Dream road bike for 2013?

[scraynes]

Evening all...

Imagine for a moment that you've been given the green light to treat yourself to your dream bike - what would you get?

Budget isn't limitless, but you are out to get the best bike you'd ever own - what would it be?

I'm looking at the Focus Izalco Pro 2.0 - Di2, but something in me is telling me to push the boat a bit harder and get Dura Ace Di2 with it's 11 speed option.

Pinarello Dogma ticks all the boxes except the price!!

Thanks for your thoughts..

 

[biggs682]

i would make a route up to Derby to see Mercian or if i had to go off the peg it would be Marin

 

[Crankarm]

OP - Are you a porn again cyclist?

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I'm looking at the Focus Izalco Pro 2.0 - Di2, but something in me is telling me to push the boat a bit harder and get Dura Ace Di2 with it's 11 speed option.

Thanks for your thoughts..

I'm building this years dream road and mountain bikes, All my current bikes have Di2 as will my new ones but I explicitly choose not to have 11 speed on the latest, as such I'm curious regarding what makes you feel you should push harder for the 11 speed

 

[musa]

I'm building this years dream road and mountain bikes, All my current bikes have Di2 as will my new ones but I explicitly choose not to have 11 speed on the latest, as such I'm curious regarding what makes you feel you should push harder for the 11 speed

how much do you the di2 for?

 

[StuAff]

Legend HT 10.5. Full custom carbon- not just sizing but to suit the rider's weight and desired riding characteristics. And made by Marco Bertoletti, a frame builder of very fine reputation indeed. It's Italian, so I'd have Campag, natch.
Dogma? I think you mean this year's model, the Dogma 65.1 Think 2 Made in Taiwan in a mould but priced like it's made to measure in Italy. Still nice though.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

how much do you the di2 for?

There are a number of ways in which its possible to achieve full Di2 depending upon what your requirements are and how cheap you want to go and if your willing to use second hand components or unofficial shift buttons, IMHO the 11 speed is the best thing ever to happen as its knocking the prices out of 10 speed dura-ace.
I convinced my LBS to break a couple of 2012 bikes as it would be easier to sell the components of the high end bikes rather than the complete bikes specially as they were in the colours of a team which no longer exist You can't buy normal dura for what I paid for the group sets for my new builds.. well happy

 

[musa]

There are a number of what in which its possible to achieve full Di2 depending upon what your requirements are and how cheap you want to go and if your willing to use second hand components or unofficial shift buttons, IMHO the 11 speed is the best thing ever to happen as its knocking the prices out of 10 speed dura-ace.
I convinced my LBS to break a couple of 2012 bikes as it would be easier to sell the components of the high end bikes rather than the complete bikes specially as they were in the colours of a team which no longer exist You can't buy normal dura for what I paid for the group sets for my new builds.. well happy

oh ok whatever mutlibuys you got i want ins

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

All taken, I've got a couple of new builds going on for this year

 

[jayonabike]

I bought my dream bike this year, a Cervelo R5 VWD with Dura Ace & Rotor 3D Cranks

 

[jazzkat]

i would make a route up to Derby to see Mercian

This is what I'm hoping to do next year, I've just got to run it past the mrs

 

[Zakalwe]

Next one for me might be a Colnago Master, or I might go custom. Definitely steel though.

 

[scraynes]

I'm building this years dream road and mountain bikes, All my current bikes have Di2 as will my new ones but I explicitly choose not to have 11 speed on the latest, as such I'm curious regarding what makes you feel you should push harder for the 11 speed

I like the spread from 27-11 withthe extra gear. One less 'gap' in the range. Funny thing is that I have been happy with 10 speed for ages.. Now if Ultegra was 11 speed - I wouldn't even be looking at Dura ace.

Thanks for the reply's so far..

 

[cyberknight]

seven 622 slx....
http://www.sevencycles.com/bikes/622-slx.php

 

[biggs682]

This is what I'm hoping to do next year, I've just got to run it past the mrs

best of luck with that one , i just picked up a very nice 2nd example so that will do me