£1,000-£1,500 Road bike for 6'4" MTB'er

Levi_501
Levi_501 Posts: 1,105
edited May 2013 in Road buying advice
Afternoon Gents

I am currently looking at road bike in the £1,000 to £1,500 price range.

A couple that jump off the page are Trek Madone 2.3 (alloy frame) the 3.1 and the Ridley Orion.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/tre ... e-ec041060
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/tre ... e-ec040345
http://www.slanecycles.com/ridley-orion ... 23596.html

Not sure if I worried about alloy or carbon frames, I would really like an 853, but not in my price range!

I would like Shimano 105 or better and ideally threaded BB, although press fit is ok, but not PF30.

I am a strong rider with a mid 80s cadence; think defensive end, rather than marathon runner!

Any thoughts, other suggetions?

Only spanner in the works is that I may have to buy from Evans.

Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • mip
    mip Posts: 2
    Not from Evans but worth a look if you're considering the Ridley Orion http://www.wiggle.co.uk/verenti-insight-105-2013/.
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Levi_501 wrote:
    Afternoon Gents

    I am currently looking at road bike in the £1,000 to £1,500 price range.

    A couple that jump off the page are Trek Madone 2.3 (alloy frame) the 3.1 and the Ridley Orion.

    Madone 2.3 is decent (I have the 2.1) however, for that price I would personally spend a little more and get the Madone 3.1 or the Domane 4.0. The difference being in the carbon frame, and having ridden 2 and 3 series Madones, it *does* make a difference.

    I did buy a Madone 2.1 but if my bike was taken off me and I got all my money back now, I'd put it towards a Domane 4.0 (it doesn't have as good a groupset, but you can upgrade that later)
  • Levi_501
    Levi_501 Posts: 1,105
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    I did buy a Madone 2.1 but if my bike was taken off me and I got all my money back now, I'd put it towards a Domane 4.0 (it doesn't have as good a groupset, but you can upgrade that later)

    Interesting, dare I ask why; more comfortable?
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    If you can find a Wilier Izoard XP XXL on a deal (Cyclesurgery had them recently) then worth a try. I run a pre-XP Izoard and I'm 6'4". It's very, very comfortable.
    Trail fun - Transition Bandit
    Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
    Allround - Cotic Solaris
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Levi_501 wrote:
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    I did buy a Madone 2.1 but if my bike was taken off me and I got all my money back now, I'd put it towards a Domane 4.0 (it doesn't have as good a groupset, but you can upgrade that later)

    Interesting, dare I ask why; more comfortable?

    Partly because it's a carbon frame instead of the Alu frame on my Madone 2 (having ridden a Trek 3.5 it felt much faster and more comfortable than my 2.1). Plus given the quality of the roads here and most of the UK I think the Domane setup is going to be more appropriate.
  • Levi_501
    Levi_501 Posts: 1,105
    Deposit has been placed on a 62 Madone 3.1!

    Lets see how much faster a carbon roadie is than a 853 steel MTB!
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Levi_501 wrote:
    Deposit has been placed on a 62 Madone 3.1!

    Lets see how much faster a carbon roadie is than a 853 steel MTB!

    Very nice! Only thing I'd say with that bike is that it comes with unbranded brakes, you might want to think of upgrading them ;)

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