Help needed with bike purchase

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    mxgeldar

    Hi all and apologies for the dumb question I am going to ask!

    I am 50+, overweight, not a fit cyclist and am dieting, training and aiming for Coast to Coast later this year along with other sportives.

    I currently ride an old Giant Defy 1 which has served me well and completed the C2C last year but I want something new.

    The advice needed is – which bike is best in the £2K-£3K range?

    Do I stay with Giant (all my kit is branded!) and I like the look of the TCR Advanced 

    I love the BMC Teammachine SLR01 (especially the Di2 !!)

    I quite like the BMC Gran fondo range

    I dont really like Specialised but the Roubaix has that suspension …… is it worthwhile?

    I know I cant afford Cervelo, Pinarello etc and am not keen on Ridley, Fuji, Genesis, Planetx 

    I would like Ultegra but know that 105 is probably all that I need!

    I can see that buying 2016 stock or demo bikes will save me hundreds of pounds but is there any point buying old stock (from Evans for example…..) – do you get the same warranty as new?

    As someone who will never rival Wiggins or Froome, what do I aim for ?

    Any advice at all would be welcome.  Lots of people out there wil have tried several of these and others besides

    Thanks for reading !

     

     

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    BobbyG

    Maybe look at a 2016 Genesis

    Maybe look at a 2016 Genesis Datum 30?

    Depending on what size you require there might be a few kicking about for around the £2.5k mark

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    Lincolndave

    Firstly, get a bike that fits

    Firstly, get a bike that fits you and your needs, have a short list of manufacturers and try them all out, drive train is a personal thing, I have 2 bikes with ultegra and one with 105 I cannot tell any difference between the two to be honest with you, both change up and down gears faultlessly .

    any bike you buy regarding 2016 or 17 will come with the same warranty, good luck with your search I hope you find the correct bike, 

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