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  • November 15, 2017 at 5:38 pm #27849
    banksy

    Hi

    I’m in the market for new bike and wanted peoples experience/advice on the following bikes (and the manufacturers delivery/support/warranty).

    Canyon Ultimate CF SL 8.0 Disc

    Trek Emonda SL 6 Disc

    Cannondale Synapse Disc Ultegra

    Cervelo C5

    * I am looking at the 2018 models because they have the updated Ultegra groupsets.

     

    I was then planning on upgrading the wheels as none of these have very good stock wheels. I did look at spending more on the bike, to get better wheels, but an extra 1K on the bike still doesnt improve the wheel packages.

     

    Thanks for your advice

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  • November 15, 2017 at 8:40 pm #906285
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    Canyon48

    I have the Ultimate CF SLX

    I have the Ultimate CF SLX Disc 8.0 (which I have since upgraded to the new Ultegra and smaller disc brake rotors). It’s awesome. The Mavic tyres it came with weren’t great, I’d intended to put some GP4000s on anyway (which are very good). If I was being really critical, I’d probably say the Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon Discs are a little heavy and it’s a shame they aren’t full carbon.

    From order to delivery was 4 working days. Support has been very good, communication via email. Canyon also has a presence here and they are very helpful.

    Where Trek, Cannondale and Cervelo have the upper hand is the fact you are able to test them. I haven’t ridden any of those three so I can’t comment, however, I know that Trek makes some VERY light disc brake bikes. Canyon is much better value, you can expect to pay between £500 and £1000 less for the equivalent spec.

    If you’re parting with £2-3k, you should expect a full bike fit and help sizing the bike from your LBS. I’d also expect a bit of a discount on saddle/bar tape/tyres etc.

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