Canyon Ultimate CF SL 8.0 2018 or Cannondale Supersix Evo Ultegra 2018

tasos_a
tasos_a Posts: 10
edited November 2017 in Road buying advice
Hi,

Can you please let me know your opinion on the below 2 road bikes otpions?

Cannondale Supersix Evo Ultegra 2018
https://www.evanscycles.com/cannondale- ... ra-2018-... (link is external)

Canyon Ultimate CF SL 8.0
https://www.canyon.com/en/road/ultimate ... l-8-0.html (link is external)

My "concerns" for the supersix are 1) the external wiring, 2) the crank and 3) the wheels.


Thanks

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  • mathemagician
    mathemagician Posts: 12
    Will either of them be a better fit than the other?
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Mathemagician wrote:
    Will either of them be a better fit than the other?

    Is the correct answer.
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  • tasos_a
    tasos_a Posts: 10
    Well, I cannot test the Canyon of course since there are no retailers, so I will never know :)
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Both pretty uninspiring tbf.

    Almost worth getting a better AL frame with better groupset and wheels.
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  • mathemagician
    mathemagician Posts: 12
    tasos_a wrote:
    Well, I cannot test the Canyon of course since there are no retailers, so I will never know :)

    No, but you can compare the geometry to whatever you're riding at the moment, see what the closest fit is.
  • flight147z
    flight147z Posts: 69
    I bought the SL 7.0 in September and I think it's a great bike! Paid £1,250 - at the time the bike you are looking at was called the 9.0 and I think it was about £1800
  • Rohanh
    Rohanh Posts: 4
    I am looking for a new bike to, and i almost made my choice. The Canyon Ulitmate CF SL 8.0 (di2 version). I think that for the money there is no other bike that will give you more value. Most of the bikes in this price range will give you very bad wheels, just like the Cannondale you mentioned. What i also dislike about the mentioned Cannondale is the external wiring, which $2500 + bike still has external wiring these days? The crank is one Cannondale made, i prefer the Ultegra cranks because of the looks, but i don't think the Cannondale crankset will preform worse. You were stating you cannot test the Canyon bike, but you can, in fact you can try it for 30 days, and if you aren't satisfied, you can return the bike to Canyon(at least in the Netherlands).

    So, if it isn't clear yet, i would go for the Canyon bike unless you are a big Rigoberto Urán-fan :lol:

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