Evans - £1000 choice narrowed down to 3 - must spend ASAP

[MattHB]

You can get a bloody bargin if you go for some of the bigger names
Full carbon frame for only £1299 - Specialized Tarmac Elite SL2 2011
Felt Z6 2012 full carbon frame for £1275 but Tiagra group set

It would be silly to ignore the great price of the specialized bike!

I went for the felt. The tiagra group set is fine. The bikes amazing. It's easy to get 10% off as well.

 

[PaulSecteur]

Ok, so you wont stand out in a crowd with this, but it is a good looking bike and would fill your requirements...

http://www.evanscycles.com/products...omp-2012-road-bike-ec030740?query=specialized secteur

 

[vickster]

The Lapierre got 96% in this month's CA mag test Has SRAM Apex according to the article.

 

[Alexvs]

+1 for the Secteur Comp but I'm biased as bought one at the beginning of this month and love it.

Just don't forget to make use of this: http://www.evanscycles.com/pages/free-accessories as makes it better value then what I paid for the bike and M520 pedals at £1105 as I got it when they had 10% off all 2012 bikes.

 

[Hicky]

The Ghost looks the best out of the lot....can all three take a rear rack at least?(you mention touring).....I cant tell from the pictures.

 

[DCLane]

The Lapierre got 96% in this month's CA mag test Has SRAM Apex according to the article.

Thanks - if it comes with Ultegra that's good for me since I've got a new set of Fulcrum 5's with an Ultegra cassette sat waiting ...

 

[DCLane]

Just don't forget to make use of this: http://www.evanscycles.com/pages/free-accessories as makes it better value then what I paid for the bike and M520 pedals at £1105 as I got it when they had 10% off all 2012 bikes.

Unfortunately I won't qualify I don't think since they're putting the £1000 in

The Ghost looks the best out of the lot....can all three take a rear rack at least?(you mention touring).....I cant tell from the pictures.

I've got to ask this, since the rack and panniers have already been bought. Everything was set up ready to tour when I found the crack.

 

[Alexvs]

Unfortunately I won't qualify I don't think since they're putting the £1000 in

Rubbish, tell them it's still legal tender so therefore you should be eligible for any offer available at the time of purchase
It's definitely worth a shot.

 

[vickster]

Thanks - if it comes with Ultegra that's good for me since I've got a new set of Fulcrum 5's with an Ultegra cassette sat waiting ...

It comes with SRAM deraileurs, cranks etc according to the article - not Shimano Ultegra?

 

[Andrew_P]

The One on Evans is showing a bit of mix of components, reviewing it all again and the fact you have a Fulcrum 5 wheelset with ultegra cassette I would lean again toward the Lapierre, you can pick up Ultegra calipers for £80 odd quid, leaving the only non Ultegra being the front 105 Shifter.

This assumes Evans product details are correct, the Lapierre site sugests a SRAM version and 105 version. A couple of retailers list the same spec as Evans though!

 

[HLaB]

Test ride would probably be the best solution tbh, however I'm drawn to the Caad as I prefer the colour the other two are too white and would require to much upkeep.

 

[DCLane]

OK - spoken with Evans about availability / sizing / equipment and they're getting in the following for me to test ride:

Ghost Race 5000 2012; http://www.evanscycles.com/products/ghost/race-5000-2012-road-bike-ec032425
Specialized Secteur Comp 2012 http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/secteur-comp-2012-road-bike-ec030740 PaulSecteur had some influence there

Both £200 extra, which is probably my limit. All I've got to do is wait for the Ghost to be available, which could be up to 3 weeks. That's my preference of the 2.

 

[Alembicbassman]

Crumbs, I can't believe how much a full 105 bike is these days. I paid £494 for a similar spec'd full 105 (5600) 8.5kg alu-carbon bike in 2009 on clearance. http://www.evanscycles.com/products/raleigh/avanti-u6-pro-2009-road-bike-ec018983#features

Frame:AIRLite U6 Alloy semi-compact Triple-Butted race frame with ICT carbon chainstays and seatstays
Fork:Carbon race fork
Front Derailleur:Shimano 105
Rear Derailleur:Shimano 105
Shifters:STI dual control levers
Chainset:Shimano 105
Cassette:10 Speed Shimano 105
Front Brake:Shimano 105 caliper brake
Rear Brake:Shimano 105 caliper brake
Brake Levers:STI dual control levers
Handlebars:FSA OS RD200N drop bar
Stem:FSA 150XT OS stem
Grips:Oultand cork grip tape
Rims:Lightweight Xero XSR3 wheelset
Front Tyre:Continental Ultra Race tyres
Saddle:Outland El Rey saddle

 

[DCLane]

Crumbs, I can't believe how much a full 105 bike is these days. I paid £494 for a similar spec'd full 105 (5600) 8.5kg alu-carbon bike in 2009 on clearance. http://www.evanscycles.com/products/raleigh/avanti-u6-pro-2009-road-bike-ec018983#features

One issue was that the clearance bikes might be listed, but there aren't any available. I'm therefore restricted to 2012 bikes so it's full-price.

 

[totallyfixed]

I would be very surprised if any of these road bikes had rack fittings, TBH I always think an out and out road bike looks odd with a rack on, spoils the lines and all that, personal thing.