Excellent price for a good quality branded carbon road bike.
The 2015 Forme Axe Edge Sport 2.0 LE expertly combines performance with a perfectly executed, supportive geometry.
The LDC high modulus carbon frame, which forms the heart of this bike, has been proudly designed in Derbyshire to create a bike brilliantly suited to dealing with every challenge the British road can put under your wheels. A combination of vibration absorption and power output ensures an exhilarating, and comfortable, ride. The stays are designed to restrict road noise getting to the rider from the tarmac's surface, which will keep you pedaling for longer over distances; whilst the oversized BB30 bottom bracket shell takes care of maximising your power output to the rear wheel. Add a carbon fork with oversized steerer and you have a sharp handling, high end ride that performs well beyond it's price tag.
Shimano Sora keeps 18 speed gear selection ticking like clockwork. An updated shifter set, featuring tension release button on the brake lever, offers full gear selection from the drop position on the handlebars - meaning you have full gear capability on descents, sprints, and hard cornering.
To top all of this off, the Forme Axe Edge is completed with KT hubbed wheels and a tidy, in-house finishing kit. It strikes the right balance between all-day comfort and a position that generates personal bests, for the money you can’t go far wrong.
Smooth Shimano Sora 3500 Shifting
LDC high modulus carbon frame and fork
Compact FSA chainset for climbing efforts and speed.
Why do people complain about the Sora groupset? Absolutely nothing wrong with it. I've ran it on my Winter bike for the last four years and it's performed flawlessly. I cycle over 5000 miles every year in all weathers (Scotland). I have a Bianchi that runs Campagnolo and I've ran with 105 in the past.
Sora is a solid reliable groupset. I would recommend it to anyone.
bpletts
14 Mar 16#22
Good deal for what it is (if you must have carbon), however there are much better deals out there if you wait and watch. Cheap carbon doesn't weigh much less than a good aluminium frame. In December I snapped up a GT -S Expert road bike, alu frame, carbon forks (weighs about the same as this bike) with Tiagra (10 speed) gears for £330 (less £30 for the cosmetic scratches to one of the shifters on receipt) :-)
SpamJavelin
13 Mar 16#7
Making a big sacrifice on components to get a carbon frame. Those wheels are horrible. The Evans Pinnacle bikes are better value IMO.
rev6 to SpamJavelin
13 Mar 16#8
For around £500. Which do you have in mind?
cheapbiker to SpamJavelin
14 Mar 161#21
I've got a cheap Ventura CP50 similar to this. Sora groupset and 8.8kg. Perfectly good groupset if you set things up properly, just get another cassette to match your terrain sometimes.
I've got close to getting a couple of Strava KOMs on some pretty heavily used sections so it's still more about your legs than your bike IMO. I'm also a cheapass so I can't resist stuff like this. I have a garage full of sub £500 bikes rather than one or two high end ones!
jhsmith87
14 Mar 16#20
9.32kg for a carbon bike. I can see why it has had such a big price drop. I would choose the Tenet 3 deal if possible.
frakison
14 Mar 16#19
Thanks guys for your help, much appreciated, I wrongly assumed it was a shorter frame :wink:
rev6
13 Mar 16#18
Then get that one :stuck_out_tongue:
Plasmachaser
13 Mar 16#17
But the Tenet has disc breaks, prefer visuals over performance is it lol
rev6
13 Mar 16#16
Triple chainrings on the crank. I prefer a compact.
The Peloton. I don't like the paint work on the Tenet 3.
Derek_Duval
13 Mar 16#1
It says 10% reward points for bikes over £400. Does that mean you get £50 to spend after purchasing this? If so it makes it an even bigger bargain. 3% TCB aswell.
citynotutd123 to Derek_Duval
13 Mar 16#15
It says for 2016 bikes, unfortunately this is a 2015 bike.
Plasmachaser
13 Mar 16#14
What do you mean, Triple?
- i'm a novice when it comes to biking btw
Would you go with the Peloton or Saracen tenet then dude
nkwt861
13 Mar 16#12
Nice price for a carbon frame, but why put Sora groupset on it?
rev6 to nkwt861
13 Mar 16#13
Keep the cost down probably. SRAM Apex would have been great.
frakison
13 Mar 16#3
Does anyone know what "compact" means in relation to this bike? I was looking at the Defy 3 and the "compact" version of that is much cheaper? Is it just a more 'racy' frame?
alexytin to frakison
13 Mar 162#4
Just means a compact crankset. 50/34 front chainrings rather than 52/39. Better for beginners and people living in hilly areas
rev6 to frakison
13 Mar 161#5
A balance between a triple and a double.
bratleygeoff to frakison
13 Mar 161#6
It means the front gears ( chain rings ) are slightly smaller than a standard road race bike. Better for everyday use unless you like pushing big gears
nkwt861 to frakison
13 Mar 161#11
It refers to the chain rings on the crank. It will end 2 rings, a triple with have 3
Plasmachaser
13 Mar 16#9
What's your opinion on that Peloton version with the carbon fork, rev
rev6 to Plasmachaser
13 Mar 16#10
It's a difficult one. I personally don't like the colour scheme on the Tenet 3 so out of the Forme and the Peloton. Probably the Peloton unless it's a triple :smile:
Opening post
The 2015 Forme Axe Edge Sport 2.0 LE expertly combines performance with a perfectly executed, supportive geometry.
The LDC high modulus carbon frame, which forms the heart of this bike, has been proudly designed in Derbyshire to create a bike brilliantly suited to dealing with every challenge the British road can put under your wheels. A combination of vibration absorption and power output ensures an exhilarating, and comfortable, ride. The stays are designed to restrict road noise getting to the rider from the tarmac's surface, which will keep you pedaling for longer over distances; whilst the oversized BB30 bottom bracket shell takes care of maximising your power output to the rear wheel. Add a carbon fork with oversized steerer and you have a sharp handling, high end ride that performs well beyond it's price tag.
Shimano Sora keeps 18 speed gear selection ticking like clockwork. An updated shifter set, featuring tension release button on the brake lever, offers full gear selection from the drop position on the handlebars - meaning you have full gear capability on descents, sprints, and hard cornering.
To top all of this off, the Forme Axe Edge is completed with KT hubbed wheels and a tidy, in-house finishing kit. It strikes the right balance between all-day comfort and a position that generates personal bests, for the money you can’t go far wrong.
Smooth Shimano Sora 3500 Shifting
LDC high modulus carbon frame and fork
Compact FSA chainset for climbing efforts and speed.
Don't forget Quidco http://www.quidco.com/rutland-cycling
- Youngy
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Sora is a solid reliable groupset. I would recommend it to anyone.
I've got close to getting a couple of Strava KOMs on some pretty heavily used sections so it's still more about your legs than your bike IMO. I'm also a cheapass so I can't resist stuff like this. I have a garage full of sub £500 bikes rather than one or two high end ones!
Thanks guys for your help, much appreciated, I wrongly assumed it was a shorter frame :wink:
The Peloton. I don't like the paint work on the Tenet 3.
- i'm a novice when it comes to biking btw
Would you go with the Peloton or Saracen tenet then dude
A balance between a triple and a double.