£5000,00 Which bike would it be???

[TijnUK]

Nope, sorry...

I still need to be convinced why I should not buy a new alu bike. I am still afraid of seeing riders getting painfull injuries because of carbon which breaks and I am not sure about what I read about the frames making so much noice. It looks fantastic don't get me wrong and I like to be convinced it is the way forward. But I thought alu is much stiffer and with that reacts quicker. I have only my own bike to compare with a very cheap carbon bike from 11 years ago which was uncontrolable. So punish me if you'll like. I am not a racer just someone who can appreciate beautiful bikes and willing to leave a lot of stuff to be able to have a dream come true. 71 bikes from ASDA won't do. I rather go back to spending it on women and wine but if I can ride away from all that on a fantastic carbon bike than please help me out.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

If I had pots of cash I'd get one of these ...

http://www.enigmabikes.com/extensor.html

 

[TijnUK]

If I had pots of cash I'd get one of these ...

http://www.enigmabikes.com/extensor.html

They do look fantastic. I rode with a very big lad last year whom I think had the titanium one. Amazing to see that a bike could cope with the power he was using on it. Good choice, had forgotten about this brand.

 

[monnet]

I know a couple of guys (both work in the bike industry and get loads of stuff to test/ at trade prices) who ride Di2. Both say it's amazing and have switched from Record. One rides a Cube, very nice. The other rides a Wilier Cento Uno. THey both look good but that Cento Uno....

 

[mr Mag00]

hahaha its a ceepo viper, my tri dream machine

 

[StuAff]

Nope, sorry...

I still need to be convinced why I should not buy a new alu bike. I am still afraid of seeing riders getting painfull injuries because of carbon which breaks and I am not sure about what I read about the frames making so much noice. It looks fantastic don't get me wrong and I like to be convinced it is the way forward. But I thought alu is much stiffer and with that reacts quicker. I have only my own bike to compare with a very cheap carbon bike from 11 years ago which was uncontrolable. So punish me if you'll like. I am not a racer just someone who can appreciate beautiful bikes and willing to leave a lot of stuff to be able to have a dream come true. 71 bikes from ASDA won't do. I rather go back to spending it on women and wine but if I can ride away from all that on a fantastic carbon bike than please help me out.

Plenty of people have old carbon bikes with many miles on them, and no problems. Falling off hurts no more than with something metallic (I tried it!). I'm not getting a carbon seatpost for either of my road bikes, but only because I want to use a Carradice SQR block with them & would rather not risk the damage by putting pressure on it. I have no such qualms about riding them! Whatever you bought before was rubbish, full stop. Not a rubbish carbon bike, just rubbish. Don't compare it to what £1k can buy you these days (even after all the price increases), let alone £5k. Try a decent carbon bike and you'll be convinced. And with £5k, you should be looking at steel and titanium, not aluminium....

 

[PrettyboyTim]

I'd get a Hase Pino

with all the trimmings.

However, if I just wanted to go really, really fast I think I'd get some kind of expensive recumbent. Damn, that'd be fun.

 

[TijnUK]

Try a decent carbon bike and you'll be convinced. And with £5k, you should be looking at steel and titanium, not aluminium....

Just found out my dads old carbon bike was one of specialised first ones. Never mind.
I saw the below link regarding what material and as always it seems to come down to what one favours. So rest me to save enough money or maybe rob some banks or maybe become a pm and claim for a bike of every material and one for every day of the year. Unfortunately that won't fit in my shed.

http://www.smartcycles.com/frame_materials.htm

 

[beancounter]

Just found out my dads old carbon bike was one of specialised first ones. Never mind.
I saw the below link regarding what material and as always it seems to come down to what one favours. So rest me to save enough money or maybe rob some banks or maybe become a pm and claim for a bike of every material and one for every day of the year. Unfortunately that won't fit in my shed.

http://www.smartcycles.com/frame_materials.htm

Erm, do you actually have £5k to spend on a bike, or is this one of those wishful thinking threads?

bc

 

[TijnUK]

Erm, do you actually have £5k to spend on a bike, or is this one of those wishful thinking threads?

Not yet but am on the way with saving and have something in the pipeline.

I have a dream bike already but she is 10 years old now but will never be sold. Hopefully my son will be brave enough to have a go on it once he is older. Much more then when I tried my first rode bike which was a transformed dutch bike with 4 gears built from a burnt frame 25 years ago.

For now I would like to determine what the new one will be and am very far from choosing as people keep coming with wonderful ideas. I want to decide on the material first to narrow it down.

 

[CamR]

I have just been through the same process as yourself. I set a £5k budget then had a look at what was out there. In the end I went for a custom specced Ridley Helium in a colour of my choice. My choice was limited by what bikes I could find available to test ride and also on what was available through the good local Bike shops. I am very happy with what I have ended up with and it came in below budget by the time you factored in some discount from the LBS for spending such a large amount in one go. My bike weighs about 6.5Kgs and feels very light and comfortable to ride. I got what I wanted. Others wouldn't touch it because they would prefer a different feel.

The only frame that I didn't consider and maybe should have was a high end Titanium one, but that will have to wait till next time.

Don't underestimate the benefits from dealing with a good LBS, I was helped immensely in speccing what I wanted, and I will be honest when you are spending that amount the cost actually becomes secondary to the building of something that you are happy with.

Cam

 

[TijnUK]

Don't underestimate the benefits from dealing with a good LBS

You are absolutely right about that but I find it hard to find a good one which can also provide the brand I am looking for. I have an Evans close by but don't really like them or they don't have what I want.

Unfortunately I will have to start looking for good bike shops. Back in Holland we used to drive around half the country to get a good deal and service but I am not familiar enough in the UK (yet)

Nice bike your Ridley!

 

[Bamford]

If I had that kind of budget, I think I'd go for a Lynskey Helix.

 

[CamR]

To do the Lynskey justice you would have to spec it up well and I would suspect that it would take you over the £5K mark.

But it is nice

 

[naffets]

first off get a professional fitting most lbs will do that for around £70 well worth the money as your thinking of spending 5G.
If your going for off the peg frames they all vary in geometry and you could then discount the ones that dont quite fit your measurements after that its down to taste.
Or you could get a smaller company to make you a custom build.
Pesonally for that money id go off the peg carbon leaving you more cash for wheels /groupset/finishing kit.
What i would say is after upgrading myself to a high end carbon
they all come in ultra stiff as most are rode by pro teams
might be a bit of a shock if you havent rode a new frame for a while

enjoy researching nearly as much fun as actually hammering the miles on it