which bike?

chippiechappie20

Hi, I am looking to buy a new endurance road bike my budget is around 3800 I have a short list which consists of the following.

Scott solace 10 2017
Bianchi infinito CV disc 2016
Cannondale synapse carbon disc ultegra di2 2017
Giant defy advanced pro 0 di2 2017
Canyon endurace CF slx 8.0 di2 2017

Any advice or opinions would be very helpful.

sloppyschleckonds

I'd not consider anything with ultegra di2

bendertherobot

Go and ride each of them.

imposter2.0

chippiechappie20 wrote:

Hi, I am looking to buy a new endurance road bike my budget is around 3800 I have a short list which consists of the following.

Scott solace 10 2017
Bianchi infinito CV disc 2016
Cannondale synapse carbon disc ultegra di2 2017
Giant defy advanced pro 0 di2 2017
Canyon endurace CF slx 8.0 di2 2017

Any advice or opinions would be very helpful.

Test ride and then decide. Otherwise, just pick a colour. It's difficult to buy a bad bike at that price level.

fenix

What have you got now and what do you like/dislike about it. 3800 is superbike territory.

jdee84

think cycle division have 2015 scott solace 10 at around £2000

hsiaolc

chippiechappie20 wrote:

Hi, I am looking to buy a new endurance road bike my budget is around 3800 I have a short list which consists of the following.

Scott solace 10 2017
Bianchi infinito CV disc 2016
Cannondale synapse carbon disc ultegra di2 2017
Giant defy advanced pro 0 di2 2017
Canyon endurace CF slx 8.0 di2 2017

Any advice or opinions would be very helpful.

Trek Domane SL Disc

Always go DI2 if you can. One of the best upgrades to your bike. I have two bikes now with Di2 and I wouldn't want to live without. Perfect shifting all the time and not ever have to worry about wiring maintenance.

Rose CDX 3100 is now available but deliver in the Dec? I will prob ably get that myself if I were to spend £3800.

fenix

Never been fussed on Di2 - cables work fine for me and i can't recall the last time I needed to adjust them. And I dont need to recharge.

Rim brakes v discs - what do you prefer ?

How far do you ride ?

What colour is your kit ?

Do you climb like an angel - or are you big boned ?

ollie.williams260

My default would be to go for the canyon, however if it's just an endurance bike and not being raced I defo go for disc.

chippiechappie20

Hi, I currently have a Trek domane 4.5 disc. I m looking for something a lot lighter that will climb better I wouldn't call myelf a climber so I just want a little help. My Domane is quite heavy at 8.94kg the Canyon is 7.4kg and the Rose CDX 3100 that someone recommend is even lighter at 7.3kg but I'm not too keen on the wheels on that one.

gethinceri

You can spec the Rose with different wheels.

daniel_b

I would vote for the Synapse, but am now delighted I didn't delay until the 2017 model, both 6800 and the Di2 models have deeply uninspiring (to my eye) colour schemes.







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I realise I am biased and love green/yellow, but that black and red thing looks meh to me.

VIBE7s

Aesthetically the Bianchi blows the other bikes away.

fat daddy

The Bianchi
The Bianchi
The Bianchi
The Bianchi
The Bianchi
and
The Bianchi

in that order .... seriously the ALL the bikes are going to be excellent, and The Bianchi gets stunning reviews ... but ultimately, spend that much money and you might as well get an excellent bike that is also a stunning machine to look at with a name that ouzes with pure bike porn

the Bianchi

If you don't want it ... buy if for me

fenix

At the end of the day - its only like 2 bottles on the bike. For the cash you're talking you could get a good coach for a year and really improve. It's not about the bike. ;-)

yaya

Daniel B wrote:

I would vote for the Synapse, but am now delighted I didn't delay until the 2017 model, both 6800 and the Di2 models have deeply uninspiring (to my eye) colour schemes.







Versus:




8)

I realise I am biased and love green/yellow, but that black and red thing looks meh to me.

Digging the Yellow/ Green thing, if only to make you more visible on the road (and you'll need to fluoro kit to match so that's another plus)