Aluminium for £1300 (Felt, Giant, Cube, Canyon or Scott)

[leedh]

Thank you all for your replies. I'll take a look at the carbon and Boardman options (gone totally off piste from my initial list but to go through all the choices as it's part of the fun).

As a fellow Leeds fan I would have been biased to SupersuperLeeds comments until he mentioned Ti - That's just a step too far for me.

 

[vickster]

Why is Ti a step too far?

http://spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p3552/SPA-CYCLES-Elan-(105-triple)
http://spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s21p3553/SPA-CYCLES-Elan-(105-11-Speed-Hydraulic)

Ok a teeny smidge over budget

 

[wheresthetorch]

I think this ticks all the boxes: aluminium, discs, 105:

http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/bikes/road-bikes/bianchi-impulso-105-disc-2017-road-bike.html

 

[vickster]

Other than the £1300 budget unless a deal can be done

 

[Cycleops]

I think this ticks all the boxes: aluminium, discs, 105:

http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/bikes/road-bikes/bianchi-impulso-105-disc-2017-road-bike.html

There you go, bit over your budget but its a Bianchi.

Can't really see the appeal of a tit. There are plenty of steel bikes that would rival it at a lesser price unless you must have the shiny shiny.

 

[wheresthetorch]

Other than the £1300 budget unless a deal can be done

Oh yes - I missed that.

 

[Tin Pot]

That's insane, £1500 for an alloy bike with 105.

105 group is £339 from Wiggle
Alu framesets are cheap £150-£350
So you're paying at least £811 for the wheel set and finishing.

 

[Drago]

That's a top drawer alloy frame, triple butted, and probably every bit as nice or more as a low end plastic frame. But it is a lot of money for a frame made by Maxway in Taiwan, and I suspect the inflationary effect probably struck the moment the Bianchi decals were applied.

 

[vickster]

That's insane, £1500 for an alloy bike with 105.

105 group is £339 from Wiggle
Alu framesets are cheap £150-£350
So you're paying at least £811 for the wheel set and finishing.

And marketing and branding...and someone to put it all together...and dealer margin and the postage

 

[vickster]

How about This for a grand assuming you are between 5'6 and 5'10 or thereabouts

https://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/..._Frame_Small?gclid=CNL1i5jCstMCFVdsGwodo7EPcw

Go ride a few of the options and decide. Evans are very accommodating on that front, and will price match

Canyon, a leap of faith unless you know someone with one you can try

 

[Joffey]

For the style of riding you describe I can't see the NEED for discs or why you would limit yourself to Aluminium, unless you just WANT a disc break bike. If you were to relax your want list you can pick up some super value bikes. If you are cycling round the Derbyshire Hills carbon may be the way forward.

I have three B'Twin bikes and can't fault them - maybe check these out:

Alloy, full Ultegra, rim brakes on Mavic Cosmics - £1,050 - https://www.decathlon.co.uk/ultra-720-af-road-bike-ultegra-id_8331274.html

Alloy, 105, rims but have direct mount brakes - might have to find one in store though - £600 - https://www.decathlon.co.uk/ultra-700-af-road-bike-105-id_8324331.html

Alloy, 105 with Btwin rim brakes which are decent (I have one of these bikes, stopping has never been a problem, even in the wet) - £650 - https://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-540-road-bike-grey-black-105-id_8377756.html

They also do a Tiagra Carbon bike at £800 which I don't know much about. Planet X do great deals on carbon rim bikes too.

I wouldn't be afraid of Carbon, I wouldn't discount rim brakes and I wouldn't be afraid of buying from an online retailer such as Canyon. Having descended some of Yorkshire's largest hills in damp conditions using rims (and I'm a heavy lad) a sensible rider will be safe without discs.

Consider the Btwins and treat yourself to a professional bike fit and some new clobber with your savings.

Happy hunting.

 

[Cycleops]

The top Btwin Ultegra is £1050 not 1500. Great value if you don't mind the name.

 

[nickyboy]

The top Btwin Ultegra is £1050 not 1500. Great value if you don't mind the name.

I'm delighted when folk diss the Btwin bikes because they're Decathlon. It means more high spec, really good value bikes there for me.

If you do the comparisons, the Btwin bikes come out about 20% cheaper than the equivalent specced alternative (Boardmans excepted, they are also great value).

 

[Drago]

The same plums that diss B-Twins would probably boast about their new Skoda. What plums think is the least important thing in my life.

 

[Mo1959]

One of my comfiest bikes is a Cube Peloton that I got reduced from £700 to £450 as a last year's model. Really enjoy riding it.