Wanted: 54/M Road bike (Supersix, Ultimate, Tarmac or similar)

Wanting to upgrade my current ride and the limited stock of new bikes is making it a challenge.

I’m looking for:

Carbon / Titanium (though I do like a Caad)
54cm / medium frame (I’m 5ft10)
Ultegra groupset or equivalent
disk brakes (would consider rim)
decent wheels

Ideally looking for a complete bike, but please shout if you've got a tidy frameset

Budget is flexible for the right bike.

Based in Bristol but willing to travel when restrictions are lifted. Postage also an option.

It's gonna be a tough year. I'm on a similar hunt for a 56. I called around the other day asking about Caads, and someone at Sigma said they're not getting any new deliveries until 2022, saying Cannondale were sold out at the source. Someone at Tredz told me the new bike prices are due to go up from tomorrow, with the added import costs.

Yeah it’s a weird one. I was going to order an Ultimate but there’s no stock all year. Had a similar struggle to find a Caad, Supersix or Tarmac in my size. Crazy scenes with some of the price hikes too!

Considering a build but groupsets seem equally hard to come by atm.

Isn’t @hoops selling a nice 54 road bike in Bristol?

I’m selling an Open WI.DE.... which is pretty far from a road bike I’m afraid!

Nice bikes but not the speed machine I’m after. If only it was an Open MIN.D.

Also, the reason there is a huge shortage of bikes at the moment is because there is a global shortage of shipping containers currently.... it’s effecting pretty much all the big manufacturers. There is a huge amount of stock sat in boxes in the far east, the problem is that it’s just not possible to get it shipped to where it’s needed currently. To add to this the lack of planes in the sky has made air freight prices go absolutely insane, so no one is shipping large consignments via air as it is far too expensive currently.

It’s unlikely that in-stock availability across most brands, sizes, and price points which was the norm before the pandemic will return until well into 2022...... and as you’ve noticed this is also the case with components.

Blame Amazon, basically.

Blame Amazon and all the hipster gaffs turning those vital shipping containers into shops and restaurants 😂

Most of those ones you see being used for retail are specifically manufactured for that specific use these days! They’re not actual shipping containers anymore.

I have an SL6 SWorks Tarmac I could be looking to sell. SRAM axs force, etc.
Not sure if I have wheels to spare but maybe could be persuaded to sell the ZIPPs.

Will consider and clean the bike and let you know by the weekend.

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This looks promising - PM incoming.

I could possibly be interested in this too (frame only) - depending upon price and condition etc

What price are you thinking?

Got a Scott Addict RC30 I’ve been thinking of moving on as I default to my gravel bike these days.
It’s this one:
https://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/61040/products/scott-addict-rc-30-2020-road-bike--blue.aspx

Wheels upgraded to scribe 50mm carbon which are 100km old
Can pm pics

Friend has a boxed Tarmac SL5, not sure if it has even been built ever.
Would that be of interest?

@bontie @user90064 PM’s incoming

@user90064 can you pm me details please. Thanks.

I have this Canyon Ultimate CF SL 8 in Medium that I'm considering selling as it's slightly too small for me. (Should have got bikefit before buying bike!)

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Pm’d

Seeing as offers are rolling in, i will just drop here am also on the lookout for a similar thing (frameset and rim brake only). of course OP has priority and i wont be pm'ing sellers in the shade.

Weighing up options at the moment but I’d definitely like some more details on the SL5 if possible.

Hi @Got_Got_Need and @Glws I have this. CinellI Strato Hi-Mod sub kilo frame, Full Sram Red with Dura Ace Wheelset. looking for £1250ish.

If anything here slips past the fancy of either @Got_Got_Need or @Glws, I'm on the 54/56 divide and looking for a bike myself. Up to £1.5k, rim brake/Shimano/aluminum preferred.

You could speak to @mr_lunch about his Ultimate. Sounds like it would suit your requirements although it is a carbon frame.

what size? obvs deference to orignial poster if they have reached out