Another "which bike" thread...

Cameron2122
Cameron2122 Posts: 55
edited July 2013 in Road buying advice
As far as I can see, nobody is talking about the Canyon bikes and how they have a decent sale on (which ends today I should add). So, I have a budget of around £1500 to £1800, and I have been considering both of these.

Canyon Ultimate al 9.0 with SRAM Force
https://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bi ... ab-reiter2
Canyon Ultimate al 9.0 with Ultegra Di2
https://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3081

I'm really stuck with which of these to go for ( obviously I would consider other bikes if they were to be better value for my money) mainly because there isn't a huge price difference and its mainly about the groupset. My current bike has 105 on it and I quite like it, but I have used SRAM in the past and I thought it was extremely good.

So if this was your £1500-£1800, what would you buy?

Comments

  • Not sure anyone can decide for you if you need to go Di2.

    The Canyon AL with a lightweight groupset and decent wheels is a very very good combination.
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  • unixnerd
    unixnerd Posts: 2,864
    Only thing I'd say that if you have multiple bikes make sure they all change gear the same way. Going back and forth from my old tourer's Sora to Dura-Ace / Ultegra on my other bikes was comical sometimes.
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