I was going to get one, just checking through spec and found this.

PEDALS         Nylon, 105x78x28mm, loose balls w/ reflectors

which is a deal breaker I’m afraid, Spesh has lost a sale by scrimping on the finer points 😉

Not unusual for a top end bike to cost that much though is it ?

Bit pricey I’ll admit, maybe more £8k and folks wouldn’t moan..

But it is Spesh innit.

The wheels are optimised in a win tunnel. I’m in.

Well a top end bike, but from a common brand. If you’re gonna spend bespoke money, surely it’d go to something rather more exclusive..? Mine would anyway. If I had it. Which I don’t.

It’s an intelligence test… if you’re prepared to pony up for that then you’re a certifiable idiot

I always assumed bikes like these were mainly promotional tools for brands/shops. If someone actually buys it, happy days, otherwise it’s a great talking point & at the end of the year they just discount it & someone gets a “bargain” and is very happy!

It’s an intelligence test… if you’re prepared to pony up for that then you’re a certifiable idiot

Sure, but everyone has different budgets at their disposal and, in the larger scheme of things, even expensive bikes are relatively cheap. I’m not saying that everyone should immediately rush out to buy one, but I’ve never been a fan of the “if you ride a posh bike you’re an idiot” idiom. It just smells a little of envy to my nose…

Tan wall tires. I’m ooooot

That does look gert lush, even with the tan wall tyres. Does it have a quite long head tube though, or is that my imagination?

What I’m really asking, is it actually a race bike, or a sportive trundler for low ranking executives with more money than talent – er, sense? [/jealousy]

. almost looks minimal..

Helped I’m sure you’ll agree by not having those horrible caliper thingies on it

I’d want moar aero for that money.

Mleh, looks like a mid range Boardman.

What I’m really asking, is it actually a race bike, or a sportive trundler for low ranking executives with more money than talent – er, sense? [/jealousy]

I’m not sure anyone would fork out 10k of their own money on an actual race bike (ie. for actually racing on). The chances of smashing it up in its first bunch spill are far too high.

Can you road race on discs nowadays?

When did they steal the Giant Defy’s dropped seatstays? Looks OK to me, if discs are your thing. They’ve always tried to differentiate their “premium” brand with “S WORKS” shouting loudly from the frames, for those in the know.

Not really a value thing though, is it? But cost is only a little ambitious. 2.5K frame, Dura Ace Di2 disc £2.5K, £1K power meter (really a dual sided 4iii), £2K wheels, finishing kit £750, makes that about £9K list price. Cheaper components are available.

We all know CFH you love Discs.. no need to get shirty.. you’ve made your points clear many times.

Oh, and Tom and Marcel send their regards, too. As does the Trek Segafredo team from the Strade Bianchi.

Do they, how lovely.. I must thank them.. I’ll Insta them and thank them individually.. Must have missed them..

Cheers.

MAMIL lover.

To be fair that frame was never going to look pretty, disks or not.  I’d still have one though.

you called ?

actually £10k, it’s amazing what £750 buys you 🙂

Yeah, that BMC (“Team Machine?”) is one heck of a bike. I’d definitely spend the extra £750 🙂

OK, so I’m nitpicking, but that BMC, lovely though it may be, is not a true “integrated cockpit” as they claim. If you look here, you can clearly see where the cables are routing between the bar and the stem:

Now, I’m not saying this is a bad thing or anything, but you’ve just dropped £10k on a bike and they can’t even manage to hide the cables properly? No, I’m offended and every time I rode it, it would annoy the hell out of me that they couldn’t do a proper job of it.

And the daft thing is that it can be done without too much difficulty:

(from the documentation for this:)

Note the lack of top tape, and yet the cables are still completely hidden.

Nope, sorry. The BMC is rubbish and that’s all there is to it 🙂

People say its daft spending that amount of money on a bike. But it’s all about priorities  I’d much rather spend 9 k on that and 1k on a used car than 1k on a bike and 9 k on a car that would suck all joy out of life.. A vauxhall viva for example . Costs about 9k and utterly joyless.

I would not buy a 9 k bike because the marginal gains over the one I ha enough costing about a third of that would be miniscule..but if I was rich.  Why not..