Progear RD 140 2014 roadie

[lavruban]

Has anyone had any experience with the Progear RD 140 roadie? I'm looking at purchasing a new bike.

Cheers

[lavruban]

Also considering:

Malvern Star Sprint 1 (2015) - http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-b ... /102599495" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Momentum R330 Shimano A070 (2014) - http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-b ... /102328112" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cell Otway 1.0 (2014) w/ lifetime frame warranty - http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-b ... /102355522" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ldrcycles]

I've worked on a couple of progear bikes, they generally seem to be only a tiny notch above Big W bikes. I don't mind indexed stem shifters but have the very painful memory of bumping a stem shifter with my knee while accelerating out of the saddle and hitting the bitumen hard. STI shifters are worth the extra, i haven't used those Tourney ones but the old Sora had the same thumb shifter arrangement which i hated. Some people don't mind it though.

I would go the Cell mainly based on the colour, though the alloy fork on the Momentum should be lighter. If you can stretch to a bike with carbon forks it makes a significant difference to the smoothness. At that price range you could also check out the Reid Aquila.

EDIT: at $450 there's the Reid Osprey which has carbon forks. Or the Cell S2200SE.

[lavruban]

I've worked on a couple of progear bikes, they generally seem to be only a tiny notch above Big W bikes. I don't mind indexed stem shifters but have the very painful memory of bumping a stem shifter with my knee while accelerating out of the saddle and hitting the bitumen hard. STI shifters are worth the extra, i haven't used those Tourney ones but the old Sora had the same thumb shifter arrangement which i hated. Some people don't mind it though.

I would go the Cell mainly based on the colour, though the alloy fork on the Momentum should be lighter. If you can stretch to a bike with carbon forks it makes a significant difference to the smoothness. At that price range you could also check out the Reid Aquila.

EDIT: at $450 there's the Reid Osprey which has carbon forks. Or the Cell S2200SE.

Thanks mate. I'll look into the bikes you suggested. There are also some $500 Avantis down from $800-ish (as seen here http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/s/road-b ... y=cheapest" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;), your thoughts?

[2wheels_mond]

The Momentum R350's a bit nicer than the 330 if you can afford the extra $100.

[lavruban]

The Momentum R350's a bit nicer than the 330 if you can afford the extra $100.

For an extra $100 I could go the R350, or for the Avanti Giro 1 (2013) or Avanti Vitale 1 (2010)? http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-b ... /102251017" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-b ... /102488561" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Which of the three do you reckon would be better? I don't know a lot on the specs but I see the price drop has been bigger for the Avanti's!

[2wheels_mond]

Which of the three do you reckon would be better? I don't know a lot on the specs but I see the price drop has been bigger for the Avanti's!

I'd still say the Momentum - it's got the next groupset level up from the Avantis and is pretty similar in all other aspects. Avantis are generally pretty overpriced for what they are.

[lavruban]

Which of the three do you reckon would be better? I don't know a lot on the specs but I see the price drop has been bigger for the Avanti's!

I'd still say the Momentum - it's got the next groupset level up from the Avantis and is pretty similar in all other aspects. Avantis are generally pretty overpriced for what they are.

Thanks for letting me know man (y)
I'll be heading down to a local bike shed tomorrow to see if I can replace the frame on my current bike. If not I'll probably get a new one.

[ldrcycles]

I was actually looking at a couple of Avanti frames before i found my current Apollo ($160 on gumtree with a nice set of wheels), Avanti make some really nice stuff and they have a solid rep.

[lavruban]

I was actually looking at a couple of Avanti frames before i found my current Apollo ($160 on gumtree with a nice set of wheels), Avanti make some really nice stuff and they have a solid rep.

Would you rate Avanti higher than the Momentum R350, Cell Otway, Malvern Star Sprint or Oppy, or Reid Osprey?

[ldrcycles]

Pretty much on par with the aluminium Oppy (a mate had an A4 for a while), a smidge above the Cell, Momentum and Reid.

[lavruban]

Pretty much on par with the aluminium Oppy (a mate had an A4 for a while), a smidge above the Cell, Momentum and Reid.

Now it's down to:

Momentum R350 Shimano Sora (2014) - http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-b ... /102328113" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cell Otway 1.0 (2014) - http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-b ... /102355522" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (3 year warranty on shimano sti shifters is attractive)
Avanti Giro 1 (2013) - http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/a/road-b ... /102603029" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

All have lifetime warranty on the frame and one year warranty on other components.