C2Work scheme - short list of 2
dg1973
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Title edit. Now a short list of 3.
Hi there apologies for yet another what bike thread...... But
I am new to road riding having bought a Genesis Volant 00 early may. I have quickly become very keen and am capable of long (100km) rides at a decent enough lick (16mph).
All was going well until I found out about my company's C2 work scheme. I was toying with upgrading wheels/group on the genesis over the course of time, cost being the sticking point.
I am now going to use the c2w scheme and upgrade bike. My max ticket is £1000 which with the discount is an affordable £55 ish a month. My short list which I though was set in stone was the
Cannondale CAAD8 105 http://www.evanscycles.com/products/can ... e-ec042915
Scott Speedster 20 http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sco ... e-ec042437
This is until I went into LBS to look at the Scott and was led to this
Focus Culebro 2.0
http://www.twenty3c.co.uk/5365898/produ ... -bike.aspx
The focus has ultegra group whereas the caad and Scott both have 105. There seem to be far more reviews on the Internet re the CAAD and the Scott , pretty much all glowing reviews too.
Has anyone any experience/knowledge of the Focus?
Do I go with the more popular bikes or the better groupset?
Advice most appreciated.
Why is buying a new bike so difficult?
Hi there apologies for yet another what bike thread...... But
I am new to road riding having bought a Genesis Volant 00 early may. I have quickly become very keen and am capable of long (100km) rides at a decent enough lick (16mph).
All was going well until I found out about my company's C2 work scheme. I was toying with upgrading wheels/group on the genesis over the course of time, cost being the sticking point.
I am now going to use the c2w scheme and upgrade bike. My max ticket is £1000 which with the discount is an affordable £55 ish a month. My short list which I though was set in stone was the
Cannondale CAAD8 105 http://www.evanscycles.com/products/can ... e-ec042915
Scott Speedster 20 http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sco ... e-ec042437
This is until I went into LBS to look at the Scott and was led to this
Focus Culebro 2.0
http://www.twenty3c.co.uk/5365898/produ ... -bike.aspx
The focus has ultegra group whereas the caad and Scott both have 105. There seem to be far more reviews on the Internet re the CAAD and the Scott , pretty much all glowing reviews too.
Has anyone any experience/knowledge of the Focus?
Do I go with the more popular bikes or the better groupset?
Advice most appreciated.
Why is buying a new bike so difficult?
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The Scott seems to review best http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... 0-13-46904Trainer Road Blog: https://hitthesweetspot.home.blog/
Cycling blog: https://harderfasterlonger.wordpress.com/
Blog: https://supermurphtt2015.wordpress.com/
TCTP: https://supermurph.wordpress.com/0 -
Ive got a speedster 30(tiagra) its fast however Id have a caad8 too if i could afford it both good bikes don't know much about focus bikes0
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I have not heard of Focus before. German made which usually means pretty good. The ultegra group on a bike at this price was somewhat surprising and also a bit of an eye opener. I can't help but think that something must be compromised to allow them to do this at this price.
Both the CAAD and Scott frames get rave reviews.
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Something about Focus http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/arti ... ear-33391/Trainer Road Blog: https://hitthesweetspot.home.blog/
Cycling blog: https://harderfasterlonger.wordpress.com/
Blog: https://supermurphtt2015.wordpress.com/
TCTP: https://supermurph.wordpress.com/0 -
I'd take the focus for sure.0
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ride them, thats the only way you're going to know imo0
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Ended going for a bike not on the shortlist.
not sure why I hadn't considered it before.
http://www.shopgiant-bicycles.co.uk/363 ... -red-.aspx
Anyone know how long from voucher request to pick up??
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Depends at what stage of your employer's payroll 'cycle' you applied. The window for c2w applications closes on or around the 25th of each month at our place - if you get in before that you can expect the voucher the first week of the following month......after that date and it'll be the month after that. Anything up to 6/7 weeks if you get unlucky. I applied June 18th and my voucher was posted out yesterday
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