The Final Countdown!!!
Westerberg
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Have to make a decision on what new bike to buy as my second ever by midday tomorrow. It'll be my special / club run / occasional race / sportive bike. I've whittled it down to 3 by an agonising process of elimination. Heart says Cannondale Six Ultegra, head says Scott, combination says Cannondale Six 105 (allowing a bit extra for kit!). Summary below plus the prices I would pay (all 2010 models with 25% off).
Scott CR1 Elite -Sram Rival-Kysrium Elite, weight 7.2kg, £1589
Cannondale Six 105/Aksium, weight 8.32kg, £1349
Cannondale Six Ultegra/Ksyrium Equipe, weight 7.7kg, £1649
Any last minute thoughts before I take the plunge!?
Scott CR1 Elite -Sram Rival-Kysrium Elite, weight 7.2kg, £1589
Cannondale Six 105/Aksium, weight 8.32kg, £1349
Cannondale Six Ultegra/Ksyrium Equipe, weight 7.7kg, £1649
Any last minute thoughts before I take the plunge!?
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Go for the 105 equipped Cannondale........ can't go wrong! Spend the excess on cake and beer0
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Frame 2 with gear 1 or 3.0
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Evil Laugh wrote:Frame 2 with gear 1 or 3.0
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guilliano wrote:Go for the 105 equipped Cannondale........ can't go wrong! Spend the excess on cake and beer
+1, and it's the nicest paint job! :oops:0 -
No. 2.
Saw one in the LBS on Saturday and thought it was utterly stunning!0 -
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I'd have 2 and try to get the wheels or whatever you fancy upgraded from the start by the shop. Failing that strip the new parts and sell new and upgrade or just buy some decent tyres and then do the rest when needed/wanted.
Frame 2 is the winner, gorgeous. Get it.0 -
well...I can get 25% off with wheelies, so suppose I could get some Fulcrum 3's for £374. Flog the Aksiums for, say £100 (making £274 extra) then I'd have the Black Cannondale with Fulcrum 3's for £1623 - cheaper than the Six Ultegra.0
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i think you can get fulcrum 3s for closer to 300 new on ebay0
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ukracer wrote:i think you can get fulcrum 3s for closer to 300 new on ebay0
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Zero contest surely?
The black Six is stunning. And stunning bikes are 25% faster than non stunning ones. So the 0.01% performance disadvantage of 105 over Ultegra will be substantially overridden.
Of course your left hand shifter may well snap but who cares!
The only "weak point" to 105 has, IMO, been the "look" of the crankset. But that's a rather lush looking FSA number.
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bendertherobot wrote:Zero contest surely?
The black Six is stunning. And stunning bikes are 25% faster than non stunning ones. So the 0.01% performance disadvantage of 105 over Ultegra will be substantially overridden.
Of course your left hand shifter may well snap but who cares!
The only "weak point" to 105 has, IMO, been the "look" of the crankset. But that's a rather lush looking FSA number.
Seriously, why are you still reading!0