Canyon Dolan Rose

3valleys
3valleys Posts: 2
edited November 2018 in Road buying advice
Looking at buying an endurance bike and reduced to three options. Budget £2-2.5 K. What’s people thoughts and why?

https://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/road-b ... hydro.html

https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/road/endur ... c-8-0.html

https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/rose-team-g ... ra-2673771

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  • canth
    canth Posts: 1
    Both the Rose and the Dolan allow changes to the specification. That is a major plus, at least for me. Being mainland based and on driving distance of Rose made me go that way (just picked up a blue DI2 version of the Rose). I however also really like the Dolan colors. Of the three I like the Canyon the least, mostly because it's lack of customization. I do think you cannot really go wrong with either of the bikes. Enjoy making a decision!
  • super_davo
    super_davo Posts: 1,228
    They are all a lot of bike for the money.

    The Canyon has the most brand cachet. That might sound vain but I can guarantee you it would have the most resale value after a few years (check second hand prices). The Endurace definitely wouldn't hold the same premium as an Aeroad or Ultimate though. But nobody buys a new bike as an investment, so that's probably irrelevant. I'm sure it will be the best engineered frame of the three based on every Canyon I've ever seen though.

    The Dolan for me is the best value. It's the cheapest and you can change spec - originally thought it was DI2 but its Di2 compatible not Di2. Still good value though.

    I can't see the USP for the Rose. Good value, well spec'd - just doesn't have the stand out benefits of the other two.
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    Dolan definately looks the best.
    Dave
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    I came within a whisker of buying the DR1 - One thing to note is that the geometry is pretty agressive for what they are calling an endurance bike - the other thing was they they charged 12% admin fee for cycle to work.

    Its looks and value are to die for though - if neither of the above are an issue - it would definitley be the dolan.
  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    Canyon every time
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    To be fair, a lot of cycle to work schemes charge them a fee on the voucher - it isn't zero sum for them to take it. It's tough out there - lot of bike retailers going to the wall.
  • kingrollo
    kingrollo Posts: 3,198
    in the end I brought a kuota khydra di2 from bike science in Bristol who make no charge for c2w vouchers - not even sure if op is using c2w - i just mentioned it as it was the secondary reason I didn't go for the dolan

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