How to make a 4 grand bike out of just over 2 grand...maybe.

Soggz

Hi. I recently bought a Specialized Roubaix SL4 which cost £1150.
I got a discount on it from a friend down to £1095.
The Roubaix has a Fact Carbon 8 frame,which is a fantastic frame,but comes with the latest Sora gear 9 speed and drive set.
Now...

Planet X sell a carbon road bike for £999.00 which comes with Ultegra 11 speed gears,brake levers e.t.c.
To get that on the Roubaix,means spending pretty much 4 grand with Specialized...So...
Wouldnt it be cheaper,if you wanted a 4 grand,brilliant bike,to buy both,for £2149.00 and swop the componants around? Thus saving almost 2 grand and having a top bike,and a half decent training/winter bike...?
Just a thought...

AllezAllezAllez

A lot of web sites offer groupsets, I think you can buy a full Ultegra groupset for around £500. Maybe an option.

chris_bass

I'm guessing the wheels and finishing kit is different too

But as above, why not just buy the groupset?

Dippydog2

With the cost of the groupset you are essentially paying £500 for the spare frame, bars, saddle and wheels. Not knowing what they are it is hard to say if they are worth £500.

If yo have to pay someone else to swap the components the economic argument is compromised further.

My guess is that it's probably a good plan if you need one nice and one not so nice bike.

ravenvrider

After buying a Supersix apex and then upgrading everything to get it to a £3k= bike i can honestly say... save yourself the trouble spend £1400-1800 on a secondhand bike....which has everything you want...it would be a lot easier.

And just to agree with others its the wheels that make the most difference then group and finishing kit.

Miles253

is the argument against second hand carbon somewhat outdated these days then?

@OP just but the groupset if you already have the frame, use the other 500 for wheels, if you already have the finishing kit then all the better.

BrandonA

The frames are different between the two bikes. Yours has Fact 8, the £4k bike has Fact 10. The cheaper bike has a lower quality seatpost, saddle, stem, handlebars and wheels.

If you bought the groupset like others have said you will get a good upgrade. Not comparable to the £4k bike due to the differences I identified above but possibly closer to the other bikes in the range between the two.

Soggz

Yeah,i get your points,I went for a set of Mavic Ksyrium elites in the end,made a MASSIVE difference already.

ic.

Watch out for 5800 being available soon too. 11 speed at less than the price of 6800.

jibberjim

Soggz wrote:

Planet X sell a carbon road bike for £999.00 which comes with Ultegra 11 speed gears,brake levers e.t.c.
To get that on the Roubaix,means spending pretty much 4 grand with Specialized...So...
Wouldnt it be cheaper,if you wanted a 4 grand,brilliant bike,to buy both,for £2149.00 and swop the componants around? Thus saving almost 2 grand and having a top bike,and a half decent training/winter bike...?
Just a thought...

That would be getting you a maybe worth 2 grand bike for 2 grand, that you could've bought the same 2 grand bike for 4 grand is not really a saving.

lawrences

jibberjim wrote:

Soggz wrote:

Planet X sell a carbon road bike for £999.00 which comes with Ultegra 11 speed gears,brake levers e.t.c.
To get that on the Roubaix,means spending pretty much 4 grand with Specialized...So...
Wouldnt it be cheaper,if you wanted a 4 grand,brilliant bike,to buy both,for £2149.00 and swop the componants around? Thus saving almost 2 grand and having a top bike,and a half decent training/winter bike...?
Just a thought...

That would be getting you a maybe worth 2 grand bike for 2 grand, that you could've bought the same 2 grand bike for 4 grand is not really a saving.

I wouldn't say it was worth 2 grand. I would but it closer to 1.4 being generous.

Soggz

Ok,i get all your points...In the end,i have spent just under a grand on my roubaix so far...This includes,ksyrium elites,gobl gobl-r post,seat,tape,bottle cages.ultegra spd's.Already climbing bigger hills on it now...

t4tomo

Soggz wrote:

.Already climbing bigger hills on it now...

Priceless

ednino

t4tomo wrote:

Soggz wrote:

.Already climbing bigger hills on it now...

Priceless