[Hassan Qandil]

Hello Guys

this is my first road bike and I currently have 2 options

1 Canyon Endurace AL 8.0 = 1300 USD
comes with Shimano Ultegra R8000

2 Trek Emonda ALR5 2019 = 1660 USD
comes with Shimano 105 R7000

 

Both specs

https://imgur.com/a/Lh7D4S0

I have no experience with road bikes
I want the bike to last me 5 years with no upgrades if possible

Currently live in Qatar and bike prices here are astronomical
shipping the Canyon will cost me about extra 400 USD
and the Trek about 300 USD
plus 5% tax

I appreciate your help
and if you have other opinions please share it

sorry for my weak English
Thank you very much

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[Hassan Qandil]

bikezero .. you are burning

bikezero .. you are burning me with excitement

I had similer story

all the bikes I had are cheap mountain bikes 100 – 150 USD

and they always broke in 3 – 4 weeks and I had to pay a lot for repairing

one of my friends bought 300 USD no name brand road bike .. I was blown away with the speed diffrence and how light it was

it was 15 KG by the way .. LOL

I remember riding 53 KM with my old mountain bike .. I felt like champ

I am planing to ride 400 KM weekly with the new bike

hopefully it arrives soon

sorry again for my English

Thank you all for the comments

[Hassan Qandil]

Thank you See 59 for the

Thank you See 59 for the comment

Trek Emonda ALR5 is 8.75 KG

And Canyon Endurace AL 8.0 is 8.1 KG for the medium frame size .. I bought the XS size

so it’s definitely less than 8.1 .. am not sure by how much

I contacted Canyon before I bought the bike about the XS size weight

I got this reply

”  We do not specify the weight of the different frame sizes. You can only get the data for the medium frame size, which is 8,1 kg. “

I am gussing it’s 7.9 KG for XS and maybe 8.0 KG for the S

Anyway I’ll post the exact weight once I receive it

 

[Biggie Smells]

I have no doubt that you’ll

I have no doubt that you’ll enjoy the Canyon when it arrives, it’s a very popular bike and atractive due to the kit that’s on it, however you missed out on the ALR. Not only is it the lightest aluminium frame on the market right now (it’s also lighter than the entry level carbon version) it also looks like a carbon bike due to the hidden weldswhereas the Canyon looks like an aluminium bike (big ugly welds). There are also no issues with the bottom bracket they chose to use on the bike btw – I know from experience.

[bikezero]

Thanks Hassan.
Thanks Hassan.

Sounds like a great pedal choice.

It is going to be a LOT of fun riding that bike.
Enjoy and be a little careful on your first ride or two!

I just say that because when I got my first road bike, I had past
experience only in mountain bikes…and for the first moments of
cycling it was a little unnerving…then in next day I soon learned
that with the thinner tires of road rike, you come off easier if you
pull the brakes hard and skid sooner than you expected.

It’s super fun, but it feels very different to mountain bike, almost
like skating on ice if you skid.

Within just a few days you get to know the bike better and are much more safe.

A great thing also about a road bike is the way over time it continues
to feel like it is growing with you. I think you will love this bike
immediately, but, in a few months time, I
think you will love your bike MORE than even those great first many
days (weeks, months..) you cycled with it.

It will seem like your bike is magically getting better and better (as
you are getting better and suddenly finding yourself able to get more
out of the bike).

Congratulations and enjoy

[Hassan Qandil]

Thank you bikezero

Thank you bikezero

I ordered Shimano PD-EH500 with the bike

[bikezero]

Great. Don’t worry about the

Great. Don’t worry about the minimal assembly required. It’s easy attaching a front wheel and handlebars, even if it’s your first time. Just make sure you have some pedals ready to fit on the bike as they are not included as I’m sure you know.

[Hassan Qandil]

Thank you very much for all

Thank you very much for all the comments

I ordered the canyon yesterday “Black Friday”

I hope assembly isn’t very hard

[VeloUSA]

My choice would be the Canyon

My choice would be the Canyon:

1. Wheelset: Mavic over Bontrager. Mavic are rugged and last a long time. The only issue with Mavic’s is serviceability of the pawls.

2. Tyres: No brainer, Continental all the way!

3. Groupset: This is close but would choose Ultegra over 105 groupset mainly because Ultegra is 2nd tier, 105 3rd tier.

4. Bottom bracket: Shimano over Trek. Shimano has external bearings, Trek is pressed fit (PF). On lower ranged bikes PF’s have a reputation for squeaking/squealing as frame tolerances aren’t as spot on as high end bike frames.

Study bike fit and frame geometry. If you have a local bike shop go ride the frame size fit calculators say is your size. Then ride ride a frame one size smaller. This is a good way to decide which size feels most comfortable.

 

[bikezero]

Unless the Bontrager wheels
Unless the Bontrager wheels are significantly better (?) than the Mavic Aksiums (which I always hear people say are solid but not particularly light or remarkable), it would seem hard to root for the Trek when it’s going to cost $260 more. The Canyon seems to be about 1/2 a kg lighter (if specs are accurate) and has the Ultegra (slightly lighter/superior to 105) to boot.
Of course you’d never know which bike you thought was better/preferred without riding them both but sounds unfortunately you don’t have that opportunity.
Most likely as the first responder said, you cannot go wrong with either of those.
Probably two very similarly great entry professional bikes.
In your position I’d probably only select the Trek if cosmetically I liked the colour and look more than the Canyon.

[mike the bike]

 

 

Never ridden the Trek but I can only say good things about my Endurace.  It looks great, rides well and, after eighteen months, nothing has broken, misbehaved or even gone out of adjustment.  Super value.

[BadgerBeaver]

Both of these are brilliant

Both of these are brilliant brilliant bikes, you can’t go wrong. The Emonda I have ridden and it feels like a much more expensive bike. If your first bike is one of these, then you are very lucky indeed.

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