Road bike recommendations

I still cant decide to get a genesis CDF for winter or if going custom is the best route.

If it's just winter duty, with little towpath, I'd go toward the Equilibrium Disc.

Compare stack and reach as this is a much better way to figure out how it fit, but the CdF/Equilibrium will have more seatpost showing and a taller headtube.

If your CAAD10 is the 50cm, then the reach will be 4mm shorter, and the stack's 20mm higher (mean you can slam the stem and still be comfortable) on the 50cm Genesis CdF.

its the 48cm

and I want the CDF for the rack mount so I can use it for light touring as well as a winter bike. I cant find anything on the market that comes in 48cm size with this spec.

and yes I have been comparing reach and stack, but also from an aesthetic point I dont want just a few cm of seatpost showing..

Older S5 is supposed to ride like shit too. Fast in a straight line or a roll down test, but rubbish for everything else. Do not want.

Go Rychtarski... look at @psee's and bask in the glory

I know one person with an s5 (it's the 2015 one and he's had it less than 6 months) and he's very ambivalent about it. Fast on the flat but hard to love – despite what he paid for it.

started a thread to see if it is a good idea as if I was going to go custom it would be Rychtarski.

Anyone who knows what they are talking about please pitch in and help.

http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/273445/#comment12478769

I thought theyd fixed the S5. Making it more S3 like to my eye. Shame.

When I Went with an aero road bike I figured I could live with a bit more weight, and a bit less comfort. But I can't live with any lack of confidence in handling. To my mind, I work on the way up, the bike works on the way down.

I know one person with an s5 (it's the 2015 one and he's had it less than 6 months) and he's very ambivalent about it. Fast on the flat but hard to love – despite what he paid for it.

I'd recommend that if anyone ever has a chance to try a Serotta CSi in their size they should do so - it's the reverse of this, in that it takes a couple of hundred meters to fall in love with it.

Bounds down the road, turns in to a corner with huge enthusiasm, add hyperbole here.

It's the one bike I own that I can't see ever selling.

My Talbots generally reflect my latest/current thoughts on how to make a particular type of bike, but that's always going to evolve.

After trying just about every bike around the £1000 mark, I bought a defy advanced 105. Discs for winter emergencies, supple seat stays and room for 28s all makes it considerably safer than my cervelo s2 with crabon wheels!

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Once you ride discs you won't go back to rim.

This

I've had discs on plenty of bikes. Still love rim brakes.

Update: I test rode a Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5 and 6, Trek Domane 4.5 and Cinelli Saetta Radical. The Trek felt like I was riding a really comfortable recliner sofa, the Cannondale felt comfortable but also quite zippy and the Cinelli was just too aggressive.

I went with the Cannondale.

Just reposting this in the more appropriate thread

I hear from Amey there's a Canyon sale on eh?

ill try keep this brief, but my gfs brother is looking to buy a new road bike

• budget <£4000
  
• full carbon
  
• no second hand bikes/chinese express
  
• no disc brakes
  
  

Because i'm not up to speed on road bike stuff i just advised general points e.g. definitely get a bikefit beforehand, do you want 1st/2nd hand,

he's open to building from individual parts but I guess its more cost effective to buy off the peg as a full package?

He was quite interested in specialised tarmac pro race? Yay/nay?
I thought you should expect dura ace at this price point, but he agreed there's not a great difference in performance anyway

A dalsnibba? (i.e. a custom)

Buying a £4k road bike with no knowledge of road bikes.. .what could possibly go wrong?

there were some great deals on this/last seasons Giant Propel and TCR's in Cadence when I was there the other day.

no knowledge of road bikes..

wanting advice/different opinions =/= no knowledge of road bikes?

probably knows more than me

Has he test ridden bikes since he got in the market? He will need to spend some time test riding bikes to see what he likes fit and ride quality wise.

How did he arrive on that Tarmac? Any high brand with retail network to pay for will not be as cheap as the likes of Canyon, Ribble etc.

If £4,000, get Di2 hydraulic disc.

Has he test ridden bikes since he got in the market? He will need to spend some time test riding bikes to see what he likes fit and ride quality wise.

this is the best advice so far.

Get a bike fit, then pick 4-5 bikes in your price range from reputable manufacturers and test ride them thoroughly. You won't have a good idea of what does/doesn't work for you until you've something to compare it to.

Spending 4k on a Ribble though..

I've already asked him about discs, he's not interested in them. Huge benefits in terms of rim wear and all weather braking performance but I think he's familiar with calipers and wants to stick with it rather than trying discs which are relatively new to road bikes

Let's be clear he's not about to drop the money tomorrow without testing out a few, but I've forgotten how he decided on the tarmac, think he mayy have tried one before.

Whats the steel talbot dalsnibba like in terms of weight? Would it bring more benefits for this guy over an OTP?

Any high brand with retail network to pay for will not be as cheap as the likes of Canyon, Ribble etc.

Canyon as well? hmm... interdasting

Spending 4k on a Ribble though..

:')

Yeah that does seem sensible

If he likes the look and value of Canyon he can try similar geo bikes for fit; the ride quality will be good with Canyon for sure. The new CF SLX looks tasty: