What bike would you buy up to £6000 and why??

ianbar

enigma equinox, with 11sp dura ace, carbon finishing kit, selle italia saddle, some magic carbine sl rims comes in well less than 5k.....i was trying to spend your money too!

carrock

coriordan wrote:

My heart says philw80's Foil (except I'd go DA9000 or 9070), and I'd go Zipp303/Enve 3.4 (cost dependant)

Head says Tarmac SL4, DA7800, Fulcrum Racing 1. Pocket the difference

I have just bought an SWorks SL3 with Fulcrum Zeros for £2400 second hand and it is like new. I would go this route- lots of half price superbikes available

insella

i also received some insurance money from an accident like creamingwargasm. during recovery i found myself entering competitions to win a superbike, as i could argue it would not be my money i am spending. hmm. eventually an offer from a pro-team came as they were selling off last years race bikes and I got a Dogma Di2 for 3,2k. I just needed hoops and some healing time. with the change i got a bargain Dedacciai ti for winter (bad luck for one is good luck for another). OK so the Dogma has evidence of some hard racing, but that for me is prestige and a story of this throroughbred. It rides like a dream, and for a few paint chips it was a bargain. So effectively i espouse the canny buy/s.

LegendLust

rozzer32 wrote:

Baum!








Sorry of to go find a tissue.

Beautiful bikes - but surely above the £6,000 price bracket?

GGBiker

Could you feel relaxed and enjoy riding such an expensive bike?

Concerns I would have

- worried about damage so taking it easy
- riding partners thinking I'm a twat (some people don't care but if folks are thinking it, it may be true...)
- does my skill justify it or is it wasted on me (I would feel like a twat)
- would my money be better spent on a coach, power meter, cycling training camp or holiday or on reducing my mortgage or spending it on wife/kids

Some of none of the above might apply to you.

cougie

When i started working I saved to get myself the bike of my dreams. So custom built frame to my measurements, my paintjob, the finest groupset you could buy. It was as good as any pro team bike at the time. Lovely bike. The best part about the whole thing was the anticipation - the planning and the saving. Riding the bike felt pretty much like any other bike I'd had. Its a bike. None of that laterally stiff yet vertically compliant rubbish....

But after a few years - you want a different bike - new frame - new groupset.

Now I'm very happy riding off the peg bikes. I've found that a lot cheaper than sourcing bits and pieces yourself - and I've not the patience...

So as others have said - buy a decent bike for half of that - and then spend the other 3k on fun. Take the bike to the Alps when the tour is there. That's an experience worth more than any expensive bike can give you.

ScreaminWargasm

GGBiker wrote:

Could you feel relaxed and enjoy riding such an expensive bike?

Concerns I would have

- worried about damage so taking it easy
- riding partners thinking I'm a fool (some people don't care but if folks are thinking it, it may be true...)
- does my skill justify it or is it wasted on me (I would feel like a fool)
- would my money be better spent on a coach, power meter, cycling training camp or holiday or on reducing my mortgage or spending it on wife/kids

Some of none of the above might apply to you.

I think I would be concerned about causing damage to such an expensive bike, but would take out insurance on it due to the fact that it'd cost so much.
As for feeling like a fool though, my payout for my injuries will be considerably more than the £6000 I set aside for a really nice bike leaving plenty to have holidays, pay some to the mortgage and probably get a new car while I'm at it.
I doubt I'd ever be able to push a bike like that to its limits though as if most of us could, we'd be riding alongside Cav and Tom Boonen.
My logic behind getting a very nice bike was that the money I'm getting has originally come from a serious accident while doing the hobby that I love. Under my normal circumstances, I wouldn't dream of spending such a large amount of money on a bike unless it had an engine however, due to the fact that this money is compensation for all the metalwork I now have in my femur and hip, I feel that I deserve to treat myself to a new toy that I couldn't ordinarily justify.
If the money wasn't coming my way, I wouldn't be spending crazy amounts on a bike as the previous £2k SuperSix was expensive enough.
I will most likely go on a cycling holiday anyway and think it'd be nice do do it on a dream bike while I have the opportunity.

jgsi

An email says this is on its way to me at long long last and you aint having it not even for £6k

mjbennett

You lucky sod....
Spend a bit less on your best bike and get a winter bike with proper mudguards, not clip-on things.
You can get a really excellent fully built up carbon winter bike with guards for about £1.5k, then you've got £4.5 k on your best bike.
i would probably get a handbuilt reynolds 953 frame with enve forks, probably with sram red and cosmic carbon slr wheels...

cougie

How much is the insurance on a 6k bike ? I bet that would soon mount up !

(just googled - its more than my car insurance !)

pkripper

How about a specialized allez and some blood transfusions?

VTech

For £6000 I would buy a Felt AR4 as to me its one of the most beautiful bikes ever and with the rest, get a first class return to San Francisco, hire a car and drive through Sonoma County, into Napa and onto Calistoga and ride the valleys for 2 weeks.

Trust me, the memory will last forever.

rozzer32

LegendLust wrote:

Beautiful bikes - but surely above the £6,000 price bracket?

The Corretto probably would be at £4900 for the frameset.

Would have to contact these guys http://www.prestige-cycles.co.uk

But on their website it says the Baum framesets start at £2250.

stongle

letap73 wrote:

http://www.free-motion.net/en/rennrad/sales/cannondale-super-six-evo-hi-mod-red-racing-zipp-edition

+ have a cycling holiday!

That was my holiday bike, this year....... I'll get some pics. Its awesome!

kev77

canyon

Without a doubt

yellowv2

Mccaria wrote:

I have bikes at this value, but oddly none on your shortlist !

One thing I have found is that at this price point I get a lot of enjoyment out of sourcing each component rather than going for a ready built bike. It doesn't necessarily mean the final build strays far from what is available in pre-built form, but I enjoy the process of choosing the components and assembling the thing.

Purely personal but my Colnago C59 with manual Dura-ace is my number 1.

Colnago with sh...? Can't understand the thinking!

pippi_langsamer-2

Ludicrous amount of cash to spend on a bike, but if you can/ want, then I'd go Parlee Z5- poss custom paint job plus x group set n x wheel set....

ScreaminWargasm

stongle wrote:

letap73 wrote:

http://www.free-motion.net/en/rennrad/sales/cannondale-super-six-evo-hi-mod-red-racing-zipp-edition

+ have a cycling holiday!

That was my holiday bike, this year....... I'll get some pics. Its awesome!

Be great if you could mate

wellbeloved747

£2000 on a bike and then Get yourself a Team Sky Jag.

well maybe just a Jag

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-XK8-4- ... 20d02df84c

Mccaria

To yellowv2

If I ever get a Japanese frame, I promise to put Campagnolo on it.......

waterford123

A Waterford S33 with Record in two tone finish.

http://road.cc/content/news/55942-bespo ... her-crisp#

Image 8.

Cos it's lovely.

Shaun67

WOW...that's one hell of a lot of money to spend on a push bike...but if that's your thing why not.

Have you given any thought to buying a new 2012 or even a 2011 model and save a huge amount.
I very much regret not buying from Wiggle a few months ago a Basso Astra at half price..£1500.00.

If a retailer can reduce a product by upto, or in some cases more than 50%, someone is making
a hell of a lot of money. A quick look around the internet and many retails have good stock of
2012 bikes with big discounts and looking at the difference between 2012/2013 models it's
not that much.

Happy hunting and enjoy spending your money...

ScreaminWargasm

Shaun67 wrote:

WOW...that's one hell of a lot of money to spend on a push bike...but if that's your thing why not.

Have you given any thought to buying a new 2012 or even a 2011 model and save a huge amount.
I very much regret not buying from Wiggle a few months ago a Basso Astra at half price..£1500.00.

If a retailer can reduce a product by upto, or in some cases more than 50%, someone is making
a hell of a lot of money. A quick look around the internet and many retails have good stock of
2012 bikes with big discounts and looking at the difference between 2012/2013 models it's
not that much.

Happy hunting and enjoy spending your money...

If I decide to buy an 'off the peg' bike, that's probably what I'll do. I reckon I'll go for a top quality bike but hopefully save a decent wedge in the process. I will most likely buy towards the end of this season and therefore, all the shops will be getting rid of the 2013 stock ready for 2014.
I am also aware that SRAM Red 22 speed is out late this year so that will likely cause good reductions in the 2013 model Red bikes.
I'm in no major rush to spend right away.

Kiwi_rich

Go big go C59 or stay home. Amazing how much enjoyment there is to be had spending this much on some Italian exotica - though I am bias.

Pokerface

Building a climbing race bike right now.

Cervelo R5VWD frame: £1750
Ultegra Di2 shifting kit: £700
TRP Brakes: £250
Roval Alpiniste tubular wheels (1050g): £550

I already have 3T bars and stem, SRM cranks, carbon SMP saddle (worth a total of £3500, but could be easily replaced with parts at under £500).

Total cost: (With cheaper saddle, bars, etc - £3750).


Point is, you can build a 'superbike' for far less than full retail cost if you shop around a bit!

redcard

I think around £3K on a decent specced machine. Above that and you're into marginal gains territory,

p1tse

I don't really know of bikes at this end, but know of someone who's just got a bike and think its of this price region

A trek madone
Bontrager wheels, carbon this and that
Di2 dura ace
And gosh it's a nice bike. Large frame as taller fella and its light!

nobrakes71

colnago c59. Classic. Comfortable.Stunning.

rickeverett

redcard wrote:

I think around £3K on a decent specced machine. Above that and you're into marginal gains territory,

to be honest marginal gains territory starts a bit sooner - id say £1000-£2000 land. You can pick up some very very decent frames and sel-builds in that price range.
You begin to shell out small fortunes for tiny tiny gains and even after that you always think you could go better. !

napoleond

Legend frame, SR, Handbuilt wheels by our Derek wheelsmith in Scotland (in fact the exact wheels I have) and deda finishing kit.
I'm only the frame away.

Why?

Never seen another legend frame. Supposed to be the tops. Look far nicer than my fugly Cervelo too.
SR is, well, do I really need to explain?
My wheels are the best I've had. IRD rims, cx ray spokes, extralight front hub Campagnolo record rear.