£2000 Robaix Disc or Diverge Disc?

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£2000 Robaix Disc or Diverge Disc?
wilburt
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Fixing up my mates caad8 tonight and have decided it’s probably the perfect commuter. If I won the lottery I would swamp the world with caad8s.

Posted 9 years ago

davosaurusrex
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Whyte Cornwall looks nice

Posted 9 years ago

jacob46
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Cornwall is gorgeous in the flesh. Seen it last week at pinarello Birmingham.

Posted 9 years ago

Jamie
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So have you decided yet?

Posted 9 years ago

jacob46
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Jamie, specialized phoned me yesterday to say they have 2 roubaix discs coming in next week. Once built they will ring me so I can view it.

I’m doing the ride 100 Sunday that Mark Cavendish is doing. Wish Ide got a roubaix to do it on. Also if anything ever happens to my tarmac the roubaix will easily take over and do me proud. If I was to choose CX bike it couldn’t do sportive events like a roubaix could. Well that’s my opinion. What’s your look on that Jamie?

Posted 9 years ago

aP
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If I was to choose CX bike it couldn’t do sportive events like a roubaix could.

Not true.
A CX bike will be perfectly capable of doing sportives. A friend of mine borrowed herself’s CX bike a few years ago and rode the Dragon Ride long route in a time within the top 10% of riders. and it cost less than £1k too.

Posted 9 years ago

Jamie
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What’s your look on that Jamie?

If you like the Roubaix, and not fussed about the cost, then go for it.

Posted 9 years ago

mrblobby
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I’d get a Defy. That Cobble Gobbler seatpost… even the name makes me feel a little queasy 😕

Posted 9 years ago

Jamie
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I’d get a Defy.

Which seem unusually good value for 2015. £1400 gets you a full carbon frame with full 105 and TRP Spyres.

…makes their CX bikes look pretty shitty value/overpriced in comparison.

Not available till Jan/Feb, tho.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/BZFGsoT.png[/img]

Posted 9 years ago

jacob46
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Thanks Jamie,
You never know if I prefer the comfort of the robaix I could end up selling my tarmac.

Posted 9 years ago

mrblobby
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Blimey, pretty good that.

Posted 9 years ago

TiRed
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That Defy Advanced frame is £1000 alone, and rides like it. I’d wait for one of those and get your order in fast. The non-disk version was Bike of the Year.

Posted 9 years ago

jacob46
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can you put mud guards on it? and i dont mean them race blades.

Posted 9 years ago

jacob46
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this is well nice!!

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/284980/products/giant-defy-advanced-1-2015-road-bike.aspx

when is it available? i need one asap

Posted 9 years ago

TiRed
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There are no eyelets on the carbon Defys. So you can’t fit conventional guards. I use Raceblade Longs on all my road bikes and these don’t touch the frame. I don’t know if the Raceblade Long stays will clear the disk brake on the Defy, and the frame is not drilled for a rim brake, so you you will probably not be able to mount the brackets. They won’t fit anything bolt-through either because the stays fasten to the QR axle.

Giant may update their “Defy” mudguards, which fit the alloy frames fine, but I suspect not.

Another nail in the coffin of disk brakes on road bikes 😉

Posted 9 years ago

Jamie
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when is it available? i need one asap

November, but some dealers seem to have the odd size in stock. Wheelies/Tredz seem to have a M/L already.

…makes their CX bikes look pretty shitty value/overpriced in comparison.

To go back to my own point, I would love to hear from Giant on what is going on with that pricing. £100 more for a carbon frame. Half tempted to wait for one myself….

Posted 9 years ago