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Hello. I’m researching for a roadbike for a few months now. The thing is that I narrowed the list at 3 bikes:
1. MERIDA SCULTURA 400 (listed at 8.8 kg, with Shimano 105 groupeset)
2. ROSE PRO-SL 2000 (listed at 8 kg, with Shimano 105 groupset – from what I heard the real weight is around 8,4-8,5 kg)
3. CANYON ENDURACE AL 7.0 (listed at 8,4 kg, with Shimano 105 groupeset – the real weight again is around 8,5 kg)
My first choice was ROSE, but at this time of the year they don’t have small sizes anymore (by the way, I’m about 165 cm tall and have a 73 cm inseam, so my guess is that I would need a 50 size frame). I found only good reviews and seems to know what they are doing.
The second choice would be Canyon, but lately I started to read more and more bad reviews about delivery process, failures in frames and components, etc. I also tried to contact Canyon a few times for different info and they didn’t reply me at all, or I had to talk to some guys that didn’t know anything about the subject and also didn’t want to help. That made me think twice.
So I decided to order a Merida Scultura
from my local dealer (I owned a Ride 100 for about 3 years, no problems at all), as soon as the discounts start. A quick switch of the wheels and it should be at around 8,4 kg.
My budget is maximum 1200 euros.So, I wanted to ask you, what are your opinions about the decision I took? Do you guys recommend something else out of those 3 bikes mentioned above? Did you have any kind of experience with those brands? Thanks in advance and sorry for my poor English skills.
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