[Closed] Your next bike

I've been trying to come up with a reason to buy a new road bike for years, but the fact is every spring when I hop on my 10 year old Madone SL I really like it, moreso infact than the (significantly heavier) 5-series Di2 equipped one I rode last year. As such, if I'm going to replace it I'm not too worried by spending quite a bit of money, so I'd like a 7-series Madone:

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When? After wedding next spring I suspect, at the earliest!

I've only been waiting for the codeine since November 🙁

Lightweight XC, likely to be a CUBE ltd race 29 or similar.

Something steel, disc and road

Something with decent mud clearance.

Something shiny.

Something to shred the, Whistler and Alpine based, gnar with.

Hmm. This thread is a little less visual than I was hoping. You guys just aren't taking it seriously enough!

Whistler gnar:

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See? That wasn't so hard.

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I've only been waiting for the codeine since November

I'm similar, but been waiting since the first pictures were released last year in Feb! Hoping to see it at the Scottish Bike show next month.

Why? Because I would like a full bouncer again, the spec for the money is unreal and I like big wheels and going downhill fast

Something cross and racey. A fancy plastic TCX maybe.

Pictures you say...

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I just bought one of these 😀 and a cotic soul frame (well actually I bought the soul a while ago)

I have a Giant Reign O but have no idea what to get next or whether I can actually afford something better. My Bikesnob friends kind pooh poo it (cause it's a Giant) but then bike mechanics keep telling me it is [b][i]Awesome to the Rad[/i][/b]! So i don't know and am going fret myself silly about it for 12months and then buy this...maybe!

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Plan to split and sell two bikes (Genesis Altitude and Turner 5-Spot) and keep being drawn to the Spectral...really hard to ignore the value; a complete, well spec'd bike for the price of a carbon Santa Cruz frame.

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I'll eventually relegate my alloy Synapse to commuter / wet weather / winter hack. I'm hankering after something plastic with Di2 & discs...so like this, but less ball-breakingly expensive!

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Just ordered one of these:

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Project super commuter/hack/bridleway biffer/chariot tractor is a go!

A new road bike to replace my old Boardman, getting demos and making a decision is proving difficult. Probably a Giant Defy but god only knows.
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I have a Planet X pro carbon on order with Cyclesheme...

One of these*

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[i]*Unless a 27.5 Nomad is launched.[/i]

After a painful few months without a mountain bike I have just ordered a YT Capra Pro

http://www.yt-industries.com/shop/en/Bikes/Trail/Capra-CF-Pro?xdbbaf=62fd44hcukhh162jcroh2u5to5

Very excited, just have to wait until summer for delivery, still gives me time to get fitter on the road bike I guess!

@mrflaky: That is NICE. Good choice!

*Unless a 27.5 Nomad is launched

We appear to share a common idea....

I've absolutely no idea.

Both my current mountain bikes are getting on a bit, so it would be nice to have a modern long travel full sus.

Always prefer frames available separately, and like raw or anodised finishes so for the moment I'll put op these fine examples:

Banshee Spitfire
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Evil Uprising
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I have had 2 new bikes in the last year so not really in the "I need new bike mood" but definitely want new parts, try out different things to get them totally dialed.

However every time I see that Codeine, I think now that looks like a bike that will really shred.

one of these

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arrives tomorrow 😀

Moving to Todmorden in the summer, which raises the possibility of an off-road commute into Manchester, so I reckon a cx bike is required. I know next to nothing about cx bikes so suggestions would be welcome. That Croix de Fer looks very nice, but I seem to recall they're quite heavy?

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Due next week 😀

Considering I've not had a chance to give my Ritchey a proper thrashing yet I don't feel the need to look for anything new.

Saying that I wouldn't turn down a Rocket (in orange of course)

AlexSimon, that's the old Spitfire (v1). The new one (v2) looks like this (but this is my two month old example so you can't have it!)

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Anodised stealth black (as above), raw or blue are the 2014 colours. Bloody amazing bike!

oh ok - I just looked up 'Banshee Spitfire Raw' and liked that photo.

A short/medium travel full suspension bike of some kind. Maximum 160mm up front. I'm trying to get on with a hardtail only but really missed the full sus on the reds and blacks at BPW the other day. Not sure what, maybe a Mega or a Blur LT. I'd like a Spitfire but they're too expensive for me.

Mine will have curly bars, skinny wheels, electricky shifting and hydraulic disc brakes.

Really fancy a Spa Ti Audax, with a proper dynamo light set up.

Just as soon as I've fitted some cleats to my new tartan slippers... 😳

Interesting thread but my life is complete:
Mojo SL
Tranny
9:Zero:7 Fatbike...

Its about 3 years until my opportunity comes, but then I'll be replacing my Yeti ASR5 with - based on todays knowledge - an SB75 or the new 'dale Trigger 27.5 with Supermax.

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Although I have found myself drawn to a Surly Krampus at £1365 on Sale but have no intended "place" for it other than it being abit left-field.

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I'd like:
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A Surly Pug Ops. Or perhaps an ECR.

But I'll probable end up with one of those new Cotic Espadrilles.
In Burple.

On one carbon fatty I think

Dialled Prince Albert Classic, frame has been in the garage for 2 years needs to be built up ! Will be an excuse to get new forks for the FS and I'll put the old ones on the PAC

Hopefully one of these, depends on various things though.
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I keep wanting to change the hardtail (C456). There's nothing wrong with it, but fancy something different. I'd love a Ritchey P29er, but it'll probably be a Cotic Solaris as I don't think the Ritchey is worth the extra dosh

If I were to get another bike...

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My next bike is kind of my last bike- I found a tiny wee crack in my Hemlock and started looking at a replacment, then Cotic supplied me a super-cheap front triangle for it so I figured, well, I was going to spend a fortune on a new bike- might as well spend a fortune on the old one. So taking my spare rear end, fitting it to this newer front end, replacing all the major components...

So spiritually it's the same bike even though only about half a dozen parts will be the same, that works right?

Hopefully one of these:
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On second thoughts I quite fancy a Stanton Switchback

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No pictures but it'll be something road bike shaped and will arrive as soon as work get their arse in gear with the C2W scheme (June/July)

Stanton slackline ti...arrives tomorrow (fingers crossed)

Got a Covert frame in the post.

Apparently I'm eligible for the company cyclescheme, so it's very likely to be a 45650b, for general WeeRide/pub/town duties. I'm thinking raw finish.

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OR

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The switchback looks absolutely gorgeous doesn't it.

Some sort of short travel XC'y 29er. I know, the HORROR!

😉

2005 giant trance.

I'd sell one of the kids for a 26er Jekyll but the wife won't let me.

cotic soul. gritstone

Custom Santa Cruz 5010c. Custom decals, angleset, a burly fork, full xtr and crossmax enduros 8) Not gonna be til late summer time but I can't wait! Replacing my slightly too small Mojo HD140, be nice to have a new FS having bought 3 HT frames since I've had the HD! 😆

This...
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Plus this...
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...and some other bits

Just bought a bargin Mojo SL Special Blend that's hopefully on its way as I type. Plan to upgrade the workman like parts to more bling as I go until no one makes 26" bits.

I don't know what it will be called, but it'll be a full sus 650b with 130-150mm travel and hopefully Titus or On one branded, Brant hinted that something was in the pipeline a while back on another thread.

If I free up some space
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http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=3169
I'm an xc jey boy, and lanky, and I love my Canyon road bike, and think this is fab value for money.

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Without a doubt this bike is the most fun bike I can remember swinging a leg over. It's probably overkill for a lot of the riding I do at present, however the confidence it inspired and the fun it provided on relatively mundane trails (FTD at the chase) says to me it's one of them bikes you can take anywhere and hit it hard. Slow on the up I hear ? More reason to get fitter I suppose 😆

Oooooo^^^^^^nice Alpine i got the RS at the end of last year you won't regret getting one of those.

My next bike will be a lurvely Solaris, frame arrives tomorrow, Thompson inline post, X4 stem and XT 10 spd triple (will be stripped down to single) arrive by Saturday. Let the fun begin, months of mooching for the next part, fantastic.

*Unless a 27.5 Nomad is launched.

It is been launched:
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Nicolai Ion 16 650b, pikes, ccdb air cs, mavic crossmax enduro should be ready for the end of april!! its my last big hurrah before we get married and start thinking about starting a family...

Struggling not to buy a Canyon Spectral 29er. Please talk me out of it.

The same one, with better brakes and a new lick of paint.

Cervelo R3 with Ultegra 6800 and hand built wheels...probably Archetypes on Hope.

Unfortunately not up & running until next spring/summer, but this at least allows a bit more time to scrape a bigger budget together...

One of these...

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And it's got to be that older beige colour also.

But...the new one looks nice...

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Surly straggler, just love the look of it.

Would quite like one of these..

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this, but xx1 and a pike...

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need to split (& sell) 2 others 1st though...

Probably this

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That alpine is indeed gorgeous. I worked out on my early morning ride today that you climb onto a lot of bikes, butwith an alpine you climb into it, slide the canopy shut and hang on.

Next bike? think I just got approval / acceptance from the wtb for one of these.
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Now have most of the parts for my 29-C build, going to be 1 x 10 with a Hope T-Rex sprocket...

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Carbon Tallboy 2 to replace the LTc. Didn't really get on with it.

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This, except they're not available due to the SRAM brake recall, which is doubly frustrating as I don't want the SRAM brakes anyway, in fact would much prefer cable Shimano or even just get the Plug 5 with the Plug 4 kit*. Just window shopping until I hear about my new job anyway.

*hopes someone from Charge is listening....

Yeti SB76c.

Can't see me "needing" a new bike for a couple of years (can I say that??!?) but if I can sideline some cash from the final salary pension lump sum (for the benefit of Kryton57 😉 ) it'd probably be this -
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I have a Trek Speed Concept 9 frame arriving in the next couple of weeks, which I suppose I should be excited about, especially considering it's a $5k frame 😀

Possibly more excited about my new commuter bike - a Charge Mixer frame with Alfine Di2, discs, belt drive, dynamo lights, deep carbon rims, full guards etc. This may be linked to my imminent return to the civilised world after 5 years in India though 😆

Cheers, Rich

Rick Draper - Member

*Unless a 27.5 Nomad is launched.

It is been launched:

Not available to buy yet though. *crosses fingers that one will be available before my Whistler trip in August*

toxicsoks - Member
Can't see me "needing" a new bike for a couple of years (can I say that??!?) but if I can sideline some cash from the final salary pension lump sum (for the benefit of Kryton57 ) it'd probably be this -

Thats offensive on 2 counts; your exorbitant pension scheme but moreover the fact that you might get my 50th Birthday present before I do. I have plans to get a road Enigma to match the MTB one at that point...