Canyon Roadlite AL F&F

SCR Pedro

Hey. I am in the market for a new frameset, partly because I feel like my Giant SCR is a size too big, and I would like something a litle newer, and racier, not with such a long reach as my Giant. My budget is max 500 euros, or 400 quid.

Does anyone have experience of the Canyon Roadlite?
http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3315
It ticks the correct boxes. HTII ready, light, favourable geometry and good VFM. I'm less crazy about the colour, but that's minor.

I still really like Giant (TCR SL alu frame), and for a couple of hundred Euros more, I could have a full bike, but crappy components. But an excellent frame. I could sell the components, but would have to convert to HTII.
https://www.izibike.de/giant-tcr-2
Looks great, but the effective top tube length kills the deal for me. 57cm on a ML, 55.5 on the M. However the M is recommended for people up to 176cm tall.

I'm not a fan of Planet X frames. The Dolan Etape looks decent, but the geometry doesn't suit. Does anyone know of anything similar? I think I would prefer to just get the F&F, seeing as I have decent components already. Second hand would be ok, but weeks of keeping an eye on the classifieds and Ebay has proven to be a waste of time.

Cheers

vortice

The Roadlite is a cracking frame. I'm very happy with mine. If you could scrabble together another £160 I'd seriously consider the Ultiate AL SLX. Excellent long term frame.