What road bike to buy? E2000 to spend

fiestaman

Im thinking of upgrading my bike. I have a focus cayo 105 which i bought back in 2009. Done about 1500k and then left it in the garage. Now im back on it again and ive joined a club this time and im very intrested, training spins and sportives only. I dont know wheather to upgrade the wheels on my own bike or to buy a new bike with better spec. I have E2000 if i want to change, this includes the sale of my present bike. Is the focus frame good enough to keep, any ideas of good quality carbon bike with minimum 105 for that kind of money? Im 5'7" and its a 52cm i have.

D3PO

don't mean to be rude but if its just for training spins and sportives why would you even consider upgrading ?

Beasty

The Cayo is a great bike - had the 2009 version (better spec though)myself and rode it for 4 years, racing, training and commuting year round. If you've only done 1,500km on it I would suggest upgrading the wheels and then the drivetrain as parts wear out (or as you get the urge to spend the money you will still have available after the wheels)

Lumen

D3PO wrote: »

don't mean to be rude but if its just for training spins and sportives why would you even consider upgrading ?

As opposed to what, racing?

That line of argument is senseless.

You're far less likely to notice the benefits of a "nice" bike when racing, and far more likely to smash it up.

D3PO

Lumen wrote: »

As opposed to what, racing?

That line of argument is senseless.

You're far less likely to notice the benefits of a "nice" bike when racing, and far more likely to smash it up.

your also far less likely to notice the benefits of a nice bike when the last bike you bought you only used for 1500km before getting bored and leaving it in the garage.

Senseless perhaps but maybe its better served to actually use the bike you have to ensure this isn't just a spurt of enthusiasm before blowing 2 grand on a new shiny nice bike.

Just my 2 cents worth.

fiestaman

D3PO wrote: »

don't mean to be rude but if its just for training spins and sportives why would you even consider upgrading ?

Well thats it really, i didnt want to be going spending money on wheels and a few bit and then guys saying, you should have sold that bike and bought such and such a bike. Working around the frame os probably the way to go so. Thanks

mexes

Posted this in another thread but it might be a good question for in here. Does anyone know anything about Scott bikes. I am fairly new to cycling and was advised to get a Felt F75. When I was in a shop looking at one, they were pushing Scott. don't really know the brand. They were pushing one of the Speedsters

Lumen

mexes wrote: »

Posted this in another thread but it might be a good question for in here. Does anyone know anything about Scott bikes. I am fairly new to cycling and was advised to get a Felt F75. When I was in a shop looking at one, they were pushing Scott. don't really know the brand. They were pushing one of the Speedsters

I don't why you'd be "advised to get a Felt F75". There are hundreds of bikes that you might choose from.

Scott bikes are good.

mexes

Lumen wrote: »

I don't why you'd be "advised to get a Felt F75". There are hundreds of bikes that you might choose from.

Scott bikes are good.

I was advised by a lad in work. Said I would get the most bang for my buck out of a Felt and the F75 would be grand for a beginner (and not a HUGE expense in case I don't stick with it) But the shop were very pro Scott, despite the fact that they sold Felt

rayr

@ Fiestaman, same goes for me as Beasty. Still have my 2009 Cayo 105 and have ridden thousands of Kms on it and only recently upgraded to a titanium bike but kept the cayo. Primary reason is that any offers I got were in region of €500 so I decided to hang on to as winter bike. I suggest you ride as is and not even bother upgrading wheels until you will notice the difference.
Happy cycling.

smacl

mexes wrote: »

I was advised by a lad in work. Said I would get the most bang for my buck out of a Felt and the F75 would be grand for a beginner (and not a HUGE expense in case I don't stick with it) But the shop were very pro Scott, despite the fact that they sold Felt

If the size fits, how about a nice new Ridley Orion for €1178, that seems like plenty of bang for your buck from this angle.

Lumen

mexes wrote: »

I was advised by a lad in work. Said I would get the most bang for my buck out of a Felt and the F75 would be grand for a beginner (and not a HUGE expense in case I don't stick with it) But the shop were very pro Scott, despite the fact that they sold Felt

Scotts are good, generally light and stiff. They're not necessarily better than Felts at a given price point, but I'd rather have a top-end Scott than a top-end Felt.

90% of components on bikes are not made by the company who puts the sticker on.

Soarer

Can you go through the BTW scheme?

Give €1000 cash upfront, and put the other €1000 through the scheme and save yourself the €500.
Or maybe get a bike for €2500, pay €1500 upfront, and put the rest through the scheme. Will cost you ~€2000 all in.

DirkVoodoo

Shops will "recommend" whatever they stock or want to sell. There was a 4 year old Scott Addict in the shop I worked on, it became an in-store competition to sell the bike.

"Oh for you sir, based on all the input data our sophisticated biketabulator recommends the Scott Addict".

Buy what you want, no one can "recommend" the best bike for you. The best bike is the one that fits, falls within budget and is specced as well or better than its peers.

People get obsessed over the most minor details, whether a bike has a 105 or an Ultegra rear mech.

But I think you're mad getting rid of a Cayo 105, at least cycle it for a bit before deciding.

ford2600

OP if you want to spend 2k work away.

Fwiw safe your money and just cycle the one you have. 1500km is nothing, guys on here do that every month.

Learn how to take care of current bike, it's fun, you'll have new skills and you'll know how to take care of any new bike in the future.

At 1500km bar you abused chain nothing should need replacing.

Brian?

I would spend a few quid on some carbon wheels for your current bike.