New Bike Options Advice Needed

adam1982

Hi All

Looking to upgrade bike for Summer Months and have approx 1500 to spend. Have my heart set on going towards full carbon. Will be doing a good few sportives etc for the year and regular weekday short spins and weekend 100 - 200k spins.

Have been looking on wiggle and have been looking at the following any advice / reviews much appeciated. Am currently swaying towards new bike as really dont know what im looking at in the 2nd hand market

Thanks in advance for ur help

Option 1

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ridley-helium-105-special-edition-2013/

Option 2

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/moser-bikes-111-ultegra-2013/

Option 3

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-f5-105-2013/

Option 4

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/eastway-r10-rival-2013/

or
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/eastway-rd10-force-2013/

Sorry haven't really narowed it down that much. As it stands sort of swaying towards the Ridley but cant get much info on it.

Thanks again:D

Buzwaldo

Choices, choices, choices..
Buddy has an F5 and loves it. Ridley looks nice. Never heard of eastway so resale might be harder. Disc brakes on a roadbike?? May be the future, but not mainstream yet or for a while.
Sorry - not much help really.

countrykid

i bulit up an F5 to sell on here a few months back..

quality frame and on the test ride i was well impressed.

a mate as a ridley excalibur and its as tough as nails too...doubt helium would differ in that department

07Lapierre

For me I'd go for option two....full carbon with Ultegra group set.

Though I would't buy it off the web. I'd want to "try before I buy".

jackstaff

Giant tcr comp 2 is wat I picked and have no complaints.
Lifetime warranty on the frame and it's cracking looking piece of kit aswell

Cee-Jay-Cee

I'd go for the F5 too but then again I'm biased as I have one. I also have a Ridley Compact which is aluminium. The F5 is such a nice bike and considerably more comfortable and faster.

The Ridley Helium frame is over 300g heavier than the F5 frame and while it's a lovely looking bike I think the F5 is nicer. The Helium would be a close second. I wouldn't even consider the other three.

Gallant_JJ

Don't rule out a LBS, got my Felt F4 spring last year for 1600. Haggle haggle haggle.

adam1982

Cheers for all d advice every1 much appreciated. Ended up logged on 2 sum1 else's account so if u receive random thanks was me if wrong account. Still inclined towards d Ridley as just seems great value 4 money and also like it to look at but wud love review off sum1 who owns helium. Disc brake on road bike ya just seems wrong doesn't it. Either way making decision b4 Monday and as it stands I think I'll be able to review Ridley by end of d summer ;-) thanks so far but keep advice coming :-)