Cycling Plus BOTY Award 2014 (spoiler alert)

supermurph09

Out today in latest issue. Interesting as a Canyon purchaser that they rate the Canyon AL Ultimate AL SLX 9.0 SL higher than the CF SL. Although tbf, the quoted weight is for the 8.0 but price is for SL 9.0.

Great selection of bikes, should certainly help a lot of people looking for a bike in that price range.

Winner - Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5 105.

Bobbinogs

Err, cheers. No point buying the mag then I guess.

supermurph09

The Trek Madone dies in the end

Iamnot Wiggins

Supermurph09 wrote:

The Trek Madone dies in the end

But not before sleeping with somebody elses Colnago.

GGBiker

At least it wasn't a Giant defy again....

Wirral_paul

Bobbinogs wrote:

Err, cheers. No point buying the mag then I guess.

Thats right - because everyone has exactly the same requirements from a bike as that on which the testers from C+ judged it on, and so the Cannondale is the perfect bike for everyone.

So - how will you know which bike is yours when every bike on the road is an identical Cannondale??

Bozman

I'd guess that the pages of cycling plus will be covered with Cannondale over the next 12 months.££££££££££

Anonymous

Supermurph09 wrote:

Out today in latest issue. Interesting as a Canyon purchaser that they rate the Canyon AL Ultimate AL SLX 9.0 SL higher than the CF SL. Although tbf, the quoted weight is for the 8.0 but price is for SL 9.0.

Great selection of bikes, should certainly help a lot of people looking for a bike in that price range.

Winner - Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5 105.

How are they rated? Is price taken into account? Is the Canyon AL cheaper than the CF model?
Always find it a bit pointless if price is taken into account in some kind of star system like they do in What Hi-Fi.

The Cannondale looks a great bike (if its the one I am thinking of). Will be interesting to see rif it now gets GiantSpecializedTrek nuub status

giant_man

Well, spoiler or not spoiler, the Synapse on the cover and 2 page Cannondale advert gives it away anyway, both before the actual test itself. I wish they wouldn't do that ...

Anonymous

giant man wrote:

Well, spoiler or not spoiler, the Synapse on the cover and 2 page Cannondale advert gives it away anyway, both before the actual test itself. I wish they wouldn't do that ...

What would you rather they did?
Its not as though anyone reads all the reviews before turning to the page with the winner on.

Guess they could put a sealed gold envelope inside with the words 'And the winner is........' written on it.

giant_man

well I'm a magazine designer myself and I wouldn't do it like that.

supermurph09

Carbonator wrote:

Supermurph09 wrote:

Out today in latest issue. Interesting as a Canyon purchaser that they rate the Canyon AL Ultimate AL SLX 9.0 SL higher than the CF SL. Although tbf, the quoted weight is for the 8.0 but price is for SL 9.0.

Great selection of bikes, should certainly help a lot of people looking for a bike in that price range.

Winner - Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5 105.

How are they rated? Is price taken into account? Is the Canyon AL cheaper than the CF model?
Always find it a bit pointless if price is taken into account in some kind of star system like they do in What Hi-Fi.

The Cannondale looks a great bike (if its the one I am thinking of). Will be interesting to see rif it now gets GiantSpecializedTrek nuub status

Yes the AL model is slightly cheaper, £1,699 against £1,899 but with different specs. It got 4.5 stars, the CF SL got 4 and was described as a bit nervy unless in capaable hands so I guess even though the CF SL has full Ultegra the frame of the AL must be pretty spectacular.