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  • October 23, 2018 at 3:20 pm #29073
    RafatheRed

    Hi,After years of MTB i have now turned to road cycling. I made a massive mistake in buying the wrong size frame for my first road bike,however i have completed 3 sportives on it and have now decided to sell and buy a new stead. Im hoping to have £1700 to spend dependent on sell off curent bike.

    So im looking for comfort,disc and endurance riding.

    I have looked at the following rides –

    Giant Content SL1 Disc – £1250 -Love the colour and spec,but hate the look of the conduct system. Can i change this to full hydro?.Also cranks not 105

    Canyon Endurance AL Disc 7.0 – £1349 – Looks fantastic ,however im concerned with it as its an internet sale,no free service,what if it arrives faulty.

    Emonda ALR 5 Disc – £1750 – This looks a great bike which i would not have to upgrade,but is it ok for endurance riding?

    Giant Defy Advanced 3 – £1499 – Same brake system as Contend,Tiagra groupset

    Cannondale Synapse Disc 105 – Are theTektro Spyre-C cable actuated disc any good?

    Do i spend less and use spare cash to upgrade or spend more.

    My current bike is a CUBE ATTAIN SL – 105 throughout. I like 105 but is Tiagra ok.

     

    Thanks for any help

     

     

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  • October 25, 2018 at 3:49 pm #930035
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    philhubbard

    I would have a word with the

    I would have a word with the chaps at Cycle Division (https://www.cycledivision.co.uk/sale?p=2) they currently have a lot of stock of last seasons bikes. They would be able to do a bikefit and recommend you if you can go to there store or give you info online. You could probably get hydraulic discs if you look at sale items

    October 25, 2018 at 3:18 pm #930033
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    srchar

    That free 6 week service at a

    That free 6 week service at a LBS will consist of indexing the gears, inflating the tyres and, if you’re lucky, retorquing a few bolts. With hydraulic discs, they wouldn’t even need to adjust the brakes.

    Not having it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest and, if you can’t DIY, use it as a learning opportunity or budget £30 at your LBS.

    October 24, 2018 at 6:05 am #930031
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    rdmp2

    What brands does your lbs

    What brands does your lbs stock? Nothing of interest there? If the lack of a free service puts you off the canyon then factor in the cost of a minor service with your lbs to the price. Canyon are good value as they cut out the middle man but if you value that service then treat the eg £100 6 week service as part of the upfront cost

     

    RafatheRed wrote:
    Hi,Yes I very much doubt I could try the Canyon so that cuts that one out and I would prefer a 105 group set so that drops the Defy. Being a mountain biker too I used too full hydraulic brakes ,however the Contend with the conduct system (which is just ugly looking) is a bit of both. This leads me to the Émonda,now I’m not the most flexible chap and have had a back operation a few years back so could this bike be ridden comfortably on a 60 mile sportive?

    My LBS don’t have the new Giants or Treks in yet so I can’t try yet.

    October 23, 2018 at 8:33 pm #930029
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    RafatheRed

    To be honest the Canyon would

    To be honest the Canyon would be my pick,i saw a few on my last sportive.I will take a look at the website and sign up to the news letter. But I do like the face to face contact that LBS can provide.Thanks for yours and others input.

    October 23, 2018 at 8:20 pm #930027
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    AfterPeak

    I can’t comment on the other
    I can’t comment on the other bikes but I also have the canyon but the rim version. You just can’t beat canyon for value with full groupset. Could also look at rose and ribble even planet x but all doesn’t get around your Internet buy worries. If you do go for a canyon follow their sizing advice. It was spot on for me (although I did swap out the stem).

    October 23, 2018 at 8:12 pm #930025
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    EddyBerckx

    Canyon every day!!
    Canyon every day!!

    They have various demo days throughout the year at various locations, might be worth having a look at their website

    October 23, 2018 at 7:43 pm #930023
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    RafatheRed

    I guess I meant Canyon don’t

    I guess I meant Canyon don’t offer a free service like a LBS can if you buy from a shop. And I know I can send it back but as Canyon is based in Germany it all takes up valuable riding time and seems more hassle. I know I’m looking at the worst case but it can happen I guess. 

    Yea,I’m going the groupset,I think you are both right. I’m torn between the contend and elmonda. Of course Domane would of been nice but they are too expensive now.

    October 23, 2018 at 7:31 pm #930021
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    TLem

    Hi! I’m not sure what you

    Hi! I’m not sure what you mean by no free service for the Canyon. It it arrives faulty, just return it – you can return it during the first 30 days even if there is no any fault. I have the same model you are considering, and I’m happy with it.

    Regarding groupset, I agree with the previous commenter: better buy a bike with components that you don’t need to immediately upgrade.

    October 23, 2018 at 7:30 pm #930019
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    RafatheRed

    Hi,Yes I very much doubt I

    Hi,Yes I very much doubt I could try the Canyon so that cuts that one out and I would prefer a 105 group set so that drops the Defy. Being a mountain biker too I used too full hydraulic brakes ,however the Contend with the conduct system (which is just ugly looking) is a bit of both. This leads me to the Émonda,now I’m not the most flexible chap and have had a back operation a few years back so could this bike be ridden comfortably on a 60 mile sportive?

    My LBS don’t have the new Giants or Treks in yet so I can’t try yet.

    October 23, 2018 at 6:46 pm #930017
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    hawkinspeter

    My advice is to ignore the

    My advice is to ignore the Canyon unless you can try it before you buy it. You’ll get better value for your money if you buy the bike with the groupset that you want as upgrading can work out costly (depending on how easy it is to sell the old components).

    I haven’t tried cable based disc brakes, but there seem to be some gotchas with them – periodic adjusting and variable performance across brands. I’ve tried Tektro rim brakes on an older Synapse and they weren’t much good (great bike, though). I’d go for the hydraulic discs every time.

    Ultimately you need to try out some different bikes and see which one makes you grin the most.

     

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