Road bike sales - when do they start?

smr · 9 Aug 2016 at 12:13

Hi all,

Just wondering when the road bike sales start as I hear September is the usual month but the Cannondale Claris CAAD8 is available with a 33% discount at the moment - from £600 to £399... so have they started already or will this lower in price even more if I wait another month?

I have been looking at the Triban 500SE but finding reviews of the Cannondale in this spec hard to come by and wondering if it's worth the extra £100.

Muffin` · 9 Aug 2016 at 13:03

I doubt it'll go below that until it appears on Pauls' Cyles as either an XXXXS or XXXXL with 40% off

smr · 9 Aug 2016 at 13:10

ok thanks.

Do you think the Cannondale is worth the £100 extra over the Triban 500SE?

Vonhelmet · 9 Aug 2016 at 13:22

smr said:
ok thanks.

Do you think the Cannondale is worth the £100 extra over the Triban 500SE?

Yes, but it's also worth the extra £50 over the Cannondale to get the Triban 520, which is currently just £450 and has a Sora groupset rather than Claris.

PermaBanned · 9 Aug 2016 at 13:26

Depends entirely what you're using it for tbh. Claris and Sora are pretty similar quality, only difference is the extra gear. The CAAD frameset would be much better if you want to go fast, so long as you find it comfortable.

smr · 9 Aug 2016 at 13:42

PermaBanned said:
Depends entirely what you're using it for tbh. Claris and Sora are pretty similar quality, only difference is the extra gear. The CAAD frameset would be much better if you want to go fast, so long as you find it comfortable.

To get fit, enjoy the ride and I'd be riding country routes, no commuting.

smr · 9 Aug 2016 at 13:43

Vonhelmet said:
Yes, but it's also worth the extra £50 over the Cannondale to get the Triban 520, which is currently just £450 and has a Sora groupset rather than Claris.

The only thing is I'd rather pay on finance as moving house at the moment and Decathlon don't offer this. Self employed so I don't have c2w scheme.

Vonhelmet · 9 Aug 2016 at 13:48

Ah, ok. Well, as said Claris is solid enough - I used it for a year or so on one bike - and the Caad frames are excellent.

UTmaniac · 9 Aug 2016 at 14:42

Sales start around now and prices might go lower heading towards January, according to supply and demand.

smr · 10 Aug 2016 at 17:20

ok thanks I went to try a 54cm Cannondale CAAD8 but the guy said my back was too bent when I was sitting on it pedalling and that I should definitely go for a 56cm. When I stood over the bike the top tube was pretty much against my crotch without much clearance but i was wearing jeans which was probably a mistake... but I just left feeling 56 might be too big.

I guess I should go and try the 56 at a different shop and compare? I'm 5"10 and 30.5" leg.

Vonhelmet · 10 Aug 2016 at 17:44

Cannondale bikes have a pretty much horizontal top tube, so of all the bikes in the works those are the ones where it'll be tough to stand over them.

smr · 10 Aug 2016 at 18:08

the aim is to have the handle bars slightly raised and a more comfortable riding position I take it then with the back more straight and non-hunched?

Vonhelmet · 10 Aug 2016 at 20:36

Nah, the Caad geometry is pretty racy, so you'd generally have the bars pretty low and be quite stretched out and bent over.

So if that doesn't sound good to you, probably best to look at more relaxed geometry!

Kimi · 10 Aug 2016 at 20:51

Canyon sale is on.

So tempted by an Ultimate....