First road bike <£500

rossk26 · 13 May 2015 at 08:32

Put an application in for my work to join a cycle to work scheme. So hoping this gets approved in the next few days and then I can begin the process of getting my first road bike.

Last time I looked the Triban 3 (red) was the one to get. So with that in mind I've seen the Triban 500SE for £330 on Decathlon. Are there any other contenders around that price? I'm wanting the certificate to come under £500 which would include equipment too.

An issue with the Triban is that there's no Decathlon store near me, and I'm not sure if you can order online with C2W scheme. So this could potentially throw that one out the window.

rossk26 · 13 May 2015 at 08:46

James07 said:
You can order online that's not an issue

You would just have to email the cert to the store for them to process it.

If you can afford to up your budget then the Defy 3 is a fantastic first bike.

That's good to hear! Thanks

The Defy 3 is more than double the cost of the Triban. In what ways would that be worth it?

The bike will primarily be used for a 4.5 mile ride to work, and home. Then pleasure on weekends.

rossk26 · 13 May 2015 at 11:32

Triban 500 SE would work out at £231.60 total cost under C2W. Alur 700 would cost 435.77 total.

How would I benefit picking the Alur 700 over the 500SE?

rossk26 · 18 May 2015 at 08:36

Wow! Really liking the look of that.

mudguards might be essential for my work commute!