Di Vinci bike

biffontour

Hi all,

Just have a question,
I am looking to get myself a road racer bike,
My budget is 400 max
I was looking at a Di Vinci road racer but i'm not sure about makes, Would this make be decent or what are the makes to watch out for??

Any help would be great.

leopard trek

Hi Biffontour,
When i first started cycling i got a di vinci. After 2 months i went and bought a giant. The bike sent the majority of its time being mended in my lbs, id stay well clear of di vinci. You can get a very decent second hand road bike with e400, keep an eye on the adverts page.
LPT

biffontour

leopard trek wrote: »

Hi Biffontour,
When i first started cycling i got a di vinci. After 2 months i went and bought a giant. The bike sent the majority of its time being mended in my lbs, id stay well clear of di vinci. You can get a very decent second hand road bike with e400, keep an eye on the adverts page.
LPT

Thanks for the advice, I've been looking at a few second hand too and there seems to be plenty around. I was looking at 2 other ones for around the same price, A Castello - Monza and Claud Butler - Elite. Would you know anything about them?

Roger Hassenforder

is it davinci?


I started off on one, €400 might be steep for 2nd hand, but theyre not a bad bike, not an ounce of problems, not even a puncture! AFAIK, and open to correction, they're 'rebadged' Giants.

biffontour

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

is it davinci?


I started off on one, €400 might be steep for 2nd hand, but theyre not a bad bike, not an ounce of problems, not even a puncture! AFAIK, and open to correction, they're 'rebadged' Giants.

Thanks Roger,
Yeah i think your right it's Da Vinci, Someone also told me Da Vinci have something to do with Raleigh, Dunno how true that is,
What kind did you have Roger?

Roger Hassenforder

a white one!
twas sora group set, compact 34/50, 11-25t.
Al frame with carbon forks, gipiemme wheels.
grand bike starting off. no problems with it.

biffontour

Hi all,

I went for the Castello Stelvio in the end, Went looking and tried it out, for the price its pretty high spec compared to other bikes, just waiting to get it delivered to bring it on its maiden voyage!!

Check it out! Very helpful and Knowledgeable lady Chris to Deal with in McLoughlin Garden Machines in Shinrone

http://www.mcloughlinsgardenmachines.ie/mens-bicycles/

Tonyandthewhale

Why do cheap road bikes always have crazy handlebar angles/brake lever positioning?

biffontour

Tonyandthewhale wrote: »

Why do cheap road bikes always have crazy handlebar angles/brake lever positioning?

Can ye not adjust them to suit??

ryanostarius

hi am thinking of gettin a castello stelvio from the same company i was just wonder if the service is good and if the you had any problems with the bicycle after use ??

biffontour

ryanostarius wrote: »

hi am thinking of gettin a castello stelvio from the same company i was just wonder if the service is good and if the you had any problems with the bicycle after use ??

I have the bike since July2012, I've put up nearly 2000km on it so far. The bike is well worth the money. The service from the Mcloughlin's is great. I had no issues there at all. I got the bike delivered to the door. It comes in a big parcel and has to be put together which is quiet easy, you just have to set it to your own size and position, YouTube helped a lot actually!! It's quiet a heavy bike compared to others but not a problem for me. The only thing I changed were the tyres and rim tape as the ones that come on the bike are fairly basic, i put synthetic rim tape and Bontrager tyres on. makes a big difference. The gears are spot on, very easy and accurate to use, brakes are fine too. It's a great bike for a beginner like myself. Hope this helps

ryanostarius

biffontour wrote: »

I have the bike since July2012, I've put up nearly 2000km on it so far. The bike is well worth the money. The service from the Mcloughlin's is great. I had no issues there at all. I got the bike delivered to the door. It comes in a big parcel and has to be put together which is quiet easy, you just have to set it to your own size and position, YouTube helped a lot actually!! It's quiet a heavy bike compared to others but not a problem for me. The only thing I changed were the tyres and rim tape as the ones that come on the bike are fairly basic, i put synthetic rim tape and Bontrager tyres on. makes a big difference. The gears are spot on, very easy and accurate to use, brakes are fine too. It's a great bike for a beginner like myself. Hope this helps

thanks that was a great post think i have my mind made up now