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50th Birthday (Summer bike) – :-)

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  • February 13, 2017 at 2:26 pm #26780
    Toekneewood

    Greetings all.  I am trying to make a shortlist of bikes and have no idea what is good/bad as my knowledge in primarily a mountain biking background.  I am looking for a summer bike as my Current bike Giant Defy Advanced Pro 3 – £1,399, is turning into a winder bike.  Apart from training Monday-Thursday (about 8 hrs), I do a Club ride of about 60-70 miles, with about 4-5 100miles rides over summer.  I have no intention of racing, but I am looking at moving up into the advanced group this year so need something to help be keep up with the wiz kids 🙂

    So far I have found the following
    Canyon Aeroad CF SLX Disc 8.0 – £3,799
    Canyon Ultimate CF SL Disc 9.0 Aero – £3,249
    Canyon Endurace CF SL Disc 9.0 Di2 – £3,599

    BMC roadmachine 02 ultegra £3,099.00
    Focus paralane ultegra £  2,999.00
    Colnago V1R LTD Custom Road Bike – £3,749.99
    Look 765 Hi-Mod Ultegra Di2 L – £3,799.99

    Kind Regards
    Tony

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  • February 15, 2017 at 8:02 am #887067
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    Toekneewood

    seve88 wrote:

    seve88 wrote:
    Make sure you like the look of the bike. I had a BMC Gf02 for 2 years. As good a bike I had ridden. However, I never took to the look or matte finish. I then bought the bike I’d always looked at and thought “I want one.” A celeste Bianchi infinito in gloss finish. I never tire if looking at it but would never go for the silver red finish they also do, even though it will ride the same. Finally, if you go BMC consider joining Cycle UK (CTC). My local Evans do 10% off for members. Check your branch but quite a saving and plenty of benefits.

     

    Very good point “However, I never took to the look or matte finish.”.  My Giant defy is white as that was the only colour.  I purchased it under presure and without doing any research.  So thanks everyone for the fantastic feedback 🙂

    February 15, 2017 at 7:45 am #887065
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    CXR94Di2

    I think current trend is to

    I think current trend is to copy race bikes for the mass market.  They have 73 degree head angle, low stack and long reach.  My own Boardman CXR has this head angle with a 130mm stem, its a twitchy bike for handling and needs a bit of concentration when riding fast.  Reducing the stem length would only make the bike more twitchy.  At the time it had the best features and frame size with a better stack than standard road bikes, but over time(through injury and age) I need more stack and a more relaxed head angle.  My new bike is the Kinesis Tripster V2,  The head angle is 70 degrees. I run a 90mm stem, the handling is very stable and much less twitchy.  The stack is also 20mm higher than my Boardman.  This makes for an all round tourer, which is what I primarily wanted.  I’ll stick some 40mm G Ones on it for day to day riding.

    February 14, 2017 at 9:25 pm #887063
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    peted76

    Ridley, Storck… Don’t

    Ridley, Storck… Don’t discount a good TI frame set such a van nichols… Lucky boy!! 

    February 14, 2017 at 5:40 pm #887061
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    The _Kaner

    Go for a Legend if you want

    Go for a Legend if you want something away from the norm…or if you can afford something bespoke and money is not a barrier then look at a Pegoretti (neither of which I have ridden, but have admired from afar)

    I currently have a Defy Adv 2E (2016) with 105 as my general/winter bike and an Aeroad CF SLX 6.0 (Ultegra/Cosmic Carbon  Exalith wheels) as my ‘Sunday best’.

    Both are reasonably comfortable off the peg and the Canyon is quite eye catching (meteor grey/lime)…the Aeroad  6.0 would have been the entry level 2016 version, but still a sizeable outlay of hard earned cash.

    It should be about what you want and feel comfortable on/with for the type of riding you do.

    You don’t necessarily need to ‘make a statement’ by going overboard/over the top in the spending stakes – and/or listening to the opinions people that may not even have ridden any of the bikes on your short list – and Shimano groupsets are no lesser than Campagnolo…

    Yeah getting to the 50 milestone is great, I’ll be hitting that myself in May, I don’t need any more bikes…so I’m off to cruise the Caribbean in October instead.

    Enjoy whichever bike you decide to get.

    February 14, 2017 at 4:24 pm #887059
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    trohos

    At this price, self building

    At this price, self building for sure! Also a bike fit and last before you spend this amount, check this http://fitwerx.com/carbon-fiber-frame-manufacturing-techniques-part-one-of-a-three-part-series-on-carbon-fiber/

     

    February 14, 2017 at 3:05 pm #887057
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    Swiss

    Get whichever bike really
    Get whichever bike really floats your boat are you wanting to impress yourself or others?
    Just make sure you can fit with it, pro bikes look shit with a pile of spacers and maybe horror upon horrors a stem pointing upwards.
    I’d like a full on race bike but cannot get on with a really low headtube.

    February 14, 2017 at 2:50 pm #887055
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    seve88

    Make sure you like the look
    Make sure you like the look of the bike. I had a BMC Gf02 for 2 years. As good a bike I had ridden.

    However, I never took to the look or matte finish.

    I then bought the bike I’d always looked at and thought “I want one.” A celeste Bianchi infinito in gloss finish. I never tire if looking at it but would never go for the silver red finish they also do, even though it will ride the same.

    Finally, if you go BMC consider joining Cycle UK (CTC). My local Evans do 10% off for members. Check your branch but quite a saving and plenty of benefits.

    February 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm #887053
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    Toekneewood

    Great feedback all thanks

    Great feedback all thanks very much,  The KTM Revelator Prestige Di2 CD looks like a very eye catchy machine.  Good point about Evans.  I think that apart from the Canyon, that people do not seem keen on, I should be able to test ride everything on my list plus a new more, by using Evans and my local bike shops.

    Not sure why people do not like the Canyon, being as they are German built and GCN seem to like them.  My local shop also mentioned that they might start using local shops rather than direct only.

    London bike show this Friday also 🙂    Happy days    🙂

    BMC roadmachine 02 ultegra £3,099.00
    Focus paralane ultegra £  2,999.00
    Colnago V1R LTD Custom Road Bike – £3,749.99
    Colnago C60 about £4000
    KTM Revelator Prestige Di2 CD
    Look 765 Hi-Mod Ultegra Di2 L – £3,799.99
    Giant TCR Advanced SL (Great option but I would like another brand as my summer bike)

    I don’t think that I have every been soooo indecisive . Maybe we have too much choice these days

    February 14, 2017 at 12:47 pm #887051
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    Daveyraveygravey

    When I was looking, I found

    When I was looking, I found Evans to be the best in terms of demo bikes.  You have to book it, and lave them your credit card details, and it may take them a few days to get a specific bike in from their warehouse, but you get to ride anything in the range, not just the top end stuff, which is what a lot of retailers have as demo bikes.  Mind you, with your budget, I think most shops will be keen to let you out and about.

    February 14, 2017 at 11:28 am #887049
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    SingleSpeed

    barbarus wrote:

    barbarus wrote:
    SingleSpeed wrote:

    And I wouldn’t dream of putting anything from a Fishing Manufacturer on a road bike, remember how the ranges compare Dura-Ace is roughly equivalent to Veloce.

    Clearly untrue. Do not be guided in the topic of gears from someone whose username indicates that they don’t use them. You sound like you ride a lot for someone whose main area of knowledge is MTB. I would try to test ride as many bikes as you can before you decide.

     

    The Campag comment is clearly a partisan matter…

     

    February 13, 2017 at 10:05 pm #887047
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    Stratman

    Kinesis GF Ti disc gets a

    Kinesis GF Ti disc gets a stunning write up from road.cc.  It’s close to top of my wish list.  I’ve also enjoyed my Defy 

    I think your conclusion is right though, test rides are a good idea

     

     

    February 13, 2017 at 9:43 pm #887045
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    Toekneewood

    Greetings everyone, thanks

    Greetings everyone, thanks very much for all of the great feedback. By the sounds of it I need to prioritise what is important to me, then do some test rides.  I have a Giant Defy Advanced Pro 3 at the moment and it has been very reliable, but I would like another brand as my summer bike. I have a feeling that my short list might end up being a long list 🙂

    February 13, 2017 at 6:54 pm #887043
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    tritecommentbot

    Oh and.. Giant TCR Advanced

    Oh and.. Giant TCR Advanced SL. I’d love a go on the new one, sounds like mad hardcore fun. Canyon Ultimate EVO frame set is a great buy, and makes the twitchy Specialissma look like a half effort. 

     

    Of course, if you want something really baller, Cipollini. But not for everyone’s tastes. 

     

     

    February 13, 2017 at 6:44 pm #887041
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    tritecommentbot

    All great bikes. Aeroad is

    All great bikes. Aeroad is probably the fastest/stiffest out of those and as been tested as such. Ridden the missus one a few times and it’s ridiculously amazing. Very aggressive though. Hers is 7.06kg now and will go ‘illegal’ next year with posher wheels. That’s sick for an aero bike. Show me any custom bike in the world that is as amazing a piece of engineering and has been tested to prove it. Red Aeroad is stunning too. Have a black one in the house which is lovely to look at but red is wow IMO. Saw a guy at the lights on one recently.

    If you want something wanky, then yes go custom and get little metal badges and shit on it. If you want a mental main ride, go to Tour magazine, look at their bike tests, and pick one. 

    XR4 – would be a nice compromise if you want something like looks ‘special’  and is actually right up there with the best bikes in the world in terms of weight, low drag, comfort etc 

    Anyway, just giving you the other side of the coin. The ‘custom’ crowd tend to troll every ‘which bike’ thread with heavy, retro tubed bikes and seem to think a bike’s production location makes any sort of difference. Irrational guff.

     

    February 13, 2017 at 5:54 pm #887039
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    barbarus

    SingleSpeed wrote:

    SingleSpeed wrote:

    And I wouldn’t dream of putting anything from a Fishing Manufacturer on a road bike, remember how the ranges compare Dura-Ace is roughly equivalent to Veloce.

    Clearly untrue. Do not be guided in the topic of gears from someone whose username indicates that they don’t use them.

    You sound like you ride a lot for someone whose main area of knowledge is MTB. I would try to test ride as many bikes as you can before you decide.

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