The Cycling Thread

[Luckypants]

As above really, any of the major pedal brands will be decent. I use Shimano Ultegra pedals which use the SPD-SL road cleats. With the yellow cleats you get 6 degrees of float (these come with a set of pedals normally) or red for no float. I use yellow cleats and am very happy with the system.

Originally Posted by Luckypants

As above really, any of the major pedal brands will be decent. I use Shimano Ultegra pedals which use the SPD-SL road cleats. With the yellow cleats you get 6 degrees of float (these come with a set of pedals normally) or red for no float. I use yellow cleats and am very happy with the system.

+1 on all counts.

I like the wide platform of the SPD-SL pedals. I have the PD670 pedals.

Well having bought my old sv back all cycling funds are out the window, will just have to b1tch on on the old Allez double.

Antone interested in Rad Am Ring this year? :

http://www.radamring.de/en.html

I've done it twice, once as a team of three (after an early injury to one team member) and once as a team of four. Thinking of going 24 hrs solo in 2012, it's steep up Hohe Acht!

[maviczap]

Anyone fancy and absolute bargain........................................... ............ could be a bit fishy

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/ni...-bike/89619383


Could just be a typo and forgot a nought or it might have been liberated from a shop by a none too clever chav in August

This is probably nearer the correct price?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Colnago-Pres...-/150643850668

Originally Posted by maviczap

Anyone fancy and absolute bargain........................................... ............ could be a bit fishy

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/ni...-bike/89619383


Could just be a typo and forgot a nought or it might have been liberated from a shop by a none too clever chav in August

This is probably nearer the correct price?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Colnago-Pres...-/150643850668

Location is interesting considering whats next door! Awful looking bike, but I've asked if he'll throw in delivery for the price!

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by robchester

Location is interesting considering whats next door! Awful looking bike, but I've asked if he'll throw in delivery for the price!

Ha Ha I'd not noticed that. I was trying to think of what specialist bike shops were in the neighbourhood.

Not one of Ernesto's finest, but I'd have it for £700

I know even less about Cycling than I do about motorbikes (hard to believe I know), but I'm going to get a bike under the Cyclesheme benefit package. www.cyclescheme.co.uk.

I never going to be a hardcore cyclist 3 maybe 4 hours on the road tops.
I've done some looking around in a handful of shops and within the budget I've got, it looks like an Orbea Aqua or a Specialized Allez. (the entry level models not the high spec models)

I just want something reasonable and something that helps me rather than makes it a fight.

What do you reckon about these two brands compared to each other, or is there a standout bike for the £600 mark I should look at?

Cheers all.

[maviczap]

For your budget you can get 2 slightly better bikes from Wiggle. They do the cycle to work scheme as well

£629

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gt-gtr-series-3-2011/

£419 similar spec to your 2 choices
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gt-gtr-series-5-2011/

Raliegh with Tiagra 9 speed, which is a little bit better than Shimano Sora & Shimano 2300, which your 2 have for only £524!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/raleigh-airlite-300-2011/

I got out for the first time in ages on a mountain bike in Swinley forest last weekend and as it turns out my form is not as bad as I thought it would be. This has led me to want to buy my own Mountain bike and actually take up cycling once again (last time I used to road ride on my Trek Madone).

My question is about which bike, pretty simple really. I have given myself roughly an £800 budget and I'm looking for a hardtail mountain bike with suspension forks. The one that has caught my interest so far is this:
http://www.specializedconceptstore.c...opper%20Expert

Specifically the expert version. Seems like a good bike for not very much money. Any one else got recommendations?

I already have Shimano Dura-Ace SPD-SL pedals from my road bike and a decent saddle is reusing those on a mountain bike an option? Ta.

[maviczap]

Keep your fat tyred questions to the MTB thread

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...19882&page=129

I almost choked on my hot chocolate when you suggested using your Dura Ace pedals on an MTB, sacre bleu

No don't use them, sell them and get some proper MTB SPD's and shoes

As for £800 hard tail, then the Boardmans at Halfords always get good write ups, as do the Carrera Fury's

Still got the Trek?