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Di2 and hydraulic brakes for under £2,500

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  • February 2, 2015 at 8:49 pm #830269
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    WDG

    I have a Rose Xeon CGF, which
    I have a Rose Xeon CGF, which is the same basis concept without discs. It’s a great bike – yes I did have to wait 5 weeks for it, but it was specced to my exact choices as it is fully configurable. If it took 3 days to reply I’d give them a break – if it was to Germany it is a foreign country, maybe the English speaking tech guy was out, if it was to the UK arm then well done on getting a response, before I bought mine I emailed them twice and got nothing. I don’t have anything against bike shops, but I want the right deal and specced my own way, so it worked out for me. It’s a great bike, excellent handling and really comfy. I will be buying a disc bike next year and it will be one of these.

    February 2, 2015 at 7:28 pm #830267
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    w61

    The De Rosa looks good, but
    The De Rosa looks good, but still £1,000 more than the Xeon. I know there are risks buying online but the Xeon is very tempting…

    February 2, 2015 at 9:37 am #830265
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    sergius

    Hmm that De Rosa is currently
    Hmm that De Rosa is currently £3250 on wiggle. Hmm, I wonder if I can backtrack on the conversation I had with the missus last week when I told her i’d wait awhile before buying my next bike 🙂

    February 2, 2015 at 7:20 am #830263
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    Kadinkski

    I think the colnago c60 disc
    I think the colnago c60 disc will be di2 too. But that will probably be double the price of the xeon.

    I had a look at a focus cayo disc the other day too, it wasn’t even on my radar but the dude in the shop told me it was worth considering. I’ve got a broken hand so couldn’t take it on a test ride, but from what I saw I was hugely impressed – the raciest and lightest road disc bike I’ve seen so far. Full carbon fibre, hydro discs, amazing thru axles, comes with a retul bike fit…its not di2, but super easy to upgrade…£2k for sram and £2.3k for ultegra. I’ll defo be taking it for a test ride when the cast is off.

    But god, I must admit, that xeon is a real spanner in the works.

    February 2, 2015 at 12:20 am #830261
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    Kadinkski

    Just to add to the list above
    Just to add to the list above there’s also the de rosa idol disc with di2 for £3,699.99

    I haven’t found any deal like the xeon though in terms of components for that price, I haven’t heard of any obvious problems either. I just can’t bring myself to buy it through the internet. A couple of weeks ago I emailed them asking about tyre sizes for the DT Swiss wheels and it took 3 days for them to come back to me with a one line answer and it didn’t even answer the question properly anyway. It totally put me off dealing with them further.

    Personally I’d rather pay a bit more for the peace of mind of dealing with a proper shop, getting it fitted properly, and buying a bike that the salesman can tell me everything about rather than trying to find reviews online. But I know others feel differently.

    February 1, 2015 at 10:49 pm #830259
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    sergius

    I was looking at this earlier
    I was looking at this earlier today interestingly. There aren’t any reviews online that I’ve found – at least not for that bike specifically (a few mentions in a round up of the 2015 lineup).

    When you consider the competition (for me this is about hydraulic discs + Di2):

    Bianchi Infinto CV ~£6k
    Giant Defy SL0 ~£7k
    There’s a CX bike from Boardman for £3100, but for me I want something more racy.

    I’m sure there are others, but those are the ones I’ve seen over the last few months.

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