Bike for 3K at 30

wheely123
wheely123 Posts: 19
edited September 2014 in Road general
I want to buy a new road bike for £3k give or take 200. I thought about titanium and the Genesis Excel but might leave that material for a few years. I enjoy long ~100miles and hilly rides; fitness is alright with UK sportive finishes usually around top 100 and regular club rides. Being 6,3" I need some comfort for long rides but I'm not a leisurely cyclist so looking for something with a bit of speed about it. I like the look of Dassi but don't know anyone with one or anything about their reputation, Storck and Canyon are other potential options but any suggestions would be welcome thanks. :)

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  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    wheely123 wrote:
    I want to buy a new bike for £3k give or take 200. Thought about titanium and Genesis Excel but might leave that material for a few years. Liking Dassi but don't know much about them and also Storck or Canyon any good suggestions would be welcome thanks. :)
    Storck and Canyon both do good bikes but other than a budget you've said nothing at all about who you are (i.e. your cycling experience, fitness) what you want to use the bike for (short spins to the shops, general fitness rides, sportives, bike racing, triathlon, mostly flat, mostly hills, good roads, bad roads, a bit of everything) and what your priorities are (performance, comfort, durability, prestige, aesthetics). In fact you didn't even say if you're after a road, TT, Tri or Cyclocross bike (I'm assuming most other types are out since it's the road forum)!
    So given how vague the question is the only reasonable response is to point out the above and suggest that you buy exactly what you say you want, a bike for £3k +/-£200 from Dassi, Storck or Canyon.
  • andrewjoseph
    andrewjoseph Posts: 2,165
    ^ but you haven't taken into account the 30, that changes everything!

    ;-)
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    Burls Ti Tourer for Tarmac, Saracen aluminium full suss for trails
  • Usget
    Usget Posts: 19
    Whatever you get, make sure it has magical wizard robot shifting. If you're buying a bike because you want a fancy bike, rather than for any specific purpose, then you definitely need bling lecky gears.
  • Joeblack
    Joeblack Posts: 829
    Id personally go for something like a Cannondale SS, you should have some change left over to buy some decent wheels, proper race bike :lol:
    One plays football, tennis or golf, one does not play at cycling
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    just be thankful you aren't 60, that would almost certainly double the price of your bike
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  • davep1
    davep1 Posts: 837
    Most of you have written sh1te responses, well done. :roll:

    I rode a Cannondale Super Six a few years ago, and it was lovely. My bike at the time was a 20 year old steel framed thing with shifters on the downtube, so pretty much anything would have seemed like a rocket ship to me!

    If I was spending that kind of money I would want something a little unusual, not from any of the "big" manufacturers. I would expect to be able to walk into a lot of bike shops and have a reasonable test ride on at least two or three different bikes, but whether that is realistic or not I can't say.

    A mate has that kind of budget and he is looking at one of the Giant Defy range. He's ridden it and said it felt brilliant, but he hasn't ridden anything else. He's also dithering about waiting another 6 months for a disc brake version. I can't help feeling most people will look at it and go "Oh another Defy" as they might with any Tarmac/Madone/Synapse/you name it. Not a great reason to not buy something, but it is all part of the feel-good factor of a shiny new toy, imho.

    I like the sales model of Canyon, but if it was my money (and that kind of money) I'd want to ride it first. If you're spending half that, it doesn't matter so much if it doesn't live up to all your hopes, and you could maybe sell it and try again.
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    DaveP1 wrote:
    Most of you have written sh1te responses, well done. :roll:

    Bit of a shit question to be honest. He wants a fast, comfortable bike for long and short rides with a mix of sportives and club events.

    He could spend 3k on anything and it would work fine.
  • cyclingsheep
    cyclingsheep Posts: 640
    One of these http://woodelo.ie/leaf-speed/ or these http://boobicycles.com/gallery/?id=7215 ... AM%20Red22 would be my choices if I had that money
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    OP... is your fit on the bike exactly as you want it already? If so, by knowing which bike you currently have and in what size, your stem length, spacer stack, and inline/layback post would help.

    If you know your fit it is easier to make suggestions or rule some bikes out as headtube lengths often prove to be too long for some people on some models, or too short resulting in a daft amount of spacers.

    For example, Storcks have short headtubes and often are ruled out, Supersix Evos also are also short, then you get things like Domanes which have long headtubes... the list goes on and on.
  • Brian B
    Brian B Posts: 2,071
    If its comfort then rule out a Storck. I am a similar size to yourself and purchased a Storck in my 30's but to be honest despite its being great, fast etc its as uncomfortable as anything for long runs over 100miles.

    I ditched carbon altogether for a fast Ti bike and actually improved times on long runs due to increased comfort and how I felt because of this.
    Brian B.
  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    Canyon Ultimate CF SL range are a comfy ride while still being racy IME, same geo as Ultimate CF SLX range.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Does the 3k include the cost of new wheels or do you already have those?

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