Which bike?

sjw74
sjw74 Posts: 7
edited February 2013 in Road buying advice
I know a lot of people ask this sort of question but, I'm not sure which tri bike to get, its between a canyon speedmax al8 2013 or an argon 18 E80 2012? the argon is a bit cheaper and comes with a free wetsui, but I have one already.

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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Both get pretty good reviews though guess the 2012 will be a better deal as the dealers are trying to shift stock. Not that it should hold you back as its a good way to get a deal on a new bike I've done it quite a few times myself.

    Have you tried either to see if you like the ride, feel, handling etc? As its a sizeable investment its worth trying to get on them both.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • sjw74
    sjw74 Posts: 7
    Its hard to try the canyon as they are in Germany. Also considering Felt B16
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    sjw74 wrote:
    Its hard to try the canyon as they are in Germany. Also considering Felt B16

    I come originally from an MTB background and have ridden and raced for about 20 years now. I only moved to road bikes in 2009 but was massively surprised how bikes with a similar frame size & geometry felt so different on the road.

    You could always try your local TT races as you might met someone with a Canyon and be able to ride it though that is a long shot.

    I did see this on road.cc as someone else had a similar dilemma to you - http://road.cc/content/forum/57175-canyon
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.

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