Is the Focus CAYO expert worth £600 more than the Cayo

MIsterGoof
MIsterGoof Posts: 128
edited June 2008 in Road beginners
I've been deliverating for a while over Panet-X Foucs, Ribble, Pearson or build my own.

Whilst looking a the Cayos I initially considered the Expert because it was dearer but is the spec different enough to justify £600.

I'll be using for Club runs, Sportives and maybe if i'm brave a Club 10TT
                      Cayo               Cayo Expert
Rear Derailleur      Ultegra Ice         Dura Ace 
Shift Levers         Ultegra Ice         Dura Ace 
Crankset             Truvativ Elita 2.2  FSA Gossamer Pro 
Brakes Shimano       Ultegra Ice         FSA Energy
Brake Levers         Ultegra Ice         Dura Ace
Handlebars Concept   SL alloy race bar   FSA Omega 
Stem                 FSA OS 190          FSA OS 150
Wheelset             Mavic Aksium 622-15 Fulcrum Racing 5

Comments

  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    The jump from Ultegra to Dura Ace is probably not worth the money in performance terms, but has great posing value.

    To me the biggest difference is the wheels.
  • MonkeyMurphia
    MonkeyMurphia Posts: 32
    I don't think there's that much difference between Aksiums and Racing 5's, a few grams at most but the performance is almost identical and financially there's only £20 or £30 between a set.

    If i were you i'd go planet x ti (with dura ace) or get the planet x team carbon or cayo for £999 and spend £3-400 on a pair of racing 3's or some nice hand built rims. then you'll see real difference.

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