new bike starter

Terre

Any thoughts/inputs are very welcome please. I am thinking of getting a road bike, first ever, so I'm very much in the dark as to what is decent and what I should be looking at for. Generally, I' looking for an all round bike (commuting, general fitness, maybe even a sportive). I was thinking of going 2nd hand at first as my budget is very tight, but I might use the ride to work scheme as there isn't that big of a price differential for entry level bikes from what I have seen plus the hassle of looking for a 2nd hand. I'm based in the UK btw.

This is what I have found so far:

https://www.evanscycles.com/scott-speedster-30-2018-road-bike-EV314381

https://www.evanscycles.com/scott-speedster-20-2018-road-bike-EV314380

https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-laterite-3-2018-road-bike-EV299415

Carawaystick

I'd go for the Pinnacle as you have a better groupset, and clearance and mounts for mudguards if you're going to use it in the wet

tuxy

Carawaystick wrote: »

I'd go for the Pinnacle as you have a better groupset, and clearance and mounts for mudguards if you're going to use it in the wet

The fork on the Pinnacle is aluminium.
It really come down to choosing between a carbon fork or more expensive group set. I'm not sure what's the best choice.

magicbastarder

tuxy wrote: »

The fork on the Pinnacle is aluminium.

not according to the link.
"Carbon Fork is engineered to flex to absorb shock and vibration"

tuxy

magicbastarder wrote: »

not according to the link.
"Carbon Fork is engineered to flex to absorb shock and vibration"

Right, I misread it sorry. It looks like the best deal so. The 105 5800 groupset is very nice.

That Pinnacle even has internal cabling at that price.

magicbastarder

maybe worth noting that the chainset and brakes are not 105, but i suspect it's rare to find a bike in that price bracket where the running gear is consistently from one groupset.

Terre

Might be worth mentioning that there's £75 off the Speedster 20 to make it £725 and i think £50 off the Pinnacle to make it £650 . Is the consensus that the Pinnacle is a better run for the money even though it's cheaper especially considering the S20 has been reduced from £899? Also, Speedster weighs lighter if that makes a big difference? I am not sure if I will use mudguards...

Also, both the S20 and Pinnacle don't have Shimano brakes

Even Trek etc don't use Shimano breaks on that end of the market. You see a lot of Tektro.

You can get a set of 4700 or 5800 for around 50 euro. It's annoying as given the buying power big brands have theres no way it would cost them 50 quid to put shimano breaks on a lower end bike not even close.