new road bike

sillybilly

Hi,

So on boards.ie, i got great help with recommendations for a touring bike not so long ago, bought a surly lht, i absolutely love it.

this time i want to buy a new road bike, i will use my surly for commuting, so this will be purely for road cycling/racing events etc, like i did the wicklow 100km, loved it and want to do some more..

i did the wicklow 100km on my sisters trek 7.3, and did fine, but found it quite slow, perhaps it was just me...

my surly has 26 inch wheels so not ideal for these cycle events.

any recommendations or what i should look for in a road bike... im looking to spend 1.5k - 2k

thanks!

thelawman

Cannondale Synaspe, 105, one of the best in that price bracket,

Bloggsie

sillybilly wrote: »

Hi,

So on boards.ie, i got great help with recommendations for a touring bike not so long ago, bought a surly lht, i absolutely love it.

this time i want to buy a new road bike, i will use my surly for commuting, so this will be purely for road cycling/racing events etc, like i did the wicklow 100km, loved it and want to do some more..

i did the wicklow 100km on my sisters trek 7.3, and did fine, but found it quite slow, perhaps it was just me...

my surly has 26 inch wheels so not ideal for these cycle events.

any recommendations or what i should look for in a road bike... im looking to spend 1.5k - 2k

thanks!

if you have that to spend, can you see if you can pick me up a new set of lungs?

cheers.

happy trails btw.

funnyclub

thelawman wrote: »

Cannondale Synaspe, 105, one of the best in that price bracket,

No stock though ive enquired

sillybilly

great thank you... any recommendation for a bike around the 1.5k mark?

ZiabR

You looked at the Canyon bikes. I love them, looking to upgrade in the near future to one myself.

http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/series/ultimate-al.html

Mercian Pro

A few things you might consider before looking at specific bikes:
Frame - Carbon or Aluminium
Geometry -Relaxed or Racing
Equipment - 105 or Ultegra or equivalents
Seller - Bike shop or on-line specialist
Price - Special offers?
Appearance / uniqueness

I went from a long list of ten to a short list of two, the Canyon CF SL7 and the Giant Defy Comp2. All ten were in your price range, carbon and relaxed geometry so there is a lot of choice out there. A very good offer on the Giant eventually won me over (but the Canyon does look better!)

Mercian Pro

Just spotted the Canyon Endurace CF 9.0 on their website. Looks great and really well equipped. Unlike most bikes, you won't need to upgrade wheels, tyres or saddle after you buy (not immediately anyway). Only problem is you can't try it out for size.

sillybilly

great thanks for input..

yes i think i want more relaxed geometry, not hoping to win any records speed wise, but would like it to be comfortable and go pretty fast...

WillyFXP

thelawman wrote: »

Cannondale Synaspe, 105, one of the best in that price bracket,

I beg to differ ...
http://www.rosebikes.com/bike/rose-xeon-crs-3000-2014/aid:674118

funnyclub wrote: »

No stock though ive enquired

Evans have them in stock
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cannondale/synapse-carbon-6-105-2014-road-bike-ec053647

Koobcam

I reckon you should start off by getting a proper bike fitting done and then see what bikes would suit you best based on that. The main thing to look at is the geometry. Canyon bikes are the best value and are great and probably have riders of most types covered, but if you are not mechanically minded, then you might be better off in the long run getting something from a local bike shop since they can do your repairs and servicing for you.

Koobcam

Koobcam wrote: »

I reckon you should start off by getting a proper bike fitting done and then see what bikes would suit you best based on that. The main thing to look at is the geometry. Canyon bikes are the best value and are great and probably have riders of most types covered, but if you are not mechanically minded, then you might be better off in the long run getting something from a local bike shop since they can do your repairs and servicing for you.

But if I had to recommend one bike, I'd suggest a Canyon Inflite. It's a cyclocross bike with disc brakes, but you can easily fit it out with road tyres. It's not the fastest bike out there, especially uphill and might not be ideal for racing, but you can ride it basically anywhere with the right tyres. Something to consider if you are mainly doing sportives rather than racing.

sillybilly

yes i would prefer get it from a local bike shop to be honest..

is the selection not that good in dublin

fits

Try loads and buy the one that makes you sing

(or in my case, buy the first one you try)

sillybilly

been looking at canyon bikes they really look like good value.

For anyone that has bought them, what similar bike did you try out to know that it would suit your properly, or did you just chance it?

Also any good bike shops to help with setting it up, or is not such good value by the time you pay for that?

Koobcam

sillybilly wrote: »

been looking at canyon bikes they really look like good value.

For anyone that has bought them, what similar bike did you try out to know that it would suit your properly, or did you just chance it?

Also any good bike shops to help with setting it up, or is not such good value by the time you pay for that?

I own/have owned three Canyons. I just think they offer by far the best value for money. In terms of sizing, unless you want to get a custom frame (very expensive) then I think as long as you are close enough, you can always swap out your stem, raise/lower the saddle etc to get a good fit. I reckon the only thing to be wary about in terms of sizing is the head tube and spacer measurement. If you are not the kind of rider that likes to get down in a low, racy position, then don't buy the Aeroad. There are other good options though, both for racing, touring etc.

Bike shops have been ok with my bikes-the biggest issues I had were more relating to the fact that I had a Campagnolo groupset on the first bike with a power torque crankset-getting it serviced was tricky, especially while I was based in China.