Cycling

[Joxer]

Taking on this challenge again this year.  Took part in it last year, as part of a 6 man team, in it's first year and it was a fantastic event.

https://donegalatlanticwayultra.com/

https://www.facebook.com/DonegalAtlanticWayUltraRace/

Fantastic route which takes in Donegal in all its beauty.

Caters for all categories and abilities.  A great challenge to start the new year training for!

[bennydorano]

I'm hoping to invest in a bike in 2017

budget of about €1500.
any suggestions?

Is it for the road or mountain do you want to commute to work with it or just leisure?

Road
For leisure and training
I have to drive to work

The Cube Litening on Hargroves that was £2,000 to £1,500 is now down to £1,399.  Great Deal, 56cm only
http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/bikes/road-bikes/cube/cube-litening-c62-2016-road-bike.html

[haranguerer]

This is a fantastic deal, lovely bike too. I've a cube winter bike and love it

[EastTyrone]

Hi,

So I have decided to enter a Triathlon in  Sept 2017. One problem is I don't have a bike..yet.
I have been speaking to a few bike enthusiasts and they have told me to get an entry level road bike such as the Giant one in the link below.

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/contend-2


I am looking around the £500 mark. Willing to go more for the right bike.


Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks

[maddog]

Hi,

So I have decided to enter a Triathlon in  Sept 2017. One problem is I don't have a bike..yet.
I have been speaking to a few bike enthusiasts and they have told me to get an entry level road bike such as the Giant one in the link below.

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/contend-2


I am looking around the £500 mark. Willing to go more for the right bike.


Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks

If you could double up on the dough you get a lot more than double the bike. Nothing wrong with that as a starter bike but its what you intend to do afterwards with it. If you are going to continue cycling you will end up upgrading it so better to spend a bit more now and get 3 or 4 years out of a 1k bike than spend 500 now and then whatever else after. If that makes sense.

If it was me for £500 i'd be scouting for a good 2nd hand one. Lot of value to be had.

[haranguerer]

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/ultra-700-af-road-bike-105-id_8324331.html

Serious bike for the money. Check out if your work does bike to work too.

Best thing you'll do if you want to get into Tri though is join a club (after getting a bike tho obv )

[EastTyrone]

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/ultra-700-af-road-bike-105-id_8324331.html

Serious bike for the money. Check out if your work does bike to work too.

Best thing you'll do if you want to get into Tri though is join a club (after getting a bike tho obv )

Looks good. Pity, there are none available in large. Plan to join one once I can get a suitable bike.

[bennydorano]

Good deals on Wiggle own brand bikes 'Eastway', you could pick up a Carbon yoke with Shimano 105 for in around £800

[EastTyrone]

Ending up going with this one.

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/road/product/specialized-smartweld-allez-elite-49939/

Got it from Edinburgh Cycles at £625.
Happy with that. 

[maddog]

Ending up going with this one.

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/road/product/specialized-smartweld-allez-elite-49939/

Got it from Edinburgh Cycles at £625.
Happy with that.

Nice bike, good choice from a reputable brand. Best of luck with it.

[bennydorano]

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changes-to-sky-channels?DCMP=snt-skycom:ec_channel_changes

Eurosport off the Sky platform from end of January.

[maddog]

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/changes-to-sky-channels?DCMP=snt-skycom:ec_channel_changes

Eurosport off the Sky platform from end of January.

its feckin coming out then. About the only reason i keep sky

[gerry]

Whats the thoughts on eurosport, do I gamble and take the special offer before the 31st Jan or hope that them and sky get sorted.

[bennydorano]

Crisis averted, deal struck and Eurosport stays on the Sky platform. Thank f**k, I could have saved a few ££ by pulling the Sky and getting the Eurosport Player but I'm all for convenience  & fairly lazy.

[JimStynes]

Aye it would have been a disaster. That's July sorted anyway!