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So got back into road riding this year and will probably continue for the next few years. My road bike is a 2008 Scott CR1 Pro with Zipp 404 wheels which whilst very nice is probably showing its age a bit.

Not havig paid any notice to bikes over the last 12 years I've started looking at getting a new road bike and just assumed that as any decent mid range (£5k ish) carbon road bike with a half decent group set would be near the UCI limit of 6.8kg. However, I get the impression this isn't the case - but hard to work it out as most manufactueres still don't list weights on £5k bikes (which seems a bit odd).

So if I just bought an off the shelf mid range road race bike from Scott, Giant, Spesh etc, how close to 6.8kg would I get?

Every time they weigh a tour bike on GCN they seem to all be exactly at 6.8 with bottle cages, pedals etc, so I assume it's quite doable.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 10:13 am
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You can get quite well below that weight, for quite well below that price, especially from the German direct brands.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 10:19 am
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    Most road bike have to be built to take an overweight mamil smashing it into everything for a few years

    Most tour bikes are built to take an annorexic speed demon for 8-12 months

    Then there's things like the fashion for massive tires and the like....

    Which German manufacturers are those Tom ? Canyon ultimate CF slx 9.0 is 4700 book price before their sales. And is not even 6.8 never mind quite a bit below it


     
Posted : 01/06/2020 10:20 am
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So

mid range

is

(£5k ish)

is it?

Blimey.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 10:26 am
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A lot of manufacturers are using disc brakes as an excuse to punt out heavier bikes for more money as well.

Reviewers now don't seem to think a 9.5kg bike for north of £2k is worthy of comment..

I think Rose will easily get you under 6.8kg, for under £5k.

https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/rose-x-lite-six-dura-ace-2675772?product_shape=UD-Carbon%2FPiano-Black

I can vouch for the quality of Rose bikes as well, every time I work on my £1300 Xeon Team I discover another little way that Rose have resisted cutting corners where you would expect most manufacturers to save cost e.g. stock cables were polymer coated Shimano, stock inner tubes were Schwalbe ultra-light, chain and cassette were both Ultegra etc.


 
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It's doable, but you might have to compromise (although arguably having to spend £5k is a compromise!).

My road bike was almost down to 6.8kg (If i cheated and weighed it without pedals, cages etc). And cost <£1k. But it had rim brakes and wasn't aero. The forks did still have an aluminium steerer so if I'd bother to swap those it would be about 6.8kg.

Spreadsheets and lists are your friend, there's probably ~50 parts on a bike, find a bit 20g lighter than normal, repeat 50x times and you've saved a kilo (and have to answer to the internet who will say "your bike has a similar spec to mine, there's no way it weighs .....kg"). It also lets you work out where the budget should go, no point spending £3k on the lightest frame and forks, if it means that you skip the £200 titanium chain which despite being an eye watering cost is still a better £/gram saving.

Mine wasn't anything special,
CAAD4 frame
DA7800 grouptset + FSA carbon chainset
Fouriers forged caliper brakes (NOT the CNC ones)
Stans Alpha rims, powerway hubs, KCNC skewers (1250g for <£300)
23c Ultremo tyres and supersonic tubes
Canyon carbon seatpost
Ritchey WCS alloy bar and stem
Selle Italia SLR gel flow carbon saddle.

Nothing particularly great there, most of the lightness was in the wheels and brakes.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 10:29 am
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So mid range is (£5k ish) is it?

Pretty much, most decent road bike ranges start aroun £1k and end around £10-12k for their most blingy model...


 
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Most road bike have to be built to take an overweight mamil smashing it into everything for a few years

Most tour bikes are built to take an annorexic speed demon for 8-12 months

I assumed that all Grand Tour bikes have to be production road bikes available to the public, so if I buy a Scott Addict RC frame, its identical to the frames used in the TdF etc.


 
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Well a lot of road bike RRPs are a bit daft, and there's a big step from mid-range carbon frames to top-end hi-mod frames - in terms of complete bikes. It's hard to see where the money goes a lot of the time TBH.

And discs have muddied the waters by adding a lump of weight at any given price point.

I just sold my "best" rim brake road bike, it was the CR1 SL (so top-end carbon) with 1,500g wheels, carbon bar and Ultegra - and it weighed 7.1kg without pedals.

The replacement is a hi-mod disc frame with Ultegra and the same weight wheels. It weighs about 750g more, IIRC.

In summary, I think you need a real top-end groupset and lighter wheels to get down to 6.8kg - and some brands will want to charge you £8k for the privilege. But some will be less pricey, or you can mix-and-match it yourself more cheaply I'm sure.

Do you really think you need a 6.8kg bike anyway? My CR1 felt feathery light to be at just over 7kg.


 
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I assumed that all Grand Tour bikes have to be production road bikes available to the public

For 5k ?

More so in days gone by some of the grand tour bikes were not even the bikes they were labeled up as ...

My 3k aero disk roadbike is 8.3kg in the scales.

Could know a kilo or so off it without difficulty but is need a blank cheque book.


 
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For 5k ?

The frames don't change between the £5k and £10 bikes...


 
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Do you really think you need a 6.8kg bike anyway? My CR1 felt feathery light to be at just over 7kg.

I think my CR1 is 8.8kg, but the 404s are the old Alu rims ones, so not that light.

Do I really need a 6.8kg bike, of course not; do I really want one though....


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 10:48 am
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That’s part of the whole point of the weight limit, so cost wasn’t a barrier to having competitive kit, but as frames have got aero’er, tyres have got widerer and brakes have got diskier, bikes have got pricier for a given weight.

Still plenty possible to buy/build a new 6.8kg bike for 3.5-4K though I reckon, with a bit of thought.


 
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Originally I was thinking Scott Addict, but all the 2020 build has sold out (in 56cm), so then I was looking at Orbea, and their £5.2k Orbea Orca OMX comes in at 7.9kg, which seems a bit fat for a supposedly light carbon frame, decent carbon wheels and a lot of carbon finishing kit...

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/270351-first-ride-orbea-orca-omx-lightweight-aero-disc-brake-only-race-ready-bike

Rose does look very good value, but I like the clean look of all cables completely concealed in the stem etc...


 
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Are we still talking addict RC.

The top end 10k model has an hmx SL frame and you only get the SL on the 10 k model.

The rest are just HMX

Now in history that meant that the top models in Scott were simply weighed and the lightest were kept for the top end bikes.....but I imagine now a days it's probably a different lay up of fibres


 
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Do I really need a 6.8kg bike, of course not; do I really want one though….

I meant more whether it'd suit you. We don't know how heavy you are or whether you ride hills or more flat terrain.


 
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mid range (£5k ish)

😆 earth calling footflaps!


 
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I'd have thought that realistically a mid-range road bike is maybe £2.5-3K (which is what my Di2, Ultegra disc Boardman SLR Endurance 9.4 cost) however looking at something like the Specialized range, where a Roubaix Comp with Ultegra Di2 with disks is £4.4K, then you could make a case for mid-range being £4-5K.

Mainly a matter of perspective though!


 
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mid range (£5k ish)

Footflaps must be one of these upper-middle class folk who have been getting richer during lockdown as he's had no outlet for his income. Let him spend away with abandon, it's selfless actions like this that are going to get our economy back on track. Good on you footflaps, keep spending- just make sure it's a British bike!


 
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I doubt you'll hit 6.8 kg with discs and hidden cables for 5K.

Hidden cables lock you into the OEM stem etc so you have no scope for fitting anything lighter.
The same goes for non round seat posts.

Discs, deep wheels and fat tyres also add weight.

I bet you could do it if you started with something like a 2019 super six high mod and added weight weenie parts yourself.


 
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which is what my Di2, Ultegra disc Boardman SLR Endurance 9.4 cost

Hijack - How do you like it? My new bike is the mechanical Ultregra version, which I've put some carbon wheels and different finishing kit on.


 
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The frames don’t change between the £5k and £10 bikes…

In the Specialized range, S-Works frames come in on bikes at around £9500.

I assumed that all Grand Tour bikes have to be production road bikes available to the public, so if I buy a Scott Addict RC frame, its identical to the frames used in the TdF etc.

I just had a look at the website and the top of the range Scott Addict RC at over £10k has a "Addict RC Disc HMX SL Carbon Frame" as opposed to those lower in the range which have "Addict RC Disc HMX Carbon Frame". So presumably not the same frame.


 
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Footflaps must be one of these upper-middle class folk who have been getting richer during lockdown as he’s had no outlet for his income. Let him spend away with abandon, it’s selfless actions like this that are going to get our economy back on track. Good on you footflaps, keep spending- just make sure it’s a British bike!

Starting with Scott Addict, current equiv to my current bike, and a quick look on Tredz..

Top end is £10,799.00
Cheapest is £1,699.00

Take the mean and you get £6249

So I was actually a bit low at £5k....


 
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Hijack – How do you like it? My new bike is the mechanical Ultregra version, which I’ve put some carbon wheels and different finishing kit on.

Mine is still standard - I don't think I've even changed the tyres on it. Given the specification it's pretty good value and reasonably light. I really like the Di2 and the disc brakes are amazing compared to even decent quality rim brakes.

I hadn't ridden it since moving back up to Edinburgh from London (where I was in a road club) about 2-years but took it out for a spin on Saturday. Lovely bike to ride although one thing that I did notice when I was riding regularly with the club in London was that I still used my ancient Roubaix more than I did the SLR Endurance. Partly that was preferring to use the older bike when the weather was crap, but possibly also that (despite being a comfort bike) I found the SLR riding position a bit racier than the Roubaix. Not that I found it uncomfortable or anything, but I might have a look at changing the stem to raise the bars slightly.


 
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To stand a chance, I'd be looking at himod/HMX, ~1300g wired on with 200g tyres/50g inner tubes, DA or Red and calipers rather than heavier discs. It doesn't seem to matter too much if you go for alloy finishing kit or carbon, there's not much in it weight wise except the saddle which might be best in Ti or carbon.

I've a CR1 SL with DA and 1500g mid sections and all the above. It's 7.2kg with pedals, cages and computer mount. I could easily lose 0.5kg if I went sprints and tubs but I'm not doing that for my sort of farting about riding.


 
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My lad's bike is a Ridley Fenix SL, R8000 Ultegra apart from the crankset which is a Rotor Aldhu (so he could have a shorter length and easier to swap chainrings for racing). Combined with a relatively inexpensive, used set of Vision TC24 carbon tubs, it's easily under 6.8kg with no other fancy weight saving measures (except for some nice bars which I picked up cheap from a friend). Total cost was around £2k, although the bike itself was bought in a clearance sale and the wheels were used, so it was a long, long way from RRP!

Helps that it's an XS-sized frame too, of course 🙂


 
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Footflaps must be one of these upper-middle class folk who have been getting richer during lockdown as he’s had no outlet for his income.

That's a bit "pot calling the kettle black" on a mountain bike forum.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 11:29 am
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I doubt you’ll hit 6.8 kg with discs and hidden cables for 5K.

That's sort of what I'm finding, my wish list is...

Disc
Hidden cables
50mm carbon rims
semi aero profile frame
electric groupset


 
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Discs + deep-section wheels + aero frame isn't a good combination for super lightweight bikes. Even pro aero bikes struggle to get down to the UCI weight limit like the climber's bikes do.

That's not to say you can't do it, but the amount of money you'll need to pour in will substantially increase...


 
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Virtually no chance of getting to that sort of weight with those requirements and budget.

The Focus Izalco Max is one of the lighter disc braked bikes around but still 800g heavier than the weight limit in the build that would be around budget.
https://www.focus-bikes.com/gb_en/95691-izalco-max-disc-9-7


 
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Starting with Scott Addict, current equiv to my current bike, and a quick look on Tredz..

Top end is £10,799.00
Cheapest is £1,699.00

Take the mean and you get £6249

So I was actually a bit low at £5k….

Take that logic to its conclusion.......cheapest car is what £8K, most expensive is say £2 million. Therefore a 'mid range' car by your logic is £1,004,000.

I suspect the mean or the median price of 'proper' bikes sold (as opposed to bikes in a manufacturers range) is circa £2K.

Whatever - if £5K is your budget, its your budget. Lucky boy.

I don't think weight would influence me a great deal however. And if it did I guess I'd be looking to compromise on aeroness, returning to rim brakes, and tyre/rim choice. I'm guessing di2 weighs more than mechanical but I may be wrong on that.


 
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Yep. Zero chance at £5k unless a second hand bitsa.


 
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I’m guessing di2 weighs more than mechanical but I may be wrong on that.

Di2 is (very) slightly lighter, around 5g iirc

Marginal gains an that...


 
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My canyon ultimate sl (Not the top of the the range version of the frame) weighed 7.2 kg including pedals, and cost me 2k in 2015. It was of course rim brakes.

My giant tcr advanced pro 0 with disks, deep carbon wheels, di2 etc costs over twice that and weighs closer to 8kg. Very few disk braked bikes come in at 6.8 kg, regardless of price. Remember pro bikes use tubs. I reckon you could count on 1 hand the number of disk braked bikes from the top manufacturers that come under 6.8kg once you have fitted pedals.

Tbh loads of pros bikes weigh over 7kg, and thats with tubs and top of the range kit.

Top end is £10,799.00
Cheapest is £1,699.00

Take the mean and you get £6249

To be pedantic thats the mean as you have only used the lowest and highest in the range. To get the true mean you'd need to look at all the models in the range, and I can guarantee if you did the mean would be far far less than 5k!


 
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Biggest shock is da di2 disk weighs only 20 grams more than da di2 rim....

There is 145g difference between di2 and mechanical d-a disk

And nearly 250 going from ultegra mechanical to d-a

And at those numbers I'm disk all day long. Rim brakes are crap(even though mines were actually good - because nice pads and alloy rims) and even worse when you start with things like carbon rims in the rain - my TT bike with expensive Mavic brakes and carbon rim/disk wheel with the fancy carbon blocks -stoppings still a suggestion.

I hit 82kph off glenshee yesterday and a car reversed out of a "not parking space" into the road....... By God does my bike disk brake road bike stop and quickly.


 
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Also, the top end bikes tend to be the ones that get big reductions at the end of year, though the bargains may have disappeared now. 7-8k a couple of years ago might still have the features required, nearer to budget.


 
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And now he throws in 50mm rims!

I think you'd need to get a bit creative and very lucky with deal-finding to complete your wishlist.


 
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That CR1 frame is still light amongst many of today's bikes, you could easily get it below 6.8kg


 
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Actually I could probably save a kilo if I just abandoned having a bike that fits and sheeply cut my steerer down because rules say I should.


 
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I found the SLR riding position a bit racier than the Roubaix. Not that I found it uncomfortable or anything, but I might have a look at changing the stem to raise the bars slightly.

'tis quite racey for an "endurance" bike, but mine is longer than the CR1 it replaced so it feels more relaxed. The Roubaix is a move in the other direction though I guess.

Reviews stated it was a relatively harsh frame, but I've only found that to be the case with the tyres at high pressure. It seems very comfy with 28mm tubeless tyres at 80psi or a bit lower.


 
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(stealth nudge) - I've an S-works disc SL6 in the classifieds at the minute for £4K

It's their top of the range frameset with their seatpost, headset & ceramic BB, and even with a set of disc wheels at 1420g & a DA build, I think the weight is coming in around 7.5kg

maybe knock 100 or 200g off by changing the chainset


 
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I think you’d need to get a bit creative and very lucky with deal-finding to complete your wishlist.

I'll be looking at pre-ordering 2021 build. Bikes are selling like hot cakes at the moment, unless you're XS or XXL, there's not a lot in stock anywhere.


 
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there’s not a lot in stock anywhere

You ain't kidding. I've heard some incredible numbers from mates still in the trade/ex bosses.....for q1/q2 2020.

They can't get/build bikes fast enough


 
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Also, the top end bikes tend to be the ones that get big reductions at the end of year, though the bargains may have disappeared now. 7-8k a couple of years ago might still have the features required, nearer to budget.

Just wait until next year. I reckon there will be more than a few "regretted coronavirus purchases" coming onto the market 🙂


 
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Top end is £10,799.00

The only reason £10k bikes exist is to make spending £5k on a bike seem reasonable.


 
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Bit of an outsider but I wonder if this would meet your requirements?

https://www.merlincycles.com/3t-strada-team-red-etap-aero-road-bike-174645.html

Got the aero frame, electronic gears, deep wheels etc etc. Not sure on the overall weight.

Or you could get the arguably much better value mechanical Force one and save a packet but add weight:

https://www.merlincycles.com/3t-strada-team-aero-road-bike-151095.html


 
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My Scott CR1 SL build was 7.5kg with ultegra, Ritchey bars and stem, and superstar wheels.
£1300, I think.
I cracked the frame at the chain stay, from either being too fat, bunny hopping too much, or crashing too often.
Even though 7.5 isn’t featherweight, it felt incredibly light, I could straight arm lift it by the seat post.
I replaced with Vitus Di2 disc at 8.5kg or more. Feels like a tank. Love it though.


 
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FWIW, despite my new bike being a touch over 8kg with pedals, I got a number of PRs on my first couple of rides - on roads which I ride loads.

I put this down to the stiffer frame (huge box-section BB) and perhaps the rims being a smidge deeper and tyres tubeless.


 
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I did 210km on my propel yesterday .

Was still getting PRs on it after 160kms.

Ride segments previously done on my ultegra/Mavic ksyrium giant OCR and/or my Kona touring bike.

Modern bikes are great.


 
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How can a road bike be worth 10k when this is 6.8k?

https://www.cannondale.com/en-gb/bikes/mountain/cross-country/scalpel/scalpel-hi-mod-1?sku=c24111m10md


 
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Because roadies have deeper pockets than mtbers


 
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You can save 140g by using tubulito over standard inner tubes. Cheapest upgrade per £ I think?


 
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OP.
The general census is that aero trumps weight unless you only climb big mountain passes.


 
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How can a road bike be worth 10k when this is 6.8k?

There's more money in road cycling, so the market adapts to take advantage of it!

Bit like Rolex watches, whose sole purpose it to be expensive, telling the time is optional.


 
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My canyon ultimate sl (Not the top of the the range version of the frame) weighed 7.2 kg including pedals, and cost me 2k in 2015. It was of course rim brakes.

My giant tcr advanced pro 0 with disks, deep carbon wheels, di2 etc costs over twice that and weighs closer to 8kg. Very few disk braked bikes come in at 6.8 kg, regardless of price. Remember pro bikes use tubs. I reckon you could count on 1 hand the number of disk braked bikes from the top manufacturers that come under 6.8kg once you have fitted pedals.

Tbh loads of pros bikes weigh over 7kg, and thats with tubs and top of the range kit.

Did you consider the propel @tpbiker?
Thinking of buying a pure road bike for the first time in my life and would be inclined to go for an aero frame. If you're spending footflaps money, though, it has to be a long term purchase. Just wonder if the look of stuff like the propel or a systemsix wears off after a while and would seem very dated, whereas something like a tcr is more classic and will always look great.


 
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You can save 140g by using tubulito over standard inner tubes. Cheapest upgrade per £ I think?

Tubes. How quaint.


 
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OP.
The general census is that aero trumps weight unless you only climb big mountain passes.

I was sort of hoping you could have both. Living in Cambridge, aero would be the better choice, but I just quite fancy a light bike for some of the huge (over 50m) hills we have around here 😉


 
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Garry I agree

I bought a propel.

It has a number of components. That are absolutely specific to the frame.

Namely the seatpost the stem the fork and the handlebars.....if you don't like the reach or drop your ****ed ....hell even the angle of the drop is fixed as it's wing profile clamp.....

But I like it 🙂

My mates tcr advance was a bargain though the blue and yellow one. 1600 quid with ultegra. I think it climbs better but on the flat or when sprinting the propel blitzs it. It's just stiffer.


 
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Modern road "race" bikes seem to be going more aero, taking bigger tyres and (probably as a result) getting more comfy.

Are "aero" and "endurance" bikes becoming more nichey as a result?

Cambs is basically like my old stomping grounds of Herts, but even less hilly - so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you probably don't require a 6.8kg bike OP.


 
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Garry I agree

I bought a propel.

It has a number of components. That are absolutely specific to the frame.

Namely the seatpost the stem the fork and the handlebars…..if you don’t like the reach or drop your **** ….hell even the angle of the drop is fixed as it’s wing profile clamp…..

But I like it 🙂

My mates tcr advance was a bargain though the blue and yellow one. 1600 quid with ultegra. I think it climbs better but on the flat or when sprinting the propel blitzs it. It’s just stiffer.

Sounds like one for a test ride or three. I think the propel looks awesome, tbh, just that buying a bike for the longer term is a bit of a different perspective.


 
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My.last road bike was 15 years old .

When I look back at the parts I changed I changed the wheels and the groupset(3 times as they wore out)

The rest was stock.

I guess the biggest issue is if I crash in 10 years time a wing profile bar might be a tougher find than a round 31.8


 
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Did you consider the propel

Yep I looked at the propel. A few reasons I didn't go for it over the tcr.

1, the equivalent model had all these proprietary bits like stems that I couldn't be bothered with
2, it apparently isn't as comfy, and as I don't race outright speed wasn't that Important
3, it was heavier
4, i don't really like the look of it.

Now what I subsequently found out is that what I should really have bought is a defy...I got a fairly low speced one as a winter bike and it's far more comfy than the tcr, and with decent wheels nearly as fast. In fact I'm now using it almost exclusively and the 1 year old tcr is gathering dust in a spare room.

As for bike weight, as long as the wheels are decent, an 8kg bike will be just as fast up a hill as a 7kg bike..


 
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what I should really have bought is a defy

Have you seen the stem on the new one though?

*winces*


 
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2019 Tarmac expert disc here with mechanical ultegra, paid £3250 in sales last year & that weights 7.3kg in 58.
This years model with di2 is £5250 probably same weight give or take 50g.
If you want to pay £5k for a 6.8kg bike then you're looking at the online brands like rose as mentioned above.


 
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I can be guilty of obsessing over bike weight but it really does make very little difference and even scientifically on mountainous climbs a KG doesn't make that much difference.
I changed frame sets a few months back from a alloy frame with full carbon fork to a steel frame and steel fork. I added 1.2KG with all the other parts remaining the same (total weight up from 6.6 to 7.8).
It is clearly noticeable when I pick it up as humans can perceive very minor changes in weight but when riding that 1KG makes no perceivable difference.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 1:35 pm
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Was wondering if those feeling the need for aero bikes can sit in the drops for a fair bit? Marginal gains an all that...


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 1:45 pm
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Top end is £10,799.00
Cheapest is £1,699.00

Take the mean and you get £6249

So I was actually a bit low at £5k….

OMG

words fail me

basic arithmetic fail


 
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Was wondering if those feeling the need for aero bikes can sit in the drops for a fair bit? Marginal gains an all that…

I thought hands on the hoods was more aerodynamic than drops; pretty much spend all my time on the hoods.


 
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To be pedantic thats the mean as you have only used the lowest and highest in the range. To get the true mean you’d need to look at all the models in the range, and I can guarantee if you did the mean would be far far less than 5k!

Well if we’re going to be pedantic... The range (to use the mathematical definition of the word) of bike costs is £1699 to £10,799. So ‘mid-range’ could plausibly be in the middle of that range?

Informally, £5k for a bike is definitely not ‘mid-range’ in any common parlance. Pull yourself together footflaps.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 2:18 pm
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I thought hands on the hoods was more aerodynamic than drops

Only if you hold your forearms horizontal so that you're as low or lower than you would be on the drops.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 2:49 pm
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However, I get the impression this isn’t the case

Welcome to disc brakes.

Mechanical Dura Ace, caliper brakes, nice frame (Giant TCR Advanced SL), decent wheels, will get you there easily. My Defy SL with the above and deep section carbon rims is 7.2. The last savings are in the wheels and maybe a lighter carbon saddle.

Honestly the difference is half a water bottle. You won't notice the weight, but you will notice a stiff bike (hello CR1) and poor geometry.

And 5k would be mid-range - pro-spec frame and Dura Ace with some cost cutting in the wheels. But it is hard to find manual Dura Ace and non-disk on a pro frame now.


 
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To be pedantic thats the mean as you have only used the lowest and highest in the range. To get the true mean you’d need to look at all the models in the range, and I can guarantee if you did the mean would be far far less than 5k!

£5034.71

https://www.tredz.co.uk/scott-road-bikes

14 models, Tredz prices are:

£1,699.00
£1,899.00
£2,299.00
£4,399.00
£3,199.00
£4,399.00
£3,199.00
£4,999.00
£6,699.00
£6,299.00
£8,999.00
£8,099.00
£10,799.00
£3,499.00

Sum is £70,486.00
/14 = £5,034.71


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 2:57 pm
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Should take the median 😉


 
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Aero bike rider here, about 7.1kgs. Rim brake.
Yes I can ride in the drops for as long as I like. My preference is the drops with a bent arm, easy position to maintain. Drops is fine for sprints or hard efforts, but for a long effort happy with the bent arm.
My previous bike Was a Trek Emonda SLR with 1350gram wheels. Felt a great bike to climb on. Total weight was about 6.2kgs (size 52 in a H1 fit).
I live near Cambridgeshire, I much prefer the aero bike. It does feel faster for most rides. I rode in the Chilterns at the weekend, climbed was fine (was me holding the bike back).
If i was buying a single bike for all riding it would need to take 30 or 32mm tyres and be aero. Weight wouldn’t matter a massive amount, as long as it wasn’t above 8.5kgs.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 3:12 pm
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As TiRed says, I'd be more concerned about stiffness and position than weight. A few extra grams going into efficiency or producing a vibration-damping frame is more important overall than all-out lightweight.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 3:12 pm
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£5034.71

https://www.tredz.co.uk/scott-road-bikes

14 models, Tredz prices are:

£1,699.00
£1,899.00
£2,299.00
£4,399.00
£3,199.00
£4,399.00
£3,199.00
£4,999.00
£6,699.00
£6,299.00
£8,999.00
£8,099.00
£10,799.00
£3,499.00

Sum is £70,486.00
/14 = £5,034.71

erm no.
You need to multiply each price by the number of those bikes sold; and then divide the total by the total number of bikes sold.


 
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14 models, Tredz prices are

Yep, but that's not the entire range. In fact it entirely misses out the speedster series which is their entry level model. Judging by This, there are in fact around 30 Scott road bikes. And given I'm bored I just calculated the 'average' price when you look at all bikes across their entire road range, is actually less than 3k. Which I think is much closer to what most folks would consider 'mid range'..


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 3:18 pm
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You need to multiply each price by the number of those bikes sold

Im not sure i agree with this! That will screw it far more towards the lower end of the price range and tells us the average price of what folks spend on a bike, not what the average bike costs to buy.


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 3:22 pm
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Do trek really not have any road bikes <£1699 anymore?


 
Posted : 01/06/2020 3:27 pm
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Do trek really not have any road bikes <£1699 anymore?

Sure, e.g. Domane AL2

What worries me a bit more is the general portliness of the range. I'm no weight-weenie, but I'd expect that a Domane SL6 costing £3,200 would weigh less than 9.3kg! That's only 0.7kg less than the £600 AL2 listed above!

Weight isn't everything, even on a road bike, but it surely is *something*...?


 
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