Road bike buying advice - none integrated framesets!

hi!

I am looking for a new road bike and most new bikes seem to come w/integrated cockpits, internal cabling and aero influenced seat posts.

I want something that would be simpler to work on and one that can accommodate "standard" stems and seat posts.

AFAIK, Fairlight Strael, Spec. Aethos and Ritchey Road Logic would fall into those categories?

Is there anything else out there? If anyone has the above for sale in 56cm, feel free to comment!

Thanks,

Mason

This one's my Resolution. They do a cheaper, alu version too. Definition?

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Have you thought of a cyclo-cross bike? ;)

Kinesis might be worth a look. I have a GX Race gravel bike which I chose in part because it has sensible standards. It has internal cabling but it was a breeze to set up because you don't have to thread everything through a tiny hole. No idea if the road offerings are the same but I would assume so.

I don’t own a single bike with internal routing save for the fork on one bike, because it’s a pain in the arse. But if you go wireless you only have to run a hydro hose once and you’re done.
https://standert.de/products/kreissage-disc-grey-frameset ……

These are all great suggestions - thanks all.

Warming to the idea of di2 to save cable faff.

Cannondale strike me as a manufacturer that was sticking to round seatposts and normal steerer/stems on high end road bikes when everyone else was going aero/integrated. I’m thinking about the Dura Ace equipped bike my colleague bought a couple years ago, think it was the last of the rim brake bikes so dunno if they are still like that.