Originally Posted by
rodey
Yeah, the Orca Aero is Ultegra. Might try the Gan out again, but if they can't get the Gan in Ultegra, that might be a deal breaker (leaning towards the Orca Aero anyway).
I may give the BMC's they threw me on another shot too. They had me try a TeamMachine Ultegra that was on sale for $3600 and a RoadMachine 105 that was $2999. I liked both a decent bit.
Assuming I still like the Orca when I ride it in my proper size, it might end up being the best choice. It's full Ultegra at $2999, which is hard to pass up.
The Teammachine SLR01 is the bike that I really, REALLY wanted, but it was just too expensive when I was pricing all the bikes out.
But, of course, I see the exact bike (in my size) a few weeks later is now on sale...if only I would have been a little more patient
It does seem like you have your mind set on the Orca Aero, and $3k with Ulegra is a good deal.