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    Wallet-friendly ROAD WARRIORS

    May 12, 2022 5 minutes
    WORDS SIMON WITHERS
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    RUSSELL BURTON

    IN these inflationary, potentially cash-strapped times, it’s good to see that you can buy a quality road bike without bankrupting yourself. A grand? Neither of these steeds reach even three quarters of that price, but both promise to offer a much better riding experience than you’ll get from the notorious ‘bike-shaped object’ (a low-price, poor-quality bicycle).

    Boardman’s SLR 8.6 is the little brother of the brand’s award-winning 8.9 carbon bike, but it shares a lot of the DNA and looks like a lot of bike for just £550. Its triple-butted aluminium frame has the same endurance geometry and its full range of fixtures and fittings makes it a great entry-level all-rounder.

    Triban’s RC500 ups the all-rounder ante further by allowing 700c tyres up to 36mm wide. Tubeless-ready rims are good to see at this price, and Shimano Sora and Promax cable disc brakes look like

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