Any recommendations on where to look for a new second-hand road bike that I can use for commuting?
I'm after something that will be good enough to enable me to compete safely in the usual inter-commuter races, but not so flash so as to attract attention from criminals if I want to leave it locked up around town. I don't know how much I will need to pay, but would hope to pick up something for a few hundred quid?
This is to replace an ailing Peugeot road bike, in 531, with 105 groupset. It has served me well for the last 10 years, but I think it has now reached the end of its natural life.
[For the record, my current bike needs a new chain, cassette, chainrings, front shifter, front mech, jockey wheels, bottom bracket, headset & gear cables. I'll have to pay labour to get some of that done (cos the bits are either seized, or I don't have the tools). Plus the steerer on the forks snapped a while ago, and I got them replaced with a second-hand pair which don't have a rake, and feel too twitchy for my liking. Considering all of that, I reckon it'll be better to replace it!]