Pricing for the GT Grade just been released. Looks like the Carbon 105, with full hydro brakes/decent wheels etc, at £1999 seems the standout 'bargain'.
I guess they've got to sweeten the deal to get people to buy that monstrosity somehow
Damn you Jamie. I found the Alloy 105 with the HyRd brakes and now it doesn't seem so ugly (well it does, but the price has made me overlook it a bit)
I'm glad I didn't wait for the 2015 and got the last 2014 about, the colours nicer and it's otherwise the same.
Shame I went over the bars in my first ride and hurt my back!
Bikeradar had some more info on the new Diverges. No UK prices, sadly, but quite like the look of the Smartweld ally version.
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/specialized-diverge-first-look-42032/
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One thing I find quite nifty is the new SWAT mount on the downtube.
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^^ Why do I like that 😕
Damn you Jamie. I found the Alloy 105 with the HyRd brakes and now it doesn't seem so ugly (well it does, but the price has made me overlook it a bit)
£1k for all that lot does seem good.
Although, GT have gone and undone all their hard work by doing this to it:
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....hopefully it's just a removable decal.
My LBS has a 2014 giant SLR2 in my size £799. is there a better deal out there or should I wait for the 2015 to come out.....?
If you check the links on the first post you can see what the 2015 bike offers.
I would take the 2014 bike at that price.
oh well, it looks like all the 2014 ML giants have now sold out again!
might go for this instead
http://whyte.bike/gb/models/all-terrain/cx-cyclocross/saxon-cross/
The alloy framed grades (excluding the Alloy X and Claris) are due at the end of August, the Alloy X and Claris in October and the rest "towards the end of the year".
Decision made; bike ordered - should be with me Wednesday.
2014 CAADX 105 10sp - 2015 only offers 11sp which I'm not fussed about as I have 10sp spares, and the 2014 was a wee bit cheaper.
This does also mean that I can stop fretting about all the new models, the minutiae of their specifications and their prices... 8)
and the rest "towards the end of the year".
That include the carbon?
If so, then harumph!
Decision made; bike ordered - should be with me Wednesday.2014 CAADX 105 10sp - 2015 only offers 11sp which I'm not fussed about as I have 10sp spares, and the 2014 was a wee bit cheaper.
This does also mean that I can stop fretting about all the new models, the minutiae of their specifications and their prices...
Is there an echo in here? 😉
Glad you made your choice. I'm hanging in there for a bit longer. Worryingly, I think I like the alloy Diverge 😐
2014 CAADX 105 10sp - 2015 only offers 11sp which I'm not fussed about as I have 10sp spares, and the 2014 was a wee bit cheaper.
Hmm the CAADX is nice, I wonder when they'll start dumping their 2014 stock...?
Worryingly, I think I like the alloy Diverge
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That include the carbon?If so, then harumph!
Yes. I was trying to convince myself that I could stretch to the carbon frame if I bought one. As I apparently can get an alloy one in a few weeks, that may win as it's really supposed to be a bad weather bike and I can't be arsed waiting until the end of the year.
As an aside, and I just mentioned similar to HH, I wonder if Shimano will be one of the first/few to get a disc based, either hydro or cable, brake to market without it needing to be recalled at some point. Should make some be a bit cautious given this will be the first production year of the Shimano RS685.
In terms of good omens, Shimano conceding the prize of being first to market last year to SRAM, in order to give them more time to perfect the design of this years hydros, should bode well.
Yes. I was trying to convince myself that I could stretch to the carbon frame if I bought one. As I apparently can get an alloy one in a few weeks, that may win as it's really supposed to be a bad weather bike and I can't be arsed waiting until the end of the year.
Was looking like a ugly-off between the durge and the graded, looks like that decision has been made for me, if I go that route. As end of September at the latest.
....did you find out if you can remove the camo mohican they put on the Alloy Grade?
Hmm the CAADX is nice, I wonder when they'll start dumping their 2014 stock...?
Cannondale don't have, apart from one base model, any remaining 2014 stock - not in 56cm anyway! I asked them t'other day.
Diverge prices.
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So if one was in the market for a Spesh gravel/CX, £2k would either get you a carbon frame and HY/RDs (crux), or ally frame and full hydros (diverge).
They look a bit chalk and cheese. If you want to race cross then get the Crux. The Diverge looks a bit for pootling about on. Seriously though, go have a spin on the Crux. Definitely a bike that wants to be ridden fast everywhere, I loved it.
Well yes, completely different bikes. More a comment on their pricing, really.
Crux = CX race weapon
Diverge = you've had your eyes poked out and fancy the odd bit of [s]gravel[/s] off road.
you've had your eyes poked out
If you're not careful with that seat post you might just end up that way.
Apparently, looks aside, [url= http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/components/seat-post-seat-pin/product/review-specialized-cg-r-seatpost-14-48630/ ]it's quite sweet.[/url]
Just washed my TCX, ooohhh yeah it's blue under all that mud 😆
Hmm places are starting to discount the [url= http://www.freeborn.co.uk/specialized-crux-pro-disc-frameset-2014?gclid=CPOU7JX6lMACFZHKtAodjk0AoQ ]old 2014 Crux carbon frame[/url]. Tempting. And much nicer than the new minging orange with that funky post.
Hmm. Could get a '15 Crux Elite Carbon Evo for £1800, as can get 10% off.
Still wondering what exactly, other than diff tyres, makes it a [url= http://www.specialized.com/gb/gb/bikes/road/compare/#/1267-15CruX-15CruXCruXEliteEVO/1267-15CruX-15CruXCruXElite/ ][i]gravel beast[/i], rather than a [i]cross beast[/i], like the regular Crux Elite Carbon.[/url]
Still wondering what exactly, other than diff tyres, makes it a gravel beast, rather than a cross beast, like the regular Crux Elite Carbon.
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Meh. Nottingham Concept store doesn't have any Crux stock yet to look at/try.
I asked if they had any 52cm in stock, with the possibility of trying out a 54cm as well, just to be sure the 52cm was right.
They did suggest I could come over and try out a 2014 54cm Crux for sizing, and if that didn't fit, ordering me a 52cm 2015 on the basis of the 2014 one not fitting.
I said I would wait. As would be handy to see the bike before buying it.
+1Still wondering what exactly, other than diff tyres, makes it a gravel beast, rather than a cross beast,
Me:
Also, is the only difference between the Evo and the regular version, the carbon post, and different tyres/saddle?
Spesh Concept Store:
The differences between the two are exactly as you said which obviously make the EVO more attractive in my opinion with the carbon COBL-GOBLR seatpost.
attractive in my opinion with the carbon COBL-GOBLR seatpost.
Attractive and that seatpost do not go together. But then I think I may have already stated that in an earlier post 🙂
Well, that's odd. Giant UK website has now listed the new TCX models, and unlike the rest of the world, it appears the TCX SLR 1 for the UK market has a completely different spec.
UK bike on the left at £1299. Helpfully, Giant have used the same picture for both bikes.
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Well after much deliberation I've narrowed my choice down to either the 2015 TCX SLR 2 or a Cannondale Caadx 105.
But i'm really struggling between these two.
Same here. I think lol.
Fervouredimage, you ridden either of them? (or at least the 2014 TCX?) They are quite different to ride so could be an easy decision.
My worry is they are both not hydro brakes and its not a cheap upgrade down the line when you want to ahem... replace worn components 😉
In what way do they ride differently?
Just to throw some spanners in the works. Pinnacle will be releasing an Arkose 4, no pics yet, which will come with hyrdos for £1250. Also has increased clearance, lighter frames than last year and internal cabling.
The £1,250 Arkose 4 gets the new Shimano 105 mechanical groupset with the new R685 hydraulic disc brakes. This is probably our pick of the range. The bike is available in men and women’s specification, with Matt Cyan for the former and Gloss Aqua for the latter.At £1,450 the Arkose 5 uses the new SRAM Force CX11 1x11 groupset with hydraulic disc brakes. The SRAM groupset uses a chainring with alternating fat and thin teeth and a clutch mechanism in the rear mech that together eliminate the need for a chain guide.
More info here: http://road.cc/content/news/127425-pinnacle-launch-updated-arkose-and-dolomite-2015
Fervouredimage, you ridden either of them? (or at least the 2014 TCX?) They are quite different to ride so could be an easy decision.
I've ridden a 14 TCX which I really liked. I haven't ridden a Caadx but am a fan of Cannondale's generally and got on well with my Caad8 I used to have (before it was nicked!).
How does the ride differ between the two, do you find?
Oh. Dear. God
I've opened a Jamie's can't decide on a new bike thread
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I've opened a Jamie's can't decide on a new bike thread
Oh, I know what I am getting. This is more of a general CX bike discussion thread.
There appears to be some pics of the Pinnacle 2015 SS here https://www.flickr.com/photos/67338272@N05/14467263524
Oh, I know what I am getting.
The anticipation is overwhelming.
Oh, I know what I am getting.
Which will be?
There appears to be some pics of the Pinnacle 2015 SS here https://www.flickr.com/photos/67338272@N05/14467263524
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Where did you find those pics, Horatio? Looks quite nifty machine.
Which will be?
Not going to say till I've bought something. I don't think Houns could take it.
Not going to say till I've bought something
Bloody spoilsport 😆
I've made my purchase. Perversely it's definitely NOT a CX bike nor is it one of those "gravel grinder" jobbies.
Waiting to get it with bated breath.
A club mate turned up with a Giant TCX Advanced pro.1 for this season, replacing his rather fetching pink Specialized.
The Giant is really, really impressive. It looks stunning in real life, (clearly the most important factor), and rides like a dream.
He's now racing it in China for the Swedish U23 team in the first UCI race of the new season.
Want one lots.
