S Works tarmac or Giant TCR advanced

teebs_123

Looking at replacing my Emonda Sl8 in the Spring for a new frameset, the Giant is £1299, S-Works Sl5 Tarmac is £2800....is the S Works worth more than double the Giant?

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cougie

Not in terms of speed. It's not twice as fast or twice as nice.

teebs_123

cougie wrote:

Not in terms of speed. It's not twice as fast or twice as nice.

Thanks, I can also get circa £200 in reward points through Pedalon, making the Giant frameset just over £1k.

fenix

I had a giant TCR - nice bike. Mate has the S Works - another nice bike. With the 1600 saved you could spend it on a few trips to the Alps or something - to me that's much more fun.

Elfed

Hi, what's the reason you're upgrading the Emonda SL frameset?

Only curious as I've one myself.

teebs_123

Elfed wrote:

Hi, what's the reason you're upgrading the Emonda SL frameset?

Only curious as I've one myself.

Not particular reason, just fancy a change. It'll be all down to the geometry fitting me though - the Trek fits like a glove, so it'll need to match that

Elfed

Teebs_123 wrote:

Elfed wrote:

Hi, what's the reason you're upgrading the Emonda SL frameset?

Only curious as I've one myself.

Not particular reason, just fancy a change. It'll be all down to the geometry fitting me though - the Trek fits like a glove, so it'll need to match that

What about the SLR version of the Emonda?

teebs_123

Checked out both frames over the weekend at Sigma Sport and Pedalon (both amazing shops, very good customer service and not pushy in any way).

Whilst the S Works was very very nice, I think I'd struggle to get a good fit, so I think I'll head towards a Giant TCR with Dura Ace & Giant carbon wheels. Total build will be around £2k less than the Specialized.