Hi all from nottingham.

[dudeskin]

Cheers guys!
Big help. Tough to make a cheap carbon fiber bike I guess hahaha.

Seeing how things go, might end up with a cycle scheme bike and can use the components as a doner bike at least in the future.

Maybe. Just weighing it all up as usual.

[adym]

Getting a cheap cycle scheme bike is definitely not a bad way of looking at things. Decathlon Rockrider big 8 is cracking value, for £800 - taxes. As you aren't paying for the brand name. Not something you should be concerned about if you are considering a Chiner