Advice Please! Carbon Road Bike c.£1500
otjs
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I'm looking to snap up a carbon road bike in the summer sales. I've just sold my Cannondale CAAD (quite an old one) and looking to upgrade. Bike will be used for commuting, weekend rides, and a bit of racing, so looking for high performance but not totally aero to give a bit of comfort. I'll probably upgrade the wheels on whatever bike I buy so not too worried about that.
Budget more than £1k, less than £2k, but in the sale will hopefully be able to get something that is worth a bit more. Carbon frame essential, interested in disc brakes (depending on the weight).
Any suggestions (including anything to avoid!) would be much appreciated. Thanks
Budget more than £1k, less than £2k, but in the sale will hopefully be able to get something that is worth a bit more. Carbon frame essential, interested in disc brakes (depending on the weight).
Any suggestions (including anything to avoid!) would be much appreciated. Thanks
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2017 edition of my Cube at Paulscycles?================
2020 Voodoo Marasa
2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
2016 Voodoo Wazoo0 -
Thats a bit of jack of all trades bike isnt it ? Why not get a cheaper commuter bike with guards and fatter tyres and then get a weekend and racing bike as well ?
Its all going to be a bit of a compromise ?0 -
See, I use my Synapse for cycling to work and weekend rides, and the occasional multi day ride staying in a hotel overnight. But I don’t think I’d ever use it for say the bike leg of an IM race. I’d use my Ridley Noah Fast with some clip on aero bars, equally I would never do a multi day ride on it and very rarely commute on that, only say on a Friday when I might knock off early and put a longer ride in on the way home. Being a bit more aero means for me it’s nowhere near as comfortable as my Synapse with different geometry and 28mm tyres. Horses for courses and all that.0
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Sorry for confusion. I do have a commuter bike which I'll continue to use the majority of the time so looking for performance end of the spectrum, but having sold my CAAD looking for a noticeable upgrade with a carbon frame. Have been looking at BMC Teammachine as a potential but thought I'd put it to the people and see what people recommended/a good value option. Cheers0
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BTwin Ultra 900?
Just got a very positive review here:
https://road.cc/content/review/246049-b ... 900-cf-105
If you can stretch to £2000 you can get the same frame with full Ultegra 8000 and Mavic Cosmic Carbon Wheels.0 -
Would you consider second hand?
As a for instance this is available in the classifieds if the size is right
viewtopic.php?f=40090&t=130942980 -
CAAD 12 - for the money you are looking at spending you'll get a far better bike (frame, groupset, wheels, finishing kit) than you will get for a mid range carbon bike.
It'll also do everything you want it to do far better.
It will probably also be lighter.
Carbon isn't always an upgrade when it comes to modern Ali bikes.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
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Matthewfalle wrote:
About the same as a CAAD12 then...
http://www.cyclist.co.uk/cannondale/caad120 -
Fair do's but you'll get CAAD cheaper and it's a better frameset and it's dead easy to get a dirt light CAAD whereas that genesis is probably as light as it will get.
CAAD still winning it.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Dolan DR1. Disc brakes, takes 28 mm tyres...looks the part. 105 build.0
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Matthewfalle wrote:Fair do's but you'll get CAAD cheaper and it's a better frameset and it's dead easy to get a dirt light CAAD whereas that genesis is probably as light as it will get.
CAAD still winning it.
Have you checked the frame weights?0 -
and the ancils?Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Supersix Evo Disc Ultegra? I'm tempted by one of these... https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p7493/CANNONDALE-SUPERSIX-EVO-DISC-ULTEGRA-20170
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Giant TCR Advanced 1 2018. On sale now for £1500. Carbon frame, race geo, full Ultegra. Add some decent wheels and off you go. Bargain0
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Yeh looking like TCR Advanced 1 is the way to go. Just been into Giant and looks to be ideal, will update once I've test-ridden0
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Matthewfalle wrote:Fair do's but you'll get CAAD cheaper and it's a better frameset and it's dead easy to get a dirt light CAAD whereas that genesis is probably as light as it will get.
CAAD still winning it.
Given that it fails the first criteria set by the OP - how can it possibly be winning it ?0 -
Merida Scultura with Ultegra. Comfortable but capable of racing on.
Merida Reacto, not so comfortable but good for racing, TTs, Triathlons.I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.0 -
otjs wrote:Yeh looking like TCR Advanced 1 is the way to go. Just been into Giant and looks to be ideal, will update once I've test-ridden
You know it makes sense. Giant are not trendy or cool but the bikes are superb. In my chain gang no one has a TCR so pretty exclusive too! People avoid them as they don't want to be seen riding one but bang for buck probably the best race bike there is.0 -
Beatmaker wrote:Supersix Evo Disc Ultegra? I'm tempted by one of these... https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p7493/CANNONDALE-SUPERSIX-EVO-DISC-ULTEGRA-2017
Tri UK have the 2017 Supersix Ultegra disc for £1649
https://www.triuk.com/products/cannondale/cannondale-supersix-evo-disc-ultegra-20170 -
Jif1969 wrote:Beatmaker wrote:Supersix Evo Disc Ultegra? I'm tempted by one of these... https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p7493/CANNONDALE-SUPERSIX-EVO-DISC-ULTEGRA-2017
Tri UK have the 2017 Supersix Ultegra disc for £1649
https://www.triuk.com/products/cannondale/cannondale-supersix-evo-disc-ultegra-2017
Absolute bargain.0 -
Great deal, hideous colour which is probably why they have a few to shift.0
