Trouble finding a ~£1500 carbon setup
freypal
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I'm in the market to move from my current Giant Defy 2 aluminium frame to something higher end. I was initially looking for something with a carbon frame and Ultegra groupset for around about £1,500. Idea being for weekday, weekend rides, some sportives and i'm looking at trying a few Triathlons so wanted something that would be something between a sportive and a racier frame.
For this I'd seen the Cube Agree GTC Race, Giant TCR Advanced 1 and Focus Cayo 6.0. All fit the bill but nowhere anywhere near me has any in stock and multiple retailers have said they are now out of production for the season awaiting next years models.
I loved the look of the Canyon Ultimate CF, however i'm looking to buy off somewhere that offers finance as I want to pay it monthly.
The only other option i've seen is the Dolan L'etape Ultegra that comes in at £1,500 but reviews seem scarce.
Can anyone offer any other alternatives or views on some of the bikes mentioned? I'm a bit of a loss at the moment, seems everything I've been keen on is unavailable and the alternatives i've seen are a bit left-field!
Thanks,
For this I'd seen the Cube Agree GTC Race, Giant TCR Advanced 1 and Focus Cayo 6.0. All fit the bill but nowhere anywhere near me has any in stock and multiple retailers have said they are now out of production for the season awaiting next years models.
I loved the look of the Canyon Ultimate CF, however i'm looking to buy off somewhere that offers finance as I want to pay it monthly.
The only other option i've seen is the Dolan L'etape Ultegra that comes in at £1,500 but reviews seem scarce.
Can anyone offer any other alternatives or views on some of the bikes mentioned? I'm a bit of a loss at the moment, seems everything I've been keen on is unavailable and the alternatives i've seen are a bit left-field!
Thanks,
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The Dolan would be a good bike, anything in the Cannonade range within budget? Synapse or Evo?I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles0
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Look at the Planet X RT80 Ultra, £1499 with Ultegra and they do interest free credit.0
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Paulscycles, Wheelbase and Hargroves sell bike with 0 % percent finance so you might want to check them out. Out of the three Paulcycles possibly the biggest bargain.0
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Depending on your situation, Tesco and Halifax are doing 21 month interest free credit cards..... This way you're not limited to who you get the bike from.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys.
Not really seen or heard anything about the PX RT-80, seems pretty new?
I've also been looking a lot at the Ribble R872 having seen and heard good things. My only concern with it would be how comfortable it's likely to be on longer rides? IE is it going to be unbearable on 100mile sportives etc.0 -
If you think the r872 could be a bit aggressive then you could always look at the sportive racing - it won best value bike of 2015 and is slightly more relaxed0
