£2000 what would you buy?

[runner]

I am about to cash in a small pension and am in the happy position of wanting to buy a carbon bike for around £2000. The only stipulation is that I want the bike to have disc brakes. I am planning to cut down on running (really forced to cut down due to constant injury) and I have as one of my targets next year the Bristol to Bordeaux bike ride. One bike I have seen that does appeal is the Giant Defy advance 1 carbon.....

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Giant-Defy..._mK0LFStXRLn5d3jMhu47yH56Y_HlwdIaAm63EALw_wcB

any others you might care to recommend?

 

[Heigue'r]

I like giant bikes so biased...great choice above

 

[smokeysmoo]

I'd forget the carbon bit and get a CAAD12, but I too am biased

 

[Cycleops]

If I had two grand I wouldn't spend it all on a bike, unless it could do something a bike at half or quarter the price couldn't do.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

A bike made from titanium.

 

[gavroche]

Specialized Roubaix Elite: all carbon, disc brakes, saddle and stem suspension. Got mine reduced from £2000 to £1700 in my LBS. Photo in my thread " unexpected expense".

 

[runner]

A bike made from titanium.

One of my other bikes is the genesis equilibrium stainless steel as per this frame
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/2964...tainless-steel-road-bike-frameset-silver.aspx

I suspect titanium would be similar and so would hope that the carbon frame is a much lighter ride. The new bike would be used as a pure racing/training/sportive machine!

 

[Heigue'r]

Id go for a tcr then..

 

[Drago]

Whichever one felt nicest to ride.

 

[400bhp]

Maybe get a bike for about £1k-£1.2k and put the rest towards a decent set of wheels? Even a second hand set.

 

[vickster]

Ride your shortlist, whatever you do. Have you had carbon before? Make sure you like the ride. I have a Genesis eq steel, a carbon bike and have tested a couple of Ti options. The latter has a lovely smooth springy ride even on shoot industrial estate road services

£2k won't buy the best Ti out there, most if you want discs and 105/Ultegra are more like £3.5-4k

 

[vickster]

How about something like this if wanting carbon, get another 10% off with British cycling membership

https://www.cyclerepublic.com/board...MIqrX59PzC1QIVmo2zCh2RugNVEAQYASABEgL4rfD_BwE
Or https://www.cyclerepublic.com/bikes...r-endurance-disc-9-2-mens-road-bike-2016.html

If wanting to race can you do so now with discs? Or do you mean sportive faux racing?

 

[NorthernDave]

I've got a Boardman Pro Carbon and would recommend it to anyone - but at 'only' £1,500 it might not be expensive enough?
It would leave you enough in the budget for some worthwhile upgrades though.

Or you could look at the Boardman Elite SLR Endurance 9.0 Disc, which looks an absolute steal at just £1,799...

 

[runner]

I've got a Boardman Pro Carbon and would recommend it to anyone - but at 'only' £1,500 it might not be expensive enough?
It would leave you enough in the budget for some worthwhile upgrades though.

Or you could look at the Boardman Elite SLR Endurance 9.0 Disc, which looks an absolute steal at just £1,799...

you are not the first to mention this bike, in fact I have viewed at cycle republic bristol store and Boardman bikes for what I can see have a great following..

 

[vickster]

you are not the first to mention this bike, in fact I have viewed at cycle republic bristol store and Boardman bikes for what I can see have a great following..

Go testride at CR...I linked it before @NorthernDave

If a BC member, the dura ace version also in budget