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New road bike recommendations £2000-£2500

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  • March 14, 2017 at 12:38 pm #26886
    hawkinspeter

    I currently commute (about 100 miles per week) on a Cannondale Synapse that I’ve had a few years and am looking to get a race geometry bike as I like to pretend that I’m quick.

    My budget is somewhere around £2000-£2500 and so far I’m thinking of a carbon frame with Ultegra Di2 and disc brakes (i.e. quite different to the alu, mechanical, rim braked Synapse). So far, the bikes I’ve looked at seem to mainly feature mechanical groupsets at that price range, so would it be more sensible to get a decent frame and spend less on the groupset? Or should I beef up my budget to get new shiny toys to play with?

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  • March 14, 2017 at 3:09 pm #888891
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    arfa

    I commute a similar weekly
    I commute a similar weekly distance on a caad12 105 with hydraulic discs and can’t fault the bike at all. OK it is an aluminium frame but it is wonderfully stiff and there’s minimal flex when you drop the hammer. I’d save the £££’s or spend them on upgrades.

    March 14, 2017 at 2:33 pm #888889
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    Liam Cahill

    Take a look at the Giant

    Take a look at the Giant offerings. The components are brilliant for the price and can be bought in a real bike shop.

    Di2 might be a stretch at this price, especially if you want to buy from an actual shop, but Canyon do the Ultimate CF SL 9.0 Di2 for £2,349 (not disc though). Maybe the CF SL DISC 9.0 would be a better option. 

    For my money, I’d be looking for a power metre (or other such toys) before Di2. Di2 is great, but my 6800 has done 12,000 miles and it’s still perfectly crisp. I’d just go to as many bike shops as possible, have a ride and see what you like.

    March 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm #888887
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    hawkinspeter
    Daveyraveygravey wrote:
    I say this on all these threads, go to your local Evans, and book a trial ride on a Supersix in that price bracket.  (I also usually say book a trial on a Synapse, to compare, but you already know all about the Synapse).  I tested a Supersix when I was buying, and really liked it, but in the end it didn’t quite have that something extra.  You’ll then have a benchmark to try any other competitors.

    I’m a little out of touch with the current market, I don’t think you’ll get the spec you are looking for unless you go the internet route.  But I would want to try before I laid out that money.

    If you’re going to do that many miles on the new bike I’d go for discs ahead of Di2.  I’ve never tried Di2, and although my mates who have it swear they couldn’t go back, I still don’t see the benefits outweighing sacrifices elsewhere.  Disc brakes will work better than rim brakes and won’t knacker your wheels if you are a bit slack with maintenance.

    Thanks. The SuperSix was on my list of possible bikes as they do seem to be a most excellent bike. I’ll definitely arrange a ride on one.

    You could well be right about Di2 – my main reason for wanting it is that I’ve never tried it and it’s new and shiny. I’m running a 10-speed Ultegra on my Synapse and the shifting is almost perfect so maybe I should wait for electronic shifting and prioritise discs instead.

    I would consider internet purchasing as I do a lot of bike fettling and would consider getting a frame and building it up, though there’s a certain amount of risk involved with that (e.g. build it and then decide that you don’t like it that much).

    March 14, 2017 at 1:01 pm #888885
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    Daveyraveygravey

    I say this on all these

    I say this on all these threads, go to your local Evans, and book a trial ride on a Supersix in that price bracket.  (I also usually say book a trial on a Synapse, to compare, but you already know all about the Synapse).  I tested a Supersix when I was buying, and really liked it, but in the end it didn’t quite have that something extra.  You’ll then have a benchmark to try any other competitors.

    I’m a little out of touch with the current market, I don’t think you’ll get the spec you are looking for unless you go the internet route.  But I would want to try before I laid out that money.

    If you’re going to do that many miles on the new bike I’d go for discs ahead of Di2.  I’ve never tried Di2, and although my mates who have it swear they couldn’t go back, I still don’t see the benefits outweighing sacrifices elsewhere.  Disc brakes will work better than rim brakes and won’t knacker your wheels if you are a bit slack with maintenance.

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