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first race bike opinions

  • 17-04-2013 2:28pm
    #1
    newtorace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    hi everyone
    i am doing bike to work scheme and i will be choosing a racer ,i have narrowered it down to two bikes in budget,the orbea aqua t23 or scott speedster 60,i would like your opinion good or bad points as i will be using this a lot outside of work also,thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    When you say race bike, you do actually mean for racing right? Or sportifs or commuting? For what it's worth I have the Aqua t105 and I really like it. I'm not sure where you'd be getting it from, but if you're a heavy SOB like myself, try and wrangle different wheels than the R500s, they're not the best.


  • #3
    newtorace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭newtorace


    well to be honest i have mountain bike's just taught id step up a bit,i wouldnt be confident enough to be flying around in me lycro just yet ha but just wondering would either make be good enough to race( if i was )


  • #4
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    [Insert you are the machine cliché] LOL. I race on the Aqua. It's fine for it, it's the rider letting it down.


  • #5
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    There are better bikes to be had for the price range.


    If you are doing bike to work I'd recommend using the entire €1000 allowance and getting the most bang for your €uro.

    Something like the Giant Defy 3 or Cannondale CAAD8 or the Kona Honky Tonk would be under your budget (the Kona is bang on your budget) and available from local bike shops in Ireland.

    If you are willing to buy online you could look at the likes of Ribble, Canyon and Rose, the latter two do an aluminium bike with carbon fork and 105 groupset for just under a grand and that bike would be more than capable of racing A4 level and wouldn't be out of place in A3 either, the other options I listed would be fine for A4 and would be fine for A3 with a wheel upgrade.

    Don't scrimp on the initial bike or you will just end up kicking yourself later on when you need to upgrade your groupset!


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