Whyte Stowe opinions?
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I'm starting the process of looking for a new bike and am looking at bikes that meet my ever growing list of requirements!
Firstly I am not exactly in the flush of youth, early fifties (very early!) but in reasonable shape and fairly flexible for my age, probably edging towards getting a bike with a bit of comfort in mind but not necessarily really upright. Riding is basically for fun/fitness rather than competitive, a few 100km sportives during the summer and group rides with some mates most weekends usually <50 miles
My bike requirements are very loosely, sub £2000 with preferably SRAM or Campy groupset, preferably not mainstream, i.e. Giant, Spesh, Cannondale. I'm starting to lean towards thinking hydraulic discs would be really nice as well, probably as a result of my mtb background. Must be available on Cyclescheme (and yes I can go above the £1000 with my company) This rules out the German Rose/Canyon options unfortunately as I really like the Roses in particular and these would tick all of my boxes.
I like the Italian styling (as an ex long term Alfa driver) and have looked at the Wilier/Bianchi offerings, some of which I like but they seem a bit over priced. Italian isn't a must have though and disc brake options are very limited.
I have also checked out the incredibly well priced Planet X and Dolan bikes and really like them but again no real disc options unless I go down the cyclocross bike route, which I'd rather not.
So, I stumbled across the Whyte Stowe which whilst not being a looker appears to tick a lot of the boxes. Has anyone got one/seen one that they could share their views please? http://whyte.bike/gb/models/road/rrd-carbon-road-disc/stowe-rival/ Looks like a more roadie version of their Cornwall model.
Some of the bikes I have had under consideration but that tick less boxes are as follows:-
Wilier GTR centaur - gorgeous looking but not cheap and no discs, still seriously considering this!
Bianchi Intenso - as above
Planet X RT 58 - great value and er, that's about it
Dolan L'Etape - even better value, possibly a bit too racy position and no disc option
Dolan Tuone - better position, no disc option
Van Nicholas Ventus SE - nice looking bike and presumably very comfy, no disc option
Trigon - both SRAM Rival and Force
Any opinions or ideas of other bikes welcome! Sorry for the rambling post!
Firstly I am not exactly in the flush of youth, early fifties (very early!) but in reasonable shape and fairly flexible for my age, probably edging towards getting a bike with a bit of comfort in mind but not necessarily really upright. Riding is basically for fun/fitness rather than competitive, a few 100km sportives during the summer and group rides with some mates most weekends usually <50 miles
My bike requirements are very loosely, sub £2000 with preferably SRAM or Campy groupset, preferably not mainstream, i.e. Giant, Spesh, Cannondale. I'm starting to lean towards thinking hydraulic discs would be really nice as well, probably as a result of my mtb background. Must be available on Cyclescheme (and yes I can go above the £1000 with my company) This rules out the German Rose/Canyon options unfortunately as I really like the Roses in particular and these would tick all of my boxes.
I like the Italian styling (as an ex long term Alfa driver) and have looked at the Wilier/Bianchi offerings, some of which I like but they seem a bit over priced. Italian isn't a must have though and disc brake options are very limited.
I have also checked out the incredibly well priced Planet X and Dolan bikes and really like them but again no real disc options unless I go down the cyclocross bike route, which I'd rather not.
So, I stumbled across the Whyte Stowe which whilst not being a looker appears to tick a lot of the boxes. Has anyone got one/seen one that they could share their views please? http://whyte.bike/gb/models/road/rrd-carbon-road-disc/stowe-rival/ Looks like a more roadie version of their Cornwall model.
Some of the bikes I have had under consideration but that tick less boxes are as follows:-
Wilier GTR centaur - gorgeous looking but not cheap and no discs, still seriously considering this!
Bianchi Intenso - as above
Planet X RT 58 - great value and er, that's about it
Dolan L'Etape - even better value, possibly a bit too racy position and no disc option
Dolan Tuone - better position, no disc option
Van Nicholas Ventus SE - nice looking bike and presumably very comfy, no disc option
Trigon - both SRAM Rival and Force
Any opinions or ideas of other bikes welcome! Sorry for the rambling post!
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Having worked on Avid mtb brakes I wouldn't go with Sram hydraulics myself. Shimano every time.
Check out the 2015 Giant Defy disc range.Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0
