New Guy with another which one of these bikes threads, 3K spend

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    smashy

    Hi all

    Im a new to the forum and new to taking road riding serious, I do a lot of MTB XC but have been doing a lot more road riding recently on my decathlon Triban 3 but now I want something a little more suited to beating my mates and getting up the STRAVA leader board 🙂 the only thing is I don’t really know much about road bikes!

    That said I have decided (based on what friends have and say) I need a carbon sub 8Kg bike with Udi2 and decent wheels, I have a 3k max budget and im looking for a decent bike that’s great VFM, im happy with 2nd hand, ex demo, 2012 spec

    This is my short list to date…

    Felt AR3 Di2 __ 7.89kg __ MAVIC Cosmic Elite __ £2700
    [url=http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k974/a59257/ar3-matte-carbon-monster-green.html?lg=en&country=226&cr=GBP]LINK[/url]

    Ultimate CF SLX Di2 __ 7.05kg __ Ksyrium Elites __ £2900
    [url=http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3090]LINK[/url]

    Cannondale supersix di2 __ NAkg __ Ksyrium Elites __ £2400
    [url=http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m7b0s6p4329/CANNONDALE-SUPERSIX-ULTEGRA-DI2-%282012%29]LINK[/url]

    Colnago CLX 3.0 Di2 __ NAkg __ Shimano WH-RS30A __ £2899
    [url=http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=70270]LINK[/url]

    Vitus Vitesse VRi Di2 __ NAkg __ Ksyrium Elites __ £2519
    [url=http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=81022]LINK[/url]

    Fuji SST 2.0 Di2 __ 7.7kg __ DT swiss Oval 535 __ £2319
    [url=http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=93940]LINK[/url]

    if you where me which would you choose and why ?
    Are there any lemons and why ?

    note: Im 5.7′ 72kg ive been riding up to 50 miles a session at the moment but want to double that (I did 80 at the weekend on my £300 Triban 3) for longer rides but still want something focused for shorter sprints.

    cheers in advance

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    zzgavin

    At that sort of budget i’d
    At that sort of budget i’d definitely go by what fits you well. I’d also look at interval training rather than just miles and miles of riding. Talk to a good local shop or independent bike fitting service and get measured up properly, then find a good coach. I’ve not done either yet, other than the saddle my CAAD10 and I are getting along well.

    as suggested in another thread, fit first, then short list based on geometry. then look at components. Wheels are one of the biggest influences on weight, swapping mine dropped my bike weight 700g for £400 including tyres.

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