The last 2 years I've ridden a Cube Peloton (Nowt special just the entry level) just to see if I'd like road cycling, didn't want to spend silly money at first, well I can safely say I'm bitten and love nothing more than a ride out in the sticks at weekends, started of with 10-15 miler and now regularly getting 30,40 and 50 miler in... To this end I've decided I want (not need) a new bike.
I'm rather taken with The Kuota Kharma Evo ( my lbs has just started to deal them) and they offer a custom build service, this is where I'm struggling to decide on components.
I want this bike to be the last one for a long time so I'd like to get it right. I like long solo rides, I sometimes ride in a group, I'm keen on sportive and early next year I'm looking to do a tri so I feel this frame geom is a good compromise all round.
I'm thinking Campagnolo chorus group set with Mavic Ksyrium elite wheels. I've nothing against Shimano I just feel it's a bit too mainstream for me although I'm open to any genuine argument as to why not.
Wheels, jeeze now this is a minefield, I'm really open to suggestions here as it is something I know nowt about, are a more expensive set of wheels really that much better to a bike? I've spent an hour or 2 reading up on wheels and for the money Mavic Ksyrium elite seem to keep popping up, like I say open to suggestions.
Budget - ideally I'd like to keep it around the 2K mark but don't mind going up a bit, it'll go on the C2W.
so suggest away...
I'm rather taken with The Kuota Kharma Evo ( my lbs has just started to deal them) and they offer a custom build service, this is where I'm struggling to decide on components.
I want this bike to be the last one for a long time so I'd like to get it right. I like long solo rides, I sometimes ride in a group, I'm keen on sportive and early next year I'm looking to do a tri so I feel this frame geom is a good compromise all round.
I'm thinking Campagnolo chorus group set with Mavic Ksyrium elite wheels. I've nothing against Shimano I just feel it's a bit too mainstream for me although I'm open to any genuine argument as to why not.
Wheels, jeeze now this is a minefield, I'm really open to suggestions here as it is something I know nowt about, are a more expensive set of wheels really that much better to a bike? I've spent an hour or 2 reading up on wheels and for the money Mavic Ksyrium elite seem to keep popping up, like I say open to suggestions.
Budget - ideally I'd like to keep it around the 2K mark but don't mind going up a bit, it'll go on the C2W.
so suggest away...
