£1400 2017/8 Road deal?

david7m

Hi

Looking to spend about £1400 on a new old stock - seen any deals? Also going NEC Sat.

Medium, disc for sportive/ training up to 100 miles.

There is a Giant Defy advanced 1 2018 on eBay for £1300 from a shop, but too far and unsure about posting carbon.

Dave

EDIT: was hoping for a carbon....
EDIT#2: i'm 5 10 and unsure of frame sizes yet other than medium, will find some charts

webboo

Unsure about posting carbon? How do you think bikes get to shops.

joe_totale-2

If posting carbon was such an issue then how would manufacturers such as Canyon ever get off the ground?

I've personally had 3 carbon bikes posted to me from manufacturers or bike retailers and never had any issues.

You'll seriously limit yourself if you don't want a carbon bike and also potentially deprive yourself of a great machine.

david7m

Point taken over posting
Dave

kingrollo

check the sensa range at merlin cycles. they had a stonking deal on an ultegra sensa guila a few weeks back. and last janaury briefly knocked about £400 off the entire sensa range.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... ack_380957 might appeal for £1200, if 54cm frame fits you, most upright sportive road bike IIRC and masses of tyre clearance for a sportive as it comes with 32mm tyres.

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b67s6p8 ... -DISC-2017 58cm only, what I have, I'm 5'10" with ~32.5" cycling inseam (i.e. long torso for height)

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p93 ... -DISC-2018 Smaller frames available

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p85 ... C-105-2018

david7m

I was hoping to try carbon.........
Dave

david7m

NitrousOxide wrote:

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/road-bikes/trek-domane-alr-5-disc-2018-road-bike-black_380957 might appeal for £1200, if 54cm frame fits you, most upright sportive road bike IIRC and masses of tyre clearance for a sportive as it comes with 32mm tyres.

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b67s6p8 ... -DISC-2017 58cm only, what I have, I'm 5'10" with ~32.5" cycling inseam (i.e. long torso for height)

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p93 ... -DISC-2018 Smaller frames available

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p85 ... C-105-2018

That cube is very nice!
Dave

StillGoing

david7m wrote:

There is a Giant Defy advanced 1 2018 on eBay for £1300 from a shop, but too far and unsure about posting carbon.

Seriously? Considering most frames are made in Taiwan, that's an awful lot of frames sent by ship and air cargo to suppliers around the World and then onto dealerships. My Reacto frame was made in Taiwan at the Merida & Giant plant before being shipped to France. I bought it from a French dealership who shipped it to me in the UK without a scratch.

joe_totale-2

It's not in the sales but the Caad 12 is a classic, it's got an amazing purple paint job and it has the new 105 groupset. Over time upgrade the wheels and tyres and you have an incredible bike:

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cannondale-CAA ... 129504.htm

If you want a carbon race bike then you'd fit on this Tarmac:

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Specialized-Ta ... 107595.htm

EDIT

Just seen you've specified Disc, well again it's not in the sale but you can't go far wrong with Canyon

https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/road/endur ... c-7-0.html

Just over budget but you may fit onto this Pro SL Disc which has the lovely SRAM Force groupset, there's a 57cm frame in black or a 53cm one in red:

https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/rose-pro-sl ... _size=53cm

shiznit76

I've got this, the 55cm frame should do you, same height as me and thats what i have

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/wili ... prod165543

david7m

I didn't get the job, so unemployed and this is on hold.

Still went the show today - best part for me was trials/flatland and ramp display. £15 in, £12 parking. No Giant or Trek stand.

Dave