cheapest proper road bike for a trainer

[Rykard]

HI,
what would be the best value road bike to put on a turbo? currently using a mountain bike but am running out of gears..

[welshwheels]

why not up the gearing on the mtb ? if that is all you intend to use the bike for? http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b2s149p296&tbv=STRONGLIGHT_110_BCD_Zicral_46-53T_PARTS_&_ACCESSORIES_Components_-_Gears_-_Chainrings_-_Stronglight

[Rykard]

want to put tri bars on it and they won't fit on the bars

[welshwheels]

are you going to use the bike on the road at all?

[Rykard]

highly unlikely

[Feanor]

When I bought an entry-level road bike a couple of years ago, I ended up choosing a Cube.
Their entry-level bike is the 'Peloton', in the £800 range.

I'm still using it today, as a commuting bike and as a ( slightly inappropriate ) audax bike.

Has the added value of being the cheapest bike on any audax I've done!
( At least it won't get nicked outside the Buy'N'Save commercial control... )

[LEE]

Check out Ribble Cycles

[Wild Rover]

The Carrera Virtuoso (old model if you can get one) from Halfords should fit the bill - more than adequate for turboing, bearing in mind it's going to get drenched in sweat - can also use it as a hack for winter too. I picked a 2010 one up in the local paper for £100, had hardly been used. There's plenty of them about. Just changed the saddle to my liking & it's been spot on on the turbo. Have also had the odd foray down the shops on it.

[giropaul]

Turbo bikes get destroyed (sweat, stresses etc) so anything that gives you your correct position will do.

If you're running out of gears a new turbo with variable resistance will be cheaper than a new bike, and have the same effect.

[Palinurus]

If I was looking for a turbo bike I'd probably set up an automated search on eBay for all road bikes in the size you want within a reasonable radius of where you live (few eBayers will post bikes, esp. second hand entry level road bikes).

[GrahamG]

^^

Absolutely - any old thing of moderate quality will do. Something with a 6 or 7 speed block and 42/52 double, best if 700c wheels but even that is optional as shitty old tyres are easily available for turbo use. You really should not be spending more than maybe £50-75

[Fab Foodie]

I use my (at the moment) unroadworthy Fixie, but otherwise just get something that fits s/h from ebay, lbs and mod to suit, weight, brakes etc don't matter so you should find plenty heaps out there.
If you want New, then Decathlon Triban road bike for £300 (very decent) or maybe a Viking is about as cheap as you'll get.