Whether&nbsp;you&rsquo;re a new&nbsp;rider or experienced&nbsp;rouleur&nbsp;who regularly gets asked for advice by cycle curious civilians, this &pound;500 test is an interesting one.The great news is that there are some impressive &lsquo;posh bike&rsquo; details spread among the six test subjects. These include internal cable routing, concealed cable shifters, axle&nbsp;chainsets&nbsp;with flush-fit&nbsp;chainrings, high volume&nbsp;tyres&nbsp;on wide rims, cartridge brake pads and quality bar tape and saddles. Even more important than cartridge brake pads there are some good ride characters,&nbsp;and the majority are at the least pleasantly competent. We need to start naming names and picking an order, so here goes.Surprisingly, Boardman came out last as even though the Road Sport has some nice features the ride is so harsh some testers thought it was missing its&nbsp;tyres.&nbsp;Halfords&nbsp;take a hit with the Vanquish Disc too as while the brakes stop well in all weathers the frame is too&nbsp;flexy&nbsp;to make the most of them on descents, and it&rsquo;s sluggish under power.The Pinnacle Laterite never betrays its lower cost in terms of parts or all-round performance, with only occasionally unbalanced&nbsp;handling causing comment. The Raleigh&nbsp;Criterium&nbsp;frame adds a real sense of encouragement to every effort and is comfortable enough to carry that all day. The new Vitus Razor&nbsp;Claris&nbsp;is a quality all-rounder that gets elevated to top level performance through fitting wide rims and fat&nbsp;tyres&nbsp;for a smoothness and confidence upgrade.The test winner was never in doubt once we&nbsp;realised&nbsp;that B&rsquo;Twin backed up its outstanding value equipment levels with an excellent all-round ride. Lively, comfortable, practical, versatile and a full&nbsp;groupset&nbsp;ahead of the rest on test, the&nbsp;Triban&nbsp;520 is the best &pound;500 bike we&rsquo;ve ever ridden.

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