Carbon, Di2, Hyds.... recommendations?

duckson
duckson Posts: 961
edited January 2015 in Road buying advice
Anyone else looking at the offerings of disc road bikes for 2015 and can suggest a model that ticks the above boxes?
Budget £3k to 3.5k.

Rose Xeon CDX looks promising but not on their website yet.
Cheers, Stu

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  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    For that money build your own start with a chinese frameset like the one I bought my wife and kit it out.

    Genesis have a tasty Ti disc brake frame due out next month that has my name all over it.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • Crashs2k
    Crashs2k Posts: 78
    Budget? 2015 Giant Defy range would suit.
  • duckson
    duckson Posts: 961
    Crashs2k wrote:
    Budget? 2015 Giant Defy range would suit.

    Yea the Defy Advanced Pro 0 looks decent, not sure about the quick release only wheels though. Guess the thru axle or QR standard hasn't been 'agreed' for road bikes. Rose has the option of either on the rear, front is 15mm thru axle.
    Cheers, Stu
  • Bar Shaker
    Bar Shaker Posts: 2,313
    With the loads that can be imposed by disc brakes, some sort of Maxel type system would seem essential.

    A couple of QR skewers just won't last.
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  • duckson
    duckson Posts: 961
    Giant must be pretty confident it will do the job though, plus there is lots of QR based Road disc wheels about.
    Cheers, Stu
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Bar Shaker wrote:
    With the loads that can be imposed by disc brakes, some sort of Maxel type system would seem essential.

    A couple of QR skewers just won't last.

    Yeah, 'cos QR didn't do a job in mountain biking for years and years did it.
    Trail fun - Transition Bandit
    Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
    Allround - Cotic Solaris
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Bar Shaker wrote:
    With the loads that can be imposed by disc brakes, some sort of Maxel type system would seem essential.

    A couple of QR skewers just won't last.

    Yeah, 'cos QR didn't do a job in mountain biking for years and years did it.

    Yup - what utter nonsense. The clamping is provided through tension and a QR skewer is perfectly adequate. The thru axles probably provide some rigidity to MTB forks (especially long-travel DH types) but serve no purpose on a road bike. I've hammered my disc-braked carbon road bike for 3.5 years now including a few fast descents of Alpe D'Huez in a day and everything has been fab.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Bar Shaker wrote:
    With the loads that can be imposed by disc brakes, some sort of Maxel type system would seem essential.

    A couple of QR skewers just won't last.

    I run both my disc-braked roadies with Halo allen key skewers. They're fine. Wheels aren't going anywhere, and no brake rub either.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of maxles and run them on my mtb, at both ends, but they're mainly for stiffness, as suggested. For road setups they aren't essential.

    I think the Defy disc looks good. Some tech here.
    http://road.cc/content/news/126981-gian ... -range-too

    Some others here
    http://road.cc/content/news/129257-more ... llo-parlee

    ps. I run a custom Hongfu, with Hope hydros. And my commuter is an Airborne Carpe Diem with XTR hydros.
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    more here

    http://road.cc/content/news/128630-2015 ... 18-colnago
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • duckson
    duckson Posts: 961
    Cheers.
    Looks like the only one in budget with Udi2 and hyds is the Giant (and probably the Rose going by what they implied the prices will be but they are still TBC so cant be sure).
    Giant wheelset doesnt seem the best weight wise but not the worst either, hoping the Rose will be upgradable from their usual good custom spec options.

    The Stevens seems in budget barely but the prices are in Euro only, German supplied and the website seems poorer than Rose, Canyon etc. Also have one eye on resale as they arent that well known (IMO).
    Cheers, Stu
  • duckson
    duckson Posts: 961
    So the Rose Xeon CDX looks good price and spec wise, anyone ordered one?

    http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/bike/rose-xe ... aid:756153
    Cheers, Stu

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