Bianchi Sempre 105 vs Cube Agree GTC Pro

vrouzito

Hello guys! Well i decided and i am between them..

Bianchi Sempre 105 : 2350 euro
http://www.bianchi.gr/bike.php?id=227

Cube Agree GTC Pro :1950 euro
http://www.cube.eu/road/pro-comp/agree-gtc-pro/

Cube has better gear and i think is lighter than Sempre but most say that the quality of Sempreis far better that Cube..I am in a nice dillema i have to admit..If somebody choose Sempre please tell me and what color you would order it,it has red with white,yellow with black and white and this strange Bianchi's green!

Well i forgot to say that i am going to do about 60-90 kms trainings and i dont know if sempre is going to hurt my back cause of the racing geometry..

I really need your help for my final desicion! thank you and sorry for my poor english!

Ringo 68

I have the Cube and i think you would be hard pressed to find a better value bike. It is light, has a great spec and looks good too.

I don't know anything about the Bianchi though. In what area is it regarded as the better quality bike?

thegreatdivide

The Cube Agree may have ‘Pro’ in its name but only the Bianchi Sempre is used by a Pro team - Colombia Coldeportes. These chaps were flying up the mountains in this year's Tour of California on their Sempre’s and won a stage at the Giro del Trentino, so that’s a pretty good recommendation ;-)

Ringo 68

Surely you can't get a pro quality frame etc for under €2000 though.
It would be the same as the pro bikes in name and geometry only?/

thegreatdivide

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Oasticles

I have the Bianchi Infinito which is a bit more relaxed than the Sempre, very comfortable and fast enough for my abilities, so have you thought about that if you fancy a Bianchi? You should be able to do the distances you talk about without feeling all beaten up.!

I have it in red because personally I prefer it to the celeste (green) but I know others prefer the traditional Bianchi colours.

bianchirider

End of last year i was trying to choose between the Cube Race and the Sempre Ultegra (White, red, bare carbon) and I ended up going with the Bianchi. I looked at both of them in the flesh and the finshed quality is second to none on the Bianchi and in my opinion better than the Cube. Yes it was slightly more (although not much with a discount), but having seen plenty of cube's about and so far no Sempre in the same colour scheme as mine i'm more than happy with the choice. The "race geometery" is no issue whatsoever, I have had lower back problems in the past from previous injuries and have had no issue on 100+ miles rides with the Sempre, and if I needed to there is always room for change with the spacers - in fact so far i have dropped the stem another 10mm with no issue.

I've never seen a bianchi in the colours on your link though - imagine the yellow replaced with red and thats my look - couldnt be happier with my choice.

snowy lowey

They will both be good bikes, buy the one that fits the best and unfortunately no one on here can tell you that.

FWIW I test rode a sempre ultegra last year and though it looked very nice indeed, had a suprisingly comfortable rear end, slightly harsh feeling through the handlebars though. It was what I would call agreeable, nice to ride, pleasently stiff but nothing jumped out to make me want to buy it.

vrouzito

Firstly thank you for your fast replies.. Well i think that most of the people and here recommend Sempre and i dont think that is a bad desicion. I have not decided yet but i think i should go with Bianchi.. Maybe i am effected from the heavy italian brand name and the 125 years experience of them. Sempre is at 2350euro and the next thing that i can think it is an Infinito with Veloce at 2700euro that it is fair expensive for my budget but they said to me that for trainings etc is better more flexible and it is that stiff..

shinyhelmut

I've not ridden the cube but I've test ridden a sempre and liked it a lot. Enough that I very nearly bought myself one.