Specialized Tarmac SL6 vs Trek Domane SL5

[vickster]

£2250 with Ultegra, just over £2k with 105
https://www.dolan-bikes.com/dolan-tuono-disc-carbon-road-bike-simano-ultegra-r8020-hdr/
£500 or more less than a big brand

or with this you can customise your colour scheme
https://www.dolan-bikes.com/dr1-carbon-disc-road/

 

[Tripster]

Dolan do some very nice looking bikes

 

[SWSteve]

I’m considering going to one of the Canyon open days next year if they’re running...think they’re about £30 and take place on a closed roads venue.

 

[Distorted Vision]

I'm a brand snob so I'll have to consider it. As I said I'm not in any rush.

 

[ade towell]

Yeah why the obsession with the big American companies, they are all overpriced and they all look the same, you see them everywhere - plenty of UK companies offering great bikes (I know the frames are probably all made in the same factory as the rest of the world)

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Yeah why the obsession with the big American companies, they are all overpriced and you see them everywhere - plenty of UK companies offering great bikes (I know the frames are probably all made in the same factory as the rest of the world)

The same can be said of certain Canadian and Italian makes....
The cycling brand snobs would rather be £1k lighter in wallet than admit to riding something like a planet X frame!

 

[vickster]

Which one is Canadian?

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Cervelo is Canadian in origin.

 

[DRM]

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXPCDULTR8000/planet-x-pro-carbon-disc-shimano-ultegra-road-bike
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXR...vet-rider-disc-shimano-ultegra-aero-road-bike
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBHOL...t-disc-team-edition-shimano-ultegra-road-bike
Both the Trek and the Specialized are over priced, especially compared with the spec of these

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXPCDULTR8000/planet-x-pro-carbon-disc-shimano-ultegra-road-bike
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXR...vet-rider-disc-shimano-ultegra-aero-road-bike
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBHOL...t-disc-team-edition-shimano-ultegra-road-bike
Both the Trek and the Specialized are over priced, especially compared with the spec of these

Exactly. None of those bikes are the sort I would ride anyway, but it just goes to show how much mark-up there is on the "premium" brands, despite a lot of them being pretty much the same under the skin. Some of the pricey ones are also plagued with creaking BBs and really crap manufacturing tolerances, so it's not like you are necessarily even getting a better product for all the extra cash.

 

[fossyant]

I'm a brand snob so I'll have to consider it. As I said I'm not in any rush.

A brand that sponsored the biggest cheat in Cycling ! A brand is smeone like Colnago, Bianchi or a bespoke company. Trek are like any other mainstream brand.

 

[vickster]

I'm a brand snob so I'll have to consider it. As I said I'm not in any rush.

Why do you want to be riding the same brand as anyone else?
Get a Dolan and be an individual
Until you can afford something bespoke or properly special like a Moots

 

[Distorted Vision]

Dolan Bikes are 21 miles from my house.

 

[vickster]

Dolan Bikes are 21 miles from my house.

Easy peasy to go check them out, a good distance to cycle

 

[Soltydog]

Mrs SD recently bought the Domane as a winter bike & it's great with its mudguard mounts, but she did find it a little heavy compared to her Liv. She's rather petit so hers is a 47cm frame, but it was around 2kg heavier than the Liv & very noticable for her. I switched wheels for her & with the carbon rims off the Liv on it saved almost a kg & made the ride much nicer, so depending what you are used to, you may also need to factor in a wheel upgrade. She says it is a very comfy ride though, just not fast