ago someone mentioned a try-before-you-buy scheme at Cycle SuperStore where you buy the bike, try it out and return it a day later and get all but e20 back.

I think that was with cycleways and it's not worth doing. IF you so much as leave a tiny scratch on the bike you're forced to buy the thing outright. THe cycle superstore willl let you have a go outside but I don't think they'll let you take it home etc.

iregk

Cheers daymo that fd jeux looks the one, didn't even see that so I reckon i will go for that.