Best bike up to £3000

scullyman

All,

Having recently changed jobs I am faced with the distressing prospect of an employer with a CCL and a scheme limit of £3000. As I was planning to buy a new bike in any case I'm keen to proceed.

I was all set to buy a Canyon Ultimate CF SLX but unfortunately we use cyclescheme rather than providing the scheme ourselves; I understand that I can't buy from Canyon as a result. I'm interested in people's thoughts on other choices - obviously I will test ride etc. but would like to narrow down the choice first.

So far (with a bit of give and take) I'm interested in:

Boardman Elite SLR 9.4 (or 9.2 if I can't wangle this)
'Dale Super Six Hi-Mod Red
Cube Litening Super HPC Pro (or '10 Race)

I've also had a brief look at the Pina FP Quattro and the Wilier Imperiale - don't know much about either. Other thoughts welcomed... preferably with a reason! Also, if anyone has any experience or concerns re: C2W at this level (I've only used it for sub-£1k with the 5% final valuation before) I'd be interested to hear them.

Many thanks.

cougie

Who do you work for ? My employer wont even do the 1 grand scheme..........

desweller

At that price point you ought to be able to find a supplier that will build you a custom fitted frame, e.g. Kinetic One.

marin_maniac

As much as I like my Boardman team carbon, I would struggle to pass up the Dale!

unixnerd

'Dale Super Six Hi-Mod Red

Shame it's SRAM instead of Shimano but if you read the reviews that's one heck of a frame. I'd pay particular attention to which wheelset these bikes come with, I'd be looking for something nice like Shimano RS80 / Mavic Ksyrium Elites for that money.

If it's a commuter I'd not forget the Cannondale Synapse of Specialized Roubaix either.

fuzzbear

Don't know too much about the others on your short list but, the Cannondale is a great bike. Not much else I'd change my '08 model for (at the same price point).

Shame about the Canyon though, they seem an interesting choice.