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some of the bikes I’d recommend at a range of price points from £500 up to £5500, from the Specialized Tarmac SL8 to the Giant TCR Advanced and Defy Advanced, Boardman SLR, Cube, Merida Reacto and many more
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00:17 Best £500 road bike
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2:45 Best £1000 bike
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38 Comments
Always look at older model, i've got 2025 Giant Propel Advance Pro 0 for £4k, but then down to £2.7k on C2W!
where is xds bikes?
If you had £1,500 today, which bike would you choose and why?
Fuji Sl-a-1.3 1990$!?😊
The main downsides with the 500 pound triban are:
* QR disc brake wheels which are essentially a dead upgrade path
* No RD hanger meaning if you smash it hard enough the frame is a write-off
* Headset uses some funky proprietary bearings which you will be in trouble to find in case they need a replacement
Saying it because it was my first road bike and as much as I loved it once I started doing some serious miles I realized that I have to part with it because it wasn't even worth upgrading.
Love the channel David. Would love to see you review Megamo or MMR bikes
Thank you for showing young people that they can buy second bikes that are good enough to start racing on.They are lightweight and easy to work on.
XMCS would rule most categories here
X-lab RS7 should be the best bike for 2k. Full carbon, carbon wheels, carbon bars, carbon seatpost,
power meter crank, shimano 105. Can't be beat.
Wheres your tcr david? You're the reason why i bought a tcr!
I bought a Gloria All-Road frame (which I'm pretty sure I discovered by watching one of your videos) and just moved the parts across. I'll update those separately. No regrets at all. I'm setting new PRs daily, just because the bike fits me so much better than my last one. Get the frame that fits, and the one that will last. After that, everything is negotiable.
Nice to see you fiving some kudos to Boardman. Some great bikes and excellent value. Too many other channels overlook them simply because of the name and association with Halfords I think
Just buy a used high end bike from 2015-2020! No matter your budget! I just bought a new canyon cfr and a used Scott from 2016! The Scott is the better bike (except if you need to go down a mountain in pouring rain).
Scott addict addiction
boardman, utter crap. Cube is the answer
https://youtu.be/DaizYrubQGI?t=385 The Giant bikes are not provided with carbon wheels at this pricepoint.
The Giants DONT come with carbon rims at that price point!
The Xlab Rs5 and 7 should have been mentioned. Guessing they didn’t pay for a mention.
Just buy and Evolve Cima 😉
What s rong wth a rally light I have had few years
I’ll have the one behind you, cheers Dave 😂
For me,a high end rig is between $700-$1300😎
I was very lucky and got a bianchi sprint 105 di2 for around 3000 USD which to me was so nice as celeste truly is the best color
X-Lab.
Picked up a 2026 Giant Contend Ar1 with Shimano 105 and hydro brakes for $1600. I wanted a lightweight alloy frame (not fragile carbon) with generous tire clearance. Could not be happier with my choice. This thing is light, comfortable, and fast enough to handle group road rides, or switch tires for light gravel or bike-packing. Hard to find a bike as capable with this spec at this price point. I ride with people that have bikes 3-4 times the cost and something satisfying about that. My question is why do so few youtube channels mention this bike when budget options come up?
David why leave out Cervelo …..my S 3 flies….. these are the OG aero bike
Specialized and Trek are easily the worst value for money bikes, especially at the higher end, with Giant probably the best. Compare the top shelf from Giant and Specialized. The Giant TCR Advanced SL0 = AUD$12,999. The Specialized Tarmac SL9 = AUD$21,500. The TCR is every bit as good as the Tarmac, oh and I know this statement will really piss some of you off because you've bought into the marketing hype, but the fact is that the Tarmac is not a better bike than the TCR. You get nothing from buying the Tarmac except a AUD$8,499 hole in your bank account.
I just bought the Giant Defy Advanced 1. Immediately swapped the wheels for Cero AR30D rims with 32mm Conti GP5000s & latex tubes and loving it! Plenty fast enough, good climber with 11-36T cassette and very comfy. 😊
I have a 2015 Cannondale Synapse Ultegra I bought it 7 years ago for $900.00 all the bike I’ll ever need.
Got a Giant TRC Advanced Pro, best bike I’ve ever had, does it all and looks great.
I'll give you 400 quid for the Giant, David 😀 best regards from Bosnia and Herzegovina
No love for the Orbea Orca? i got my M35 for €2,800 with full carbon frame and wheels, on 105 mechanicals, can take 38mm, possibly 40mm tyres to and looks great
Boardman, cube, Merida all cracking value
People commenting here saying what they paid for bikes without the currency they paid it in. We are probably from 10 different economies here people!!!
Do the same for gravel please!
BMC?
Where is xlab RS5 or SP3?
I can't imagine paying £1000 more for pretty much the same components between the Giant and Merida. Basically paying £1000 for a one piece cockpit