Buying a bike in Decathlon Belfast

kildarecommuter

Im in Belfast next week and was considering buying a BT Triban 500 if they had my size in stock when I'm there,
Anyone else purchased bike there recently or opinions on another road bike of similar price/spec etc

Iwernia

Not as sweet with stg at the minute.

aFlabbyPanda

I'm looking at the same price range and the Boardman Sport Comp is tempting at the moment (axa customers get an extra 15% off for sept).

xtralong

Bought a Triban 5 about two and a half years ago in Decathlon, Belfast. Similar to the current Triban 520 with carbon forks and a SORA groupset. I've done thousands of KM on mine at this stage including club spins, sportives, duathlons and adventure races. Best value bike for the money IMO especially for a first road bike. Staff were good in the store and spent some time doing a rough bike fit, even threw in a shorter stem for free.
Rear derailleur broke after about a year, replaced this myself fairly cheaply and replaced the wheels a few months ago with some Mavic Aksiums I picked up fairly cheaply online. The stock wheels were ok but had some trouble keeping them true, the new wheels give the bike a new lease of life. Planning to upgrade the bike next spring but will be hanging on to the Triban for winter training etc. Overall no regrets buying this bike.

Bigus

Good bikes , well made

Subcomandante Marcos

you can order directly from their Irish website in euros now. Probably easier?