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Thank you
I doubt he's factored in all the little bits like that (that will rack up quote a bit)
Reckon he can probably skip the power meter though pretty sure he has no racing aspirations.That 'dale looks good seeing as he's 54.
Vesalius-
The Dale is going to tick loads of boxes. Its one of the best balanced bikes out there.
If he would fit on a 56, this would be my personal chioce.
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bmc/timemachine-tmr01-ultegra-di2-2015-road-bike-ec053884
Ultegra Di2 is a brilliant groupset.
The TMR01 is a brilliant frameset. The massive fork offers amazing handling downhill, and its actually very comfortable despite the look of it. The only downside is that its a smidge heavy.
The wheels arent the lightest. But will offer great braking in all weather.
The frame fits a 27mm tyre front and back.
The whole package is of course very aero, whatever that counts for.Another more balanced offer would be this....
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bmc/teammachine-slr01-dura-ace-2015-road-bike-ec075651
Theteammachine, like the dale s6, is one of the best riding frames out there. -
Seriously - the specialised is probably a decent shout.
There's a lot of snobbishness on this forum about big name bike manufacturers - but all of their top line bikes are bloody great.
I've ridden and owned my fair share of bikes and the best I've ridden are, in this order:1) cervelo r5 (currently owned) - r3 is also a good option if you don't want to drop all that on a frame. Just a perfect bike- stiff, comfortable, light with great handling.
2) Specialised s-works tarmac. Maybe a bit boring, but bloody amazing to ride - just does everything you ask it to.
3) Bmc team machine. Stunning ride quality, beautiful finishing - but not as light or sriff as the other two.
Other great bikes - Felt f1, cannondale super six evo, and the top line Madones.
Smallfurry
dan
I think the thing is... if most card carrying roadies were given 4k to blow they'd probably only spend 2k on an OTP bike, then money on a PM, a 2nd set of wheels. That can easily take you to the budget... and then you've still got tyres/saddle/bars/tape/cages/stem/shoes/computer/mount/socksthatmatchyourframe/tubes/trainingpeaks/beatrootjuice/theraphasale/glasseslikewotliketheproswear etc