Originally Posted by
Maelochs
I have too many bikes already, but that one has me drooling. I can raise the cash .... but not the riding time .... but it is Really tempting.
Too bad they call it Ultegra but they swapped in 105 parts for pretty much anything that wasn't a derailleur, and the crank is FSA. Not that the parts on it wouldn't be perfectly fine, but I actively dislike when they call a bike Ultegra when only the derailleurs are actually Ultegra. Even the brifters on that bike are 105. Probably a fine bike, but I'd want to take the time to compare it with others in its price range before deciding that was actually a good deal for what you get.
I'd definitely second the notion in this thread that whatever bike is considered should be able to take at least up to a 32mm tire, if not a little larger. Then the rider has flexibility of choice. That Motobecane says it would take up to a 40mm, so it's definitely good enough on that score.