Upgrade advice

Torres09

Long time lurker...first time poster;-)... So I've been back on the bike after a 20 year hiatus (drunk driver mowed me down on my old 90's Olmo!!!) bought a Cube Aerial approx 3 years ago (doesn't even have Carbon forks lol) and have been tipping away on that, really enjoying the spins and been thinking of upgrading.

I go for a spin approx 3/4 times a week, 40-60k per spin, cycle alone, @ 45 I'll never be in a club\race so any advice on suitable upgrade? Was thinking something lighter, 105 GroupSet. Is a Carbon frame even worthwhile for what I do?

Any thoughts much appreciated....

07Lapierre

"@ 45 I'll never be in a club\race" ?? Why not?

What's your budget for this upgrade?

Torres09

07Lapierre wrote: »

"@ 45 I'll never be in a club\race" ?? Why not?

What's your budget for this upgrade?

Wouldn't like to be holding others up\getting dropped every spin;-)

With that in mind Any point paying north of €1k?

Was looking at this and Shimano 105 Group set and building as I go?

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRPXPCRFF/planet-x-pro-carbon-road-frameset

07Lapierre

Torres09 wrote: »

Wouldn't like to be holding others up\getting dropped every spin;-)

With that in mind Any point paying north of €1k?

Was looking at this and Shimano 105 Group set and building as I go?

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRPXPCRFF/planet-x-pro-carbon-road-frameset

Im almost 50! i've been holding my fellow clubmates up on club spins for almost 8 years now!

You've linked to a frameset...its more economical to buy a complete bike.

Torres09

If there's an over 40's club in I'm.

Yeah thinking of either, my brother is a bike mechanic so building is an option. That frame + 105 ( there one almost brand new set on DD for €330 ) comes in about €600 am I not half way there for a practally brand new bike? I know I'll need the other components but doubt there's anything second hand like-for-like for that money?

Like I said I've been out of the game for years so all advice welcome

Fingers Mcginty

Those planetx bikes are lovely looking machines. Had my heart set on a rose but now I'm undecided mmmmmm:o

07Lapierre

Torres09 wrote: »

If there's an over 40's club in I'm.

I know I'll need the other components but doubt there's anything second hand like-for-like for that money?

maybe not, but for a bit more you could get a ready to ride/race bike.

e.g heres a good example: http://www.adverts.ie/road-bikes/specialized-venge-expert-56cm/11910896

excellent bike completed with full Ultegra groupset.

i'm sure if you haggle you'd get this for €1500

thekooman

something with race geometry:
https://www.bunnyhop.de/#q%3Dcaad12%26t%3Dno%26npp%3D18%26catl%3D1%26sort%3DPrice
Alumimun frame but a great frame
https://www.canyon.com/en-ie/road/ultimate/ultimate-cf-sl-9-0.html (carbon with ultegra)
https://www.canyon.com/en-ie/road/ultimate/2016/ultimate-cf-sl-7-0.html (carbon with 105)

something more relaxed:
https://www.canyon.com/en-ie/road/endurace/2016/endurace-cf-8-0.html (carbon with 105)
https://www.canyon.com/en-ie/road/endurace/2016/endurace-cf-7-0-sl.html (carbon with ultegra only 100 more)

triggermortis

I was in a similar position to you OP and had (have) the exact same bike as you. I'm not in a club solely because of my shift patterns, and I've no interest in racing as I know where I'd finish..
I took ages to decide on my upgrade bike and eventually settled on a Rose. Their bikes are very similar to Canyon and really good value for money. I went for full carbon and Di2. Do I need it? Not really. Is it better / nicer to ride? Definitely. If you enjoy your Cube now, you will definitely enjoy a lighter bike more.

smacl

Worth considering what exactly you want from your new bike that's different to your current bike. If its longer solo rides, maybe more relaxed geometry which will be more comfortable. In terms of priority, are you more concerned about comfort, speed, bling, reliability, possibility to handle light off road, possibility to do some loaded touring etc... IMHO, the best upgrade you can get will be the one that has you out cycling more and enjoying each outing as much as possible. FWIW, I also went for a Rose bike which I love and was great value, but took quite awhile to get to me. One nice thing about their site is you can build up the bike to suit yourself and your budget. Ribble do something similar, not so sure about other manufacturers.

For a nice all round carbon option, the current offer on the Canyon Endurace CF 7 seems to hit the sweet spot at €1299.

thekooman

if you are thinking of something to do everything then this could be an idea:
https://www.canyon.com/en/road/endurace/endurace-cf-sl-disc-8-0.html

GCN had this out doing CX even though its road bike. itll take up to 33mm tyres. comes with 28mm Gp4000s on it.