A bit of dilemma - opinions welcome .......

frazzledazzle

I have a dilemma - I'm in the lucky situation of having a TREK Madone for the last 5 years or thereabouts - have made various upgrades (wheels, stem, seatpost, saddle, chainset, break calipers etc .......)

I'm changing over to a new bike and again lucky enough to get the new Canyon CF SL9.0 - this will be my summer bike to ride for training / sportives and any bike races I might dip into ........... a serious bike !

This leaves me with the Trek Madone as a winter bike which I think could be considered a bit extravagant - have seen a 2013 Canyon Roadlite on their outlet page at smallish discount ............ SRAM APEX groupset.

Now with the new Canyon coming in the New Year my dilemma is do I let the TREK go to someone who is looking for a decent first Carbon bike and buy the Roadlite as a good winter training bike and swap a few bits over ........... or do I just keep the TREK as the winter training bike and consider myself lucky ..........

I could swap out a few of the nicer bits and still end up with a really good winter bike ............ what to do ??

BadCharlie

Now your sorted for summer & winter, you still need bikes for autumn & spring.
Add to the collection not take away from it.

detones

This dilemma falls in the same category as…

My excess cash won’t fit in my wallet.
I can’t decide which supercar I’ll drive today.
Women won’t take me serious as I’m so good looking
&
My di%k is too big.

I’ll help you out with a very generous offer of €50 to take the Madone off your hands.

frazzledazzle

detones wrote: »

This dilemma falls in the same category as…

My excess cash won’t fit in my wallet.
I can’t decide which supercar I’ll drive today.
Women won’t take me serious as I’m so good looking
&
My di%k is too big.

I’ll help you out with a very generous offer of €50 to take the Madone off your hands.

Very Helpful ............ sorry about the women not taking you seriously, cant think why.

frazzledazzle

BadCharlie wrote: »

Now your sorted for summer & winter, you still need bikes for autumn & spring.
Add to the collection not take away from it.

Like it - only trouble is the seasons tend to blend ..........

3102derek

Your Trek frame is 5 years old now, just use it as the winter bike.
what the spec in the canyon like? is it better spec than the trek

07Lapierre

frazzledazzle wrote: »

I have a dilemma - I'm in the lucky situation of having a TREK Madone for the last 5 years or thereabouts - have made various upgrades (wheels, stem, seatpost, saddle, chainset, break calipers etc .......)

I'm changing over to a new bike and again lucky enough to get the new Canyon CF SL9.0 - this will be my summer bike to ride for training / sportives and any bike races I might dip into ........... a serious bike !

This leaves me with the Trek Madone as a winter bike which I think could be considered a bit extravagant - have seen a 2013 Canyon Roadlite on their outlet page at smallish discount ............ SRAM APEX groupset.

Now with the new Canyon coming in the New Year my dilemma is do I let the TREK go to someone who is looking for a decent first Carbon bike and buy the Roadlite as a good winter training bike and swap a few bits over ........... or do I just keep the TREK as the winter training bike and consider myself lucky ..........

I could swap out a few of the nicer bits and still end up with a really good winter bike ............ what to do ??

That's what I'd do...always handy to have a spare bike.

NeedMoreGears

Maybe you could swap the wheels around and use the winter/summer combo as a spring/autumn bike. Sort of a frankenbike only made with nice bits.

Start with the Madone, the move to the Canyon with the Madone wheels, then full Canyon, etc etc ; the possibilities are endless!

outfox

Hang onto it. When I replaced my winter bike with a newer one, I sold the first one. Boy do I regret it.
Your old one would be great for a turbo, if you decide to go down that road.

thebouldwhacker

frazzledazzle wrote: »

I'm in the lucky situation of having a TREK Madone for the last 5 years

I'm changing over to a new bike and again lucky enough to get the new Canyon CF SL9.0 -

This leaves me with the Trek Madone as a winter bike

FYP

Cee-Jay-Cee

I think the question you need to ask is how much are you likely to get for a 5 year old bike? The bike may be a great bike with a good spec but its 5yrs old and probably with a lot of miles on it which sort of puts it down the ladder in terms of how much you could realistically get for it.

Brian?

Option 3: you need new wheels.

It doesn't have to make sense.

rab!dmonkey

If I were you, I'd sell the Madone and use the cash to get a winter bike that can take mudguards (and has disc brakes).

smiggyontour

Thinking of getting a Canyon CF SL9.0 Aero in the new year and was just wondering what size frame you went for?

I'm 5 ft 8" and I think a small frame 53" is my size

Keep the Trek by the way

codie

If you think you are lucky to own the Trek Madone for the last 5 years then it goes without saying but I'll say it anyway hold onto it.You wont get a whole pile for it if you are going to put it up for sale.The net is loaded with bikes.Look for something for reasonable money for a winter bike.I bought a Giant defy 2010 2 last year for €250 without wheels and had to spend about €70 to get it right but upgraded the brakes which were sora for €40 to ultegra.Its a fine bike and does for winter and the trainer.I'd be holding onto it anyway if I were you.

RobFowl

Surprised no ones beaten me to it.....

Rule #12
The correct number of bikes to own is n+1

Rua_ri

Keep it.
Overwinter it with training wheels.
If still thinking of shifting it, then do it after winter.

You have it five years, upgraded it to your liking .
As you have it 5 years , I take it that you are happy with the geometry and the fit of the trek.
If you buy the roadlite and you don't like the feel or fit on it then you could regret selling the trek.
When you get used to the CF Canyon , then you will be better able to make the decision.

To me its trading a known for an unknown. That comes with risk.

crosstownk

RobFowl wrote: »

Rule #12
The correct number of bikes to own is n+1

I'd agree.

I don't sell my bikes or my musical instruments - even if I haven't used them for years.

I broke this rule once (20 years ago) with a lovely Raleigh Road Ace with a Shimano 600 groupset and I regret it to this day.

frazzledazzle

smiggyontour wrote: »

Thinking of getting a Canyon CF SL9.0 Aero in the new year and was just wondering what size frame you went for?

I'm 5 ft 8" and I think a small frame 53" is my size

Keep the Trek by the way

Hi - actually changed my mind yesterday, got last years CF SLX 7.0 as its 10sp so I can mix / match wheels and the €500 discount for an older bike helped ........ I'm the same height and went for a medium after talking to them as I'm on the 56cm Trek and the geometry for the seat is around the same ............ give them a ring on the UK number, they seem genuine guys !

fat bloke

One advantage of going for two canyons is the fit should be very similar.

Roadlite is an awesome winter bike.

frazzledazzle

Decision reached - Keeping the Trek, input was very helpful, well 99 percent of it, but then there is always 1 isn't there ..... Until the next dilemma I must away and cycle !