Rose -v- Canyon -v- Cube

wowitskev

Hi all

Apologies for another bike comparison thread, but I'm looking to get a new road bike. I've around €1200 to spend and am looking at decently spec'd aluminium frame / carbon fork bikes. I've narrowed it down to the following shortlist:

Rose Pro SL 2000 (my current favourite in matt yellow and black, not a lot of reviews available but what I can see is all positive)
Canyon Roadlite AL 6.0 (well reviewed and with decent spec)
Cube Peleton Race (more expensive than the others but can be bought in a shop and not through internet only which has all the benefits re sizing / maintenance etc)

and then there is the wildcard
Radon R1 5.0 (http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k1847/a58572/r1-5-0.html - looks to have a good spec but I've not been able to find out a whole lot about the make or get reviews on this bike)

I was wondering if anyone has any of these bikes (particularly the Rose or the Radon) or any opinions / experiences about the bikes which might help me make a decision!

Cheers

Kev

Soarer

Have the Cube, and love it. Got it for €1055 with haggling. Including the BTW scheme, it'll cost me shy of €600. Quality bike for that money.

Lemag

wowitskev wrote: »

and then there is the wildcard
Radon R1 5.0 (http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k1847/a58572/r1-5-0.html - looks to have a good spec but I've not been able to find out a whole lot about the make or get reviews on this bike)

Those are some pretty nice wheels (they might not be these exactly though). Canyon had Citec wheels on some of their bikes a couple of years ago. All Ultegra excluding the chainset. No idea of the frame but it's a very nicely specced bike for that money.

Ole Rodrigo

I have the 2012 Roadlite 7 - the only difference between it and the 6 is an ultegra group vs 105, as far as I know. Very happy with it. It has the look and feel of a more expensive bike.

stephentri

iam thinking of going for rose xeon rs3000 £1480 have a look at in on the rose site