Upgrade two bikes: Cube, Scott, Pinerello, Cannondale etc. - what to look for?

[Davewolves]

Returning to cycling after getting a major back injury and due to being stuck in bed adding a good few (to many) stones on and getting a good payout looking to upgrade my Bikes
currently own a Scott Addict r4 with carbon wheels
and a Mondrakker tracker rr for off road
have been looking at the high end Cube range of bikes and like what i see but one of my LBS is telling me there not all the seem to be issues with hubs/rims/frames etc and telling me to look at well known brands like scott pinerello cannondale etc
any views????

 

[Sbudge]

N+2 , nice

 

[vickster]

Assuming you have a few thousand to spend, how about looking at something outside the main brands, even something bespoke and British?

That said de Rosa are rather lovely!

http://www.gbcycles.co.uk/c/740/De-Rosa-Bicycles

 

[Sbudge]

Assuming you have a few thousand to spend, how about looking at something outside the main brands, even something bespoke and British?

That said de Rosa are rather lovely!

http://www.gbcycles.co.uk/c/740/De-Rosa-Bicycles

As the very happy rider of an Enigma I can only agree with that sentiment (and also the one about the de Rosa to be honest)

 

[Davewolves]

did have a long relationship with raleigh dynatech's when i raced as i worked for a raleigh dealers at the time and picked mine up from the factory in person so have had a few british bikes but after riding the scott and its power transfer have become a covert to the carbon frames tbh

 

[vickster]

You can get bespoke carbon frames too

Although American ... Parlee


Need DEEP pockets though
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/reviews/road-bikes/parlee-z-zero-custom
http://www.bespokecycling.com/brands/parlee

Sigma have a gorgeous red one at a mere 11k I think

 

[Aunty Tyke]

Returning to cycling after getting a major back injury and due to being stuck in bed adding a good few (to many) stones on and getting a good payout looking to upgrade my Bikes
currently own a Scott Addict r4 with carbon wheels
and a Mondrakker tracker rr for off road
have been looking at the high end Cube range of bikes and like what i see but one of my LBS is telling me there not all the seem to be issues with hubs/rims/frames etc and telling me to look at well known brands like scott pinerello cannondale etc
any views????

Good luck!

 

[fossyant]

Ride your current bikes. Simple.

 

[Yazzoo]

another (biased) vote for de rosa here! beautiful!

 

[Davewolves]

i'll be honest if i was spending big money on a road bike i'd be tempted by colnago c60 or a bianchi