£3k bike to work voucher to spend in March. Help

daniel_b

mrb123 said:

Virtually all the manufacturers seem to do it. I can't imagine there's a single tall rider in the pro peloton that's using the same width bars as we'd be given buying the same bike off the shelf. With all the proprietary parts and integration it's harder than ever to swap them out too.

Scott seem a bit more on the boil, even my 2018 54cm aero bike has 42cm c2c bars.

Good luck @converse2020 speaking to Evans.
They were never the best and that was before mike ashley bought them

converse2020

I’m not expecting much to be honest because I can’t imagine the store can even get the bars into stock let alone agree to swap. That said they have been very good so far with the initial purchase as the deal I got in buying the bike was even better than I thought thanks to my local branch.

If I had to buy new bars then I guess I’d get some of the outlay back by selling on the wider bars but the hydraulic cables need to be disconnected to swap bars so I’d have that hassle / cost to factor in.

daniel_b

There will be faff with the hydraulics and fully integrated cables, but I'd hope a decent bike shop (Personally I'd have to think long and hard about paying Evans to do it) should be able to do it for between £50 - £100 in my experience.
I'd be finding a Cannondale specialist if I were you - some of these brand setups for their integrated bars, with various spacers can be very finnicky and exacting, and if they get it wrong, I have seen paint gouged off top tubes etc.

Not sure how much the Cannondale bars are, presuming you need to stick with their own brand ones due to the routing?

If not, you might be able to pick up a bargain, but hopefully even if you do, and with reselling the original, you might be down to the cost of ~£150 perhaps, but well worth it for getting the bike to fit you properly, if a bit annoying and unexpected.

It's pretty much standard for me now to change handlebars or stem on a new bike, but nothing like as easy as it once was with rim brakes and external cabling.

hpaul

I had a vitus bike for winter, it was a 58, came with 44. I loved it but I'm pretty wide, but it did eat into the average speeds. At least thats what I told myself. Venon VRS. I think they probably do come on more endurance bikes.

My M/L propel came with 420s, I'd be tempted to try 400s on my canyon. But it's alot to money to be no use if doesn't work out. 440 seems alot for a race bike, even a 58 one imo

pippi_langsamer-2

Buy-A-Bike also doing Supersix Evo with the new 105 Di2 for under £3k (If you're a 54 or 56 for some strange reason)

https://www.buyabike.co.uk/bikes/road-bikes/cannondale-supersix-evo-105-di2-in-black__9937

(only 54's now)