Any Stonking Road Bike Deals Spotted?

meanredspider

I need to get a road bike for "training" when I'm living in Amsterdam. I have absolutely no preconceptions about what I'm after. I'd love to get Di2 but I really can't justify it in Holland where, apart from wind, I could pretty much live with a single speed. I would however like at least Shimano 105 and I would prefer NOT to get SRAM. I need a 57-58 frame. Budget I suppose between £1000 - £3000 but, more than anything, I'm looking for a stonking bargain which there ought to be at this time of year.

Please would you keep your eyes open and give me a shout if you spot something.

rubertoe

Canyon Di2 @ £1743.03

sloppyschleckonds

Cannondale supersix 105 at Westbrooks for £1399

meanredspider

Thanks. I can't justify Di2 in Holland. I'd rather spend the money on the frame and wheels.

That Cannondale looks interesting. There are so many bikes around that price point especially when you have no specific requirements.

raymondo60

Call me old-fashioned but the De Rosa below is tempting me a great deal - n+1 is OK and perfectly justifiable when this good value but I really can't buy another bike!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/de-rosa-neo-pri ... d-edition/

spasypaddy

have a look at the evans sale, there is some stonking deals on there

meanredspider

spasypaddy wrote:

have a look at the evans sale, there is some stonking deals on there

If you're tiny, there some great deals...

spasypaddy

oh and as a man with two di2 bikes and one without you will miss it. dont rule it out.

meanredspider

spasypaddy wrote:

oh and as a man with two di2 bikes and one without you will miss it. dont rule it out.

I'm sure I would miss it normally but Holland is so unbelievably flat that I won't miss it that much. I do have two conventionally-geared road bikes (one's (the Variado) my turbo bitch and one (the Cayo) lives in England) and I can live with normal gears. The premium on Di2 also seems to be higher than the upgrade kits cost. If I miss it too much, that's a route I can take. I'm actually more concerned about missing disc brakes but hoping the lack of hills will help me there too. Alternatively I could just get another Volagi Liscio but that seems profligate.

rubertoe

I'd still get a canyon.

dhope

Indeed, the Canyon with Di2 seems pretty stonking

suzyb

meanredspider wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

have a look at the evans sale, there is some stonking deals on there

If you're tiny, there some great deals...

You called

keyser__soze

Ultegra Di2 carbon-framed Ridley Excalibur for £1999? http://www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/store/pr ... Excalibur/

rolf_f

meanredspider wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

oh and as a man with two di2 bikes and one without you will miss it. dont rule it out.

I'm sure I would miss it normally but Holland is so unbelievably flat that I won't miss it that much.

Quite! Ideally you want what you can't really get these days - a traditional five speed racer with no front mech. I'd get something old and steel and save a fortune for no functional loss. Also makes for something less superficially desirable in a place where bike theft is a huge business.

spasypaddy

get a custom frame from enigma

anonymousblackfg

If spending your life riding into stupid headwind surely Aero is far higher up the agenda than DI2...

meanredspider

This will be my "training" ride specific bike so I won't be leaving it parked outside "coffee" shops

If I can get Di2 without compromising on other aspects of the bike too much then I won't say no as I love Di2 but it wouldn't get a fraction of the use that my current bike gets because here there's almost no such thing as "flat".

rubertoe

Get a Canyon Ultegra then.....

sketchley

spasypaddy wrote:

get a custom frame from enigma

+1 my Ti Echo is lovely although not custom as standard size was fine..... Not cheap though

meanredspider

rubertoe wrote:

Get a Canyon Ultegra then.....

I'm less keen on aluminium frames from a harshness POV - it's the one thing that puts me off the Canyon. Other things are great (I can select a standard 53/39 crank and 11-25 cassette (versus Compact & 11-28 as standard)) but I'd prefer carbon (or, I suppose, steel - though I've never ridden steel)

sketchley

Shame it not at the price it was a couple of weeks ago but

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bikes/genes ... 77230.html

sketchley

Sketchley wrote:

Shame it not at the price it was a couple of weeks ago but

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bikes/genes ... 77230.html

£1500 http://sprocketscycles.com/genesis-equi ... oad-bike5/ if you can fit a 54.....

meanredspider

Sketchley wrote:

Sketchley wrote:

Shame it not at the price it was a couple of weeks ago but

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bikes/genes ... 77230.html

£1500 http://sprocketscycles.com/genesis-equi ... oad-bike5/ if you can fit a 54.....

Looks beautiful but I really need 57-58 (I can make a 56 work if everything is adjusted to the max)

sketchley

It does say email for availablilty on 58?

Have you considered a steel volagi to go with the carbon one?

meanredspider

Good point - I'll mail them. It would be nice to get something a bit different from my other bikes.

Yes - considered that. The Volagi shop is a little perplexing - will mail them too.

t4tomo

rubertoe wrote:

Canyon Di2 @ £1743.03

Di2 on an ALu frame. I'm not sure I get that. :?:

spasypaddy

is an XL too big for you?
http://www.enigmabikes.com/clearance1.html

mroli

t4tomo wrote:

Di2 on an ALu frame. I'm not sure I get that. :?:

Nothing wrong with Al frames. My Condor Squadra (scandium triangle, carbon rear and fork) and Cervelo Team Soloist are fantastic frames... Di2 wouldn't be out of place on them (although it would be on a cyclist of my ability)...

meanredspider

spasypaddy wrote:

is an XL too big for you?
http://www.enigmabikes.com/clearance1.html

Hmmm - that's interesting. It might be. I think the Large on their sizing might be the right size. I'll check my settings from the Bike Whisperer. Thanks!

spasypaddy

meanredspider wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

is an XL too big for you?
http://www.enigmabikes.com/clearance1.html

Hmmm - that's interesting. It might be. I think the Large on their sizing might be the right size. I'll check my settings from the Bike Whisperer. Thanks!

maybe email and ask them what the custom geo sizing is on the c+ review bike

meanredspider

spasypaddy wrote:

maybe email and ask them what the custom geo sizing is on the c+ review bike

Yup - I've done that and also checked their thoughts on the XL too.