Road Bike of Meganess

I want to build up a new road bike. I'm training 400-500km a week at the moment and feel like I deserve something more fun then an old steel Colnago.

I want discs, deep Chinese Carbon rims, Hope hubs, and Di2.

I'm in Denmark, so aero is more important to me then weight, as everything's flat ;-)

A few questions though, are the aerodynamic benefits of a deep rim ruined by a disc calliper? What road frames can I buy off the shelf with disc mounts? I was thinking of just getting a friend to braze disc mounts onto a steel frame.. or is there a carbon frame with rear disc mounts I can get hold of?

thanks in advance

and here is a picture of a house, just for fun.

perhaps this frame,

but maybe too slack..

Planet x dirty disco?

Colnago c59 disc?

Salsa do some nice disc compatible road bikes. Steel or ti

As it's so flat in Denmark. Why have discs?

There are two reasons to the discs really, one is riding lots in snow and rain and wanting decent braking, the other is being able to buy cheap Chinese carbon clincher rims without worrying about brake wear. Also the bike would be going to Sweden frequently, Italy, France and Switzerland occasionally for riding, so it will see some proper hills..

I don't really want a cross frame as I wont be using anything bigger then 25c on it..

I'll check out the Salsas...

Any idea of a budget? What you're looking for is a little... different. As a result, you won't have a lot of choice.

I know it's not exactly what you want but here are two suggestions:

Canyon Ultimate AL 9.0 Di2 (Alloy frame + Ultegra) - €1999 - [link]
Canyon Aeroad CF 8.0 Di2 (Carbon frame + Ultegra) - €2899 - [link]

Add a set of carbon deep wheels to either of these and you'll have everything you wanted minus the tip top snow brake performance.

There are two reasons to the discs really, one is riding lots in snow and rain and wanting decent braking, the other is being able to buy cheap Chinese carbon clincher rims without worrying about brake wear. Also the bike would be going to Sweden frequently, Italy, France and Switzerland occasionally for riding, so it will see some proper hills..

I don't really want a cross frame as I wont be using anything bigger then 25c on it..

I'll check out the Salsas...

Fair enough.

Why not. For me the opertunity to run lighter rims offsets the extra weight. Its just a case of spending more and getting better braking.

The colossal from Salsa is a full on road bike. Its comes in Ti or steel flavours. I'm not sure how it is in Denmark. But in Norway the roads are salty long after the snow has gone. I have friends that wont ride there road bikes untill the washer has been around, and it rained a few times. As you're considering discs it seems sensible to go Ti. Plus with your mileage, you deserve it ;)

http://salsacycles.com/bikes/colossal_ti

Yeah I looked at the colossal and thought maybe it was too slack, but it coming in ti makes it very attractive. It's also cheaper then going firefly with custom disc mounts, which looks to be the most similar alternative.

Regarding Budget, I already have the Di2 shifters and mechs, 3t rotundo team carbon bars, a saddle, and I wont have to pay for spokes, cables, etc...

SO I need to buy, frame, post (prob a used ti one) hubs (I'm thinking hopes), Carbon rims, and brakes. I can get frame, and brakes at trade, but can't find a retail or distro for the frame, as Ison don't seem to have it.

Also looking back at the frame it is quite slack....

Yeah I looked at the colossal and thought maybe it was too slack.

I thought it might be TBH. The Warbird is their disc braked commuter/utility/gravelpath road bike. So I dont understand why it needs to be. But the blurb does mention sportives, and long distance comfort etc.

The frame could be a custom Ti one if you have the funds. Seems worth it looking at the spec. The problem might be the fork. Tou'd definitly want carbon, and you probably dont want the extended length of a CX fork.