For the price you might want to loose some weight yourself rather than expecting 8kg bike for 150 squid..

Looks like this is no longer being made, which is a shame

Just got my daughter's Triban 3 48" and it fit her fine at 5'4". There was still 6 or 7 inches left on the seat post to be raised, and the reach for here was fine with the saddle set in the middle position on the seat post. Can see it lasting her well up to 5'6" or so.

Bike build is very good, the rear gears needed no adjustment, but the triple front mech needs to be exactly right and took a bit of adjustment, mainly the position of the mech itself rather than cable tension. She did 20 miles on it tonight and really liked it. It is a light bike and does look great. Handles well too.

Cheers

Seems only the smaller sizes left in stock for the moment -:disappointed: wonder how does the carrera parva which people are talking about on the other thread for roughy the same price right now stacks up? Looking for a commute bike(10-15 mile a day on city roads), easy maintenance in the sub 200 region - any suggestions? many thanks.

​why do you assume that it is >fat people< that assume everyone is fat?

any info on how heavy they are

What height person would the 48 frame suit?

​It certainly helps when weight is saved on the wheels.

Blimey that's light! I was happy with my latest addition at 8.8kg (disc braked). I'm in the climber category apparently - well that's what I'll be telling myself when someone out sprints me from the traffic lights. :confused:

Ha ha I am definitely closer to a sprinter than I am a climber! :smile:

That said my Bianchi Infinito does only weigh 7.5kg...:smirk:

I have looked at these before, but ended up with a 2012 Giant Defy 2, which I got last year for £170. No carbon, but decent nick, 2x10 gears etc (Original RRP £800). Very happy with it and certainly don't feel I need more/lighter, even with the panniers etc on.

Plus it's a pretty safe bet if you're looking at bikes in this price range you're new to cycling and so may be carrying a few extra lbs than those that take it a lot more seriously.

Most the weight on these bikes are in the chainset, wheelset, tyres and saddle so are a good base to upgrade things as they wear out.

P.s. here's a rough chart of cyclist weights, you may not class yourself as heavy but in the world of cycling:

I think you've taken offence a bit too quickly. You said a little too heavy at 10.8kg for a £150 bike, which is a bit ignorant of the fact most bikes at this price point are 12kg+. The Carrera Vanquish at £264 at the moment is 10.6kg. It is an old cyclist saying that it is a lot cheaper to lose weight yourself than lose it off the bike. I think that was the point.

I guess he might have confused the Carrera with Cinelli bike.
I am sorry I did not plan to sound offensive, it's just sometimes it is worth training more rather than getting the lighter bike (except if you are really competing in a race)

What carrera bike did you get for £150

Yes definitely, for an extra £25-£30 it is a no brainer. Carbon forks, Claris front and rear mechs. Just over 1 kg lighter, definitely worth the bit extra.

Thanks. I've also come across the below. Is it worth the extra money compared to the virtuoso?

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/carrera-vanquish-road-bike-2015?_$ja=kw:drytinder|tsid:40392&cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-PerformanceHorizon-_-drytinder-_-TopLink

Wheels missing perhaps? :confused:

Can anyone please recommend a bike for around the same budget as this one. Suitable for a beginner just looking for a decent bike for daily commute. My height is 5ft 8 inches. Thanks

45 and 48 = "more sizes"? I thought these are the only sizes that are usually in stock anyway, because they're so small?

anyway 45cm and 48 sizes only left

Last time this bike was on HUKD decided to buy S/H. Got a steel Raleigh (better ride) which UPS weighed as 12 kg & it is great. Old style suicide brakes & gears, just changed the saddle to a wide comfy one. Prefer plastic pedals & wear steel toecap boots £10 to avoid getting holes in my nicer shoes. Have a look on EBay - paid £52 for the bike.

I bought the missus a 51cm Triban 3 (which is going back on Saturday to be swapped for a 48cm (Decathlon has amazing customer service!!!)). It weighs about 9.5kg from memory (I can double check later if anyone cares), but that's with different tyres (Rubino Pro) and saddle (Cosine).

If I was to swap the silly triple square taper chainset for a spare RS500/105 one I could probably get it to very close to 9kg. On another bike I swapped a square taper double FSA Tempo chainset to an Ultegra one and it saved circa 450g, I expect a triple to weigh more.

Also intrigued about the Carrera for £150 that weighs 9kg though.

I have the 48 bike and the weight is 9.76kg if that's any help.It's a great bike and is great for getting me to and from work very fast too considering the smaller wheels.A utter bargain at this price

Oh do share please.
It might have been 9kg in a leaflet but more like 11 on the actual scales.

Maybe it was 9kg frame only

Its either BS or totally clueless about bike weights.

I'm calling BS on a 9kg bike for that amount unless you bought it in 1963?

​I second that. Halfords sale still on

You bought a Carrera for around £150, that was only 9 kilos in weight !!
I'd like to know what model Carrera that was ?

If you think 2kg difference on a road bike is particularly important, I'd hope you're probably doing the sort of cycling where you want to be as light as possible - so makes sense you need to lose some weight for that sort of thing.

Me, I often have an extra 5kg of panniers, lock etc on my Giany Defy road bike.
My hybrid at some points was probably more like 20kg total before I added any extra stuff (at at one point I had approximately 50kg of coke zero on the back!)

​lol i dont need to get lighter i am a healthy weight.. why do fat people assume everyone is fat

how do you know i need to lose weight? please stop being bitter just on a comment.. i purchased a carriera bike from halfords for similar money and it is only 9 kg.

For £150 I think you may be asking a lot to get lighter

For the price you might want to loose some weight yourself rather than expecting 8kg bike for 150 squid..

hot from me :stuck_out_tongue:

Cold. Old deal is still live.

11kg from the info on the link

Small sizes only, but if that works for you (or your kids) then this bike is an insane bargain at this price. When it first came out at twice the price Road CC mag called it the best value bike it had ever tested. Carbon fork, alloy frame, rides beautifully and looks good too. My first road bike and it get me hooked! I even used mine as a tourer.
with rack and panniers.
Be aware the small sizes come with 650c wheels not the standard 700c - not a huge problem but it does mean options on replacement wheels, tyres, tubes are not so common (but Decathlon stock them) or cheap.

only small sizes left which seem kiddy size.