Choices choices - Advice Please...

CHRISB50

Hello,

I am looking at picking up a new road bike in the sales, whilst the stock is still there.
I have been hunting around the web for a while and whittled my choices down to 2 bikes:

Cannondale Super Six 105 and BMC Road Racer SL01 105.

I've seen both for the same price (around 1700 GBP), so there is no difference in the cost.

I am looking at using my bike initially for weekend use, and then maybe low level racing.

Any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated. I spoke to a guy in my LBS but all I got was the major difference was that American bikes tend to be a bit larger framed than European bikes.

Ther group sets are the same, from what I can find on the web the geo is pretty similar (I'm looking at a 54 cm frame in both).

They both get pretty good reviews, so I'm interested to know general public opinion!

Thanks guys...

giant_man

Have you ridden either bike? That would my deciding factor. And no, no-one who works in an LBS is going to be able to tell you which is better either ....

ShutUpLegs

£1700 on a bike for low level racing? WOW
Almost as good as the guy spending £3500 on a commuter

Both are decent bikes, go for the one with the better wheels and you like the look of if you cannot test ride. Make sure its a good fit.

gabriel959

CHRISB50 wrote:

Hello,

I am looking at picking up a new road bike in the sales, whilst the stock is still there.
I have been hunting around the web for a while and whittled my choices down to 2 bikes:

Cannondale Super Six 105 and BMC Road Racer SL01 105.

I've seen both for the same price (around 1700 GBP), so there is no difference in the cost.

I am looking at using my bike initially for weekend use, and then maybe low level racing.

Any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated. I spoke to a guy in my LBS but all I got was the major difference was that American bikes tend to be a bit larger framed than European bikes.

Ther group sets are the same, from what I can find on the web the geo is pretty similar (I'm looking at a 54 cm frame in both).

They both get pretty good reviews, so I'm interested to know general public opinion!

Thanks guys...

£1700 for a SuperSix 105!? ekk?

Have a look here for a SuperSix 105 for £1350 in your size...

http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/bikes- ... 12-p199753
http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/bikes- ... 12-p199755

or here for a SuperSix Apex for £1200 in your size

http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/bikes- ... 12-p206336

CHRISB50

Thanks for your replies.

@ Giant man - Nope, not yet, but I hope to this weekend.

@ ShutUpLegs - Pardon my ignorance but I do not really understand what you are getting at - 1700 quid is more than enough for a racing bike for racing? You see, I'm that ignorant that sarcasm is wasted on me for the time being anyway. Thanks I guess though.

@ Gabriel959 - Cheers for the links. I'll have a look. If that's what I decide to go for, I definitely won't be paying 350 over the odds now.

gabriel959

Westbrook are great too FYI - I bought my SuperSix from them and they were super