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Post by chiban3 on Mar 22, 2014 15:47:19 GMT
Hi All,
I suspect we all started out with the same idea, to get into cycling as cheaply as possible, most of us have since got hooked and spent more money than intended on improvements along the way.
So my question is how far will we go with the Triban or will we actually just buy a higher-spec bike altogether?
Personally, I like the idea of retaining the T3 frame, I already have higher spec wheels to go on and ultimately would look at the group set. Not going to consider the latter until it has a lower-weighted, higher-spec rider and that will always be the limiting factor.
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Post by Red Devil on Mar 22, 2014 16:05:47 GMT
It's all down to how much you like the current bike / colour.
IMHO a T3 should be more than happy with either Tiagra or 105 as an upgrade path. Once you start hitting Ultegra, then you're into serious kit and riding.
But there's nothing to say you can't put any groupset on the existing T3 frame run it whilst enjoying the whole package and just keep an eye out for any bargin frames as and when the appear.
I believe there are some good deals to be had on Groupsets at the moment so get ordering perhaps. (Just don't get caught when the parcels arrive)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 16:10:59 GMT
I'd say it is certainly cheaper to upgrade the T3 and sell the old parts, than buy a bike with Tiagra or 105 , but you will incur a bigger loss if you end up selling it. Because a T3 with 105, is still a T3 in some peoples eyes. If that makes sense. Does not mean it is any less of a bike. The frame is very good.
If you do up the T3, I'm not sure you will get most of your money back unless you sell it in parts. It's what ended up doing with mine last year, made all my money back but that was when there was a boom in the bikes popularity.
After doing up my T3 a bit, I decided the frame just did not fit me quite right and bought a Ribble frame and put all the upgraded parts on that. It was a good job I could find a cheap half decent frame like that. Otherwise would of been in trouble.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 18:39:14 GMT
When I bought mine I was hoping I would just replace bits when they wore out. The triban is my first road bike, but I had been considering getting a road bike for about 3 years. I was looking at bikes nearly twice the price of the triban 3, but as I wasn't sure I would take to road riding the cost of the triban won me over.
If my groupset needed replacing or my wheels needed replacing I would upgrade the triban, but if I were upgrading for ride comfort or major weight saving I would buy another bike. The triban is excellent vfm, but the frame and forks are not the lightest or most comfortable, and a complete bike from planet x, ribble or merlin will usually be cheaper than you can buy and build a bike for.
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Post by ianmoss on Mar 22, 2014 20:21:56 GMT
You will find, like I have, if you upgrade your Triban, you make it even better as you go. Once you start totting up the cost, you will realise you have a great bike, then looking around to see if you can get that same spec bike brand new for the same money, you realise you have a brilliant bike!!!
Upgrade as much as you want, eventually you will buy a new bike, you will be however left with a very nice spare to keep or to sell on to fund a new ride.
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Post by Paulinblack on Mar 23, 2014 16:19:48 GMT
I might buy myself a Pinarello Dogma now that I've had the Triban for a few weeks. But then again, I might wait until I have lost 10 stones and won the lottery first!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 9:43:20 GMT
I've taken mine as far as I'm willing to go on the upgrade front, tiagra groupset, Upgraded wheels. I think once you start looking at ultegra, then there are better specced bikes for the money you would be spending i.e.PlanetX pro carbon. Although t3 will always be a good bike I think there comes a point where the cost of new vs upgrade should be considered. Imho.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 11:09:33 GMT
I hate this assumption in life that because Team Sky ride Pinarello that they are the creme de la creme of road bikes. IMHO you can get a far better bike for similar money. A Colnago, Cervelo or even Orbea are arguably better bikes than the Dogma but that's just my opinion.
Team Sky are just using the frame and adding their own upgrades to suit every riders spec. It's just a sponsorship deal, it could say anything on the frame really.
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Post by Paulinblack on Mar 24, 2014 12:34:14 GMT
I hate this assumption in life that because Team Sky ride Pinarello that they are the creme de la creme of road bikes. IMHO you can get a far better bike for similar money. A Colnago, Cervelo or even Orbea are arguably better bikes than the Dogma but that's just my opinion. Team Sky are just using the frame and adding their own upgrades to suit every riders spec. It's just a sponsorship deal, it could say anything on the frame really. Hang on! I know nothing about cycling. I picked Pinarello because I saw one in a magazine that was Β£11k. My point was, as a fat bloke who's just started cycling, knows nothing about it, who isn't very good at it and doesn't have thousands of pounds to waste, I'm best sticking with the Triban!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 13:30:19 GMT
I hate this assumption in life that because Team Sky ride Pinarello that they are the creme de la creme of road bikes. IMHO you can get a far better bike for similar money. A Colnago, Cervelo or even Orbea are arguably better bikes than the Dogma but that's just my opinion. Team Sky are just using the frame and adding their own upgrades to suit every riders spec. It's just a sponsorship deal, it could say anything on the frame really. Not saying they're any better or worse than the others but they must have something going for them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 13:41:05 GMT
I hate this assumption in life that because Team Sky ride Pinarello that they are the creme de la creme of road bikes. IMHO you can get a far better bike for similar money. A Colnago, Cervelo or even Orbea are arguably better bikes than the Dogma but that's just my opinion. Team Sky are just using the frame and adding their own upgrades to suit every riders spec. It's just a sponsorship deal, it could say anything on the frame really. Not saying they're any better or worse than the others but they must have something going for them. Yeah they're a good bike I'm sure but a majority of people (not just on this forum) think that they are the best bikes since sliced bread. I wasn't making it a personal agenda, just annoys me when people make the claim but have no consideration for IMO better alternatives.
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Post by chiban3 on Mar 24, 2014 18:46:34 GMT
I think it being the bike of the TDF winner is a perfectly reasonable basis for having that opinion, especially for those of us who are living in T3 world, plus talking in jest as nomoreheroes clearly was. Your own opinion comes back to my original question, at what point does the Triban and it's upgrade potential become inadequate, needing to be replaced by what we might consider a better bike?
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 24, 2014 18:55:03 GMT
Training 6 hrs plus a week consistently, averaging 28 - 34 kmh on 1 to 2 hour rides without fail, doing 100km plus rides regularly, down at the weight you were as a late teenager / mid 20 year old (assuming you were naturally fit and active) ... then you might want a better bike .
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 24, 2014 18:56:17 GMT
...might!
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Post by chiban3 on Mar 24, 2014 19:01:54 GMT
Training 6 hrs plus a week consistently, averaging 28 - 34 kmh on 1 to 2 hour rides without fail, doing 100km plus rides regularly, down at the weight you were as a late teenager / mid 20 year old (assuming you were naturally fit and active) ... then you might want a better bike . Oh ok, so probably some time around July you mean? ;-)
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