Semi been bitten by the bug - only doing 60ish mile rd rides at the minute on a ribble i have built up. If i keep enjoying it as much i MAY buy a new road bike.
Ideally no more than 1k:
criteria are:
carbon preferred,
shimano 105 standard as a minimum
56-58cm
good for sportives/ so not purely a race bread frame slightly more relaxed
Not second hand
It's no good asking what I'd buy and then putting in all those caveats. It's now not a bike I would buy!
Canyon every time.
Insanely good value and awesome frames, even better value at the mo as the euro is a bit weaker. Check it out.
without - what would you buy then if you are going to be difficult 😉
which canyon - they do loads??
whats wrong with what you have?
...er the canyon bike that's closest to a grand...
nothing just wanted an opinion on IF i spent 1K what others would suggest. Its like saying i have a spesh hardrock and fancy a new bike what would you buy, the hardrock may well do anything that it is required to but the owner wants something new
Semi been bitten by the bug
What?
Canyon and Rose cracking value esp as the euro's dropped, factor in steep shipping though. I shopped for a £1K road bike on the C2W last year, was going to get the boardman at that pricepoint which a [s]snobby[/s] roadie mate took as a challenge. Ended up with an Orbea Aqua 105, ally frame, carbon forks and post, full 105, and managed to find an ex display (not even had pedals fitted) reduced, and they upgraded the wheels (to aksium race) at cost difference all in for £1K.
If youre after purely VFM then it has to be direct sellers, either british (Planet X, Ribble) or continental (Rose, Canyon). I was close to getting the Canyon Roadlite 6 but the £50 shipping knocked it off the top value spot, and I thought the Orbea was gorgeous.
http://www.primocycles.co.uk/orbea-aqua-t105-2011-459-p.asp
Mine is white/blue, with black not silver shimano kit.
I like Cubes but they seem to put triples on, the Peleton is good value and a good looker
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http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/cube-peloton-race-item179694.html#info
but I'm a sucker for white bikes...
edit: that roadlite 7, full ultegra and aksium wheels for a smidge over £1K, can't see how anything can touch that unless you MUST have a carbon frame.
AND they do it in white 😀
without - what would you buy then if you are going to be difficult 🙂
Like others here - I'd probably ditch the carbon in order to get a decent bike under 1k.
It's difficult to argue against that Canyon (although I like local bike shops for bikes).
Don't think you can just come on here and ask an innocent question. You have to JUSTIFY yourself as well!
Personally, I'd wait until Boardman were telling their Team C for around £1k on discount again and get another - because I think mine is the bee's knees.
Planet X have a nice £999 offer right now
If you want to buy from a shop, as I did, the Orbea Aqua is very good. There is also a very well specced one at Decathlon which had full 105.
If you are happy with mail order then Planet-X, Canyon and Ribble are all worth a look.
I went with Planet X for a grand a few years back and have been very happy with it
Planet X SL Pro - they were knocking them out with SRAM Red shifters and mechs last week for £999 - which is a stonking price.
I bought one last time they did the deal and have 'upgraded' my frame to a PX Ti as the components are the shizzle.
In all honesty though, the carbon SL Pro is very light and climbs superbly.
I would get a Cannondale Caad8 105 from my LBS for that money or the Caad10 105 if I could stretch to a bit more. Great bike and LBS back up.
From a 'shop' it'd be a CAAD10 105, just wait for a sale.
The problem with cheep carbon bikes is they're not light or cheep, a quick scan through the weights and they're gernealy at least 500g or £500 more than their aluminium equivelents. Double the budget and get a frame onlu and you could get a lighter carbon frame (as there's only so much you can do making aluminum light and expensive), but if you wanted the lightest/stiffest/best bike for £1000 it's going to be aluminium (probably).
I've just bought a TCR Advanced 2, a bit more than your budget. But i bought it because it fit like a glove, and thats worth more than the next groupset up. Try a few and make your mind up then.
Giant Defy 105 won the 'best £1000 bike' test in Cycling Plus the other month
Does anyone do a nice light steel roadbike without going custom? .Not the heavy Surly,Genesis types but genuinly lightweight .I hanker after one and dont want ally or carbon
I'd have the same bike as I have now (CAAD8) then save the rest for something more fun.
Does anyone do a nice light steel roadbike without going custom? .Not the heavy Surly,Genesis types but genuinly lightweight .I hanker after one and dont want ally or carbon
Do you know how much those frames weigh? Been thinking about getting a steel frame myself & worried that the Surly Pacer would be too much of a clunker, Soma Smoothie comes out at 4lbs for a 54cm apparently but i would have though there should be lighter somewhere?
It would be nice to see a comparison of bikes with the same kit in Steel Ally and Carbon just to see what the weight penalty is .It must be posible to get steel under 20lb without breaking the bank ?
£1k to spend on a road bike? I'd be bidding on this Co Motion. Handbuilt in 853 in Eugene Oregon. Awesome frames. This one has a great groupset and is currently only £200 - reserve not met yet.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120932676307?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
If I had a grand spare I'd be hot-footing it to my nearest Decathlon store to blow it all on a B'twin bike.
Then again I already own one of their aluminum framed road bikes, so I knowhow well specced they are for the money.
Does anyone do a nice light steel roadbike without going custom?
A genesis equilibrium. Quality frame. Obviously build it up with light weight parts of your choice.