crazyjoe101
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I'm looking for my first carbon roadbike for summer use: fast club rides, a few TTs and possibly some dabbling in cat4s. Initially I was looking into buying a discounted 2014 model, but the only bike which really took my interest was the Cannondale SuperSix Evo 6 105 but I resent paying for a mix and match groupset and finishing kit which I don't really want. I then saw the Canyon Ultimate CF SL frame which can be bought for a reasonable £800 using Canyon's Sponsorship Scheme and on the face of it building one up seems like a good option.
My budget is about 2k, I reccon the Canyon build would come in somewhere around 1,900 - £800 frame, £475 ultegra groupset, £300 wheelset, leaves ~£300 for bars, bartape, tyres and saddle.
I'm aware the 9.0 model is well specced but if I can build essentially the same bike with a slightly more replaceable wheelset for £100 less and have the experience of building up a frame then that seems nice.
So is there anything I'm overlooking? Pressfit BBs are hard to avoid unless you build go for one of the higher end Italian brands and the Canyon headset system seems quite clever.
I'd like a colourful frame but I ride with three different groups with three different colour schemes so I'm just going with the neutral black/grey/white colours (Yes, I know).
Anyway, just looking for opinions RE Canyon or any alternatives people think would be better, I've done some research but I can't have seen everything.
Cheers.
My budget is about 2k, I reccon the Canyon build would come in somewhere around 1,900 - £800 frame, £475 ultegra groupset, £300 wheelset, leaves ~£300 for bars, bartape, tyres and saddle.
I'm aware the 9.0 model is well specced but if I can build essentially the same bike with a slightly more replaceable wheelset for £100 less and have the experience of building up a frame then that seems nice.
So is there anything I'm overlooking? Pressfit BBs are hard to avoid unless you build go for one of the higher end Italian brands and the Canyon headset system seems quite clever.
I'd like a colourful frame but I ride with three different groups with three different colour schemes so I'm just going with the neutral black/grey/white colours (Yes, I know).
Anyway, just looking for opinions RE Canyon or any alternatives people think would be better, I've done some research but I can't have seen everything.
Cheers.