therh

Hello All,

I am looking to replace my 2011 Fuji Roubaix Tiagra 9Spd with an 11Spd.

My question for everyone is, what 2017/2016 carbon Road Bikes in the $1,500-$2500 do you ride it looking to get?

Here is some must haves; full group set (shifters, brakes, derailleurs, chainrings), and not all black.

I'm still on the fence when it comes to rim or disc brakes.

I will be riding on everything from glass smooth roads to aged (50+)neighborhood roads. And elevations of plan flat to hills in Austin, but mainly flat to minor changes in gradient.


Some brands I've been looking at are Trek, Felt, Giant, and BMC.
Any and all suggestions welcome.

RH

WhyFi

If I were looking for a road bike, the Giant TCR Advanced 2 strikes me as a really nice value - full 105 (with the lone exception of the KMC chain) for $1650. I dig the blue color, too.

Frankly, though, I'd probably look for a gravel/adventure bike before a straight road bike, maybe with an extra set of skinny tire wheels for pavement.

GeneO 

Get another Roubaix

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/115487

If you can spring for $1k more, one up to hydro disc:

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/115635

therh

I was interested in the TCR Advanced 2 as well, and I do like the blue.

The only thing is none of the bike shops near me have them in stock.

There is one shop that has the 2016 version in a medium (I would ride a Small, as the medium was a bit big) but I liked the ride and how light it is.

Maybe it is just me, but I don't like how Specialized has thier "suspension system".

Anti404

Are you more interested in a relaxed, endurance geometry or a standard race geometry?

ypsetihw

nashbar CR5 - matched groupo, ultegra level, nice components, good warranty, cheap, the only problem is that it's all black . . . personally, I've never ridden my nice road bike in conditions bad enough to warrant disc brakes, although I see the benefit for a rain/gravel/winter/mountain bike

Nashbar CR5 Road Bike

ypsetihw

about $500 overpriced for 105 level groupset IMO

Sy Reene

Jamis Xenith Comp, or for same dough but a step up in groupset, build a Ribble HF83 with Ultegra (or the Sportive Racing is a nice more endurance type geometry).

WhyFi

For a carbon bike? You're cracked. The going price for CF w/105 was $2k+ not too long ago.

Airtorn

My wife went the TCR Advanced 2 route when she was shopping for a new road bike. Overall, it is a nice bike. If I was shopping for a new road bike for me, I would definitely look at one.

The neon red on it is very bright, borderline orange. My LBS has a blue one in stock and it stands out well in a field of black bikes.

therh

I don't know what type of geometry I want to go with. I've been riding my Fuji Roubaix since 2012 and quite used to it.

Would that be a "race" or more of a relaxed geometry? I am not looking to race, or get super aero either.

I've taken a unplanned hiatus for the last year due to some serious health issues I had to tend with.

So, I plan on taking it slow when I can get back on the bike, which will be around the beginning of the year.

That said once I get to where I was, I will be doing at least 100 miles a week. Also I plan on buying a new bike early next year.

The TCR Advanced 2 is looking more an more enticing for sure.

Any ideas of when Canyon will be in the US? The Endurance CF 7.0 SL and the Ultimate CF 7.0 SL look interesting, but I don't want to pay import cost.

Redbullet

Briefly, the main differences of race geometry are: a slightly longer frame (reach) and a bigger saddle to handlebars drop. If you are not very young and / or particularly flexible, such geometry might simply ruin your riding experience, giving back, shoulders and arms pains on longer rides, for a possible advantage of 0.5 - 1 km/h increase in average speed.

Maelochs

Fuji Roubaix 1.0 LE Road Bike - 2016 Performance Exclusive "Aggressive race geometry to improve aerodynamics for maximum speed"

If you like the Fuji Roubaix ... TCR should be fine. I'd either do Nashbar or I'd do what I actually did and buy a Workswell frame and build it myself.

Dean V

Surely the individual will have a their own personal "fit" and then they decide what frame they can achieve it on?
I know I can fit either a so called race or endurance frame as the required adjustment can be had with stem length and spacers.

DaveQ24

Yeah, not a 2017, but it's really hard to beat the deals at PB - especially with double bonus points going on - $240 credit back on a $1200 bike.

Overall, Performance has been the dealer feeding my terrible n + 1 addiction for a couple of years now because of their points, deals and outlet clearance bikes. The flipping retail store is on my daily commute - I can't win.

Redbullet

The point is that some bikes (especially "race" type) have the fork cut very short and the remaining 2 cm for spacers is not enough - the handlebars still remain very low (still aggressive position) and there is no fix for that (other than increasing rider's flexibility, if possible). Shortening the stem can be a solution to solve a too long (aggressive) reach. Of course, each individual is differend and deals different with those things.
But as an intuition, I assume that the majority of casual or "enthusiast" riders above 25 (or maybe 30) years old might have problems to adapt to a race geometry, due to reduced body flexibility.

scrming

I was skeptical about the new Specialized Roubaix... all seemed like a bunch of marketing hype... Then I test rode one... on a brick roadway... I was sold! The suspension system works incredibly well! I bought my 2017 Roubiax at the end of September so I was able to finish out my season with it... I do mainly gravel but there has been a fair amount of road surfaces... everything from brand new asphalt and old busted up pavement to hard packed dirt and loose gravel... the bike has performed flawlessly.

scrming

I also would suggest the Giant Defy line up... I have an older (2010) Defy that was a great bang for the buck...

mike.b

If I were looking to buy a bike in 2017 (I'm not), in addition to the brands you mentioned I would also look at Jamis Regegade Expert, Pinarello Gan GR, and Cervelo C3. In my next bike I am thinking about endurance geometry with clearance for bigger tires.

mike

redfooj

was waiting for Ribble's Ultimate

took too long. decided to build it myself, getting frame directly from (supposed) source, with ultegra 6800.

otherwise off-the-shelf stuff would have been TCR Advanced.

utterly disinterested in anything offered by Specialized and Trek. Fuji doesnt seem to offer the dollar value they used to.

not sure how it prices out , but Scott Addict 30 also looks nice.

WhyFi

This was one of the bikes that I was looking at before I found a deal on my DB Haanjo. Such a great, versatile category of bikes. At this point, if I had to get rid of one of my bikes, I'd get rid of the Xenith (though I'd *love* a CF Renegade even more as a theoretical 'if you could only have one bike' bike).

therh

Tons of great info here, I am 30 and currently run 20cm under my 42cm bars and a 110mm stem on my Roubaix. This was comfortable for me when I was riding and thought of doing 15cm after being on the bike for a bit.

Any thoughts on the Emonda S/Sl 5 or the Domane S/Sl 5?

Hope this helps.

softreset

MAP on those is $3199.95 and Cervelo is super aggressive about holding MAP. That's $600+ over the OP's price range.

What's the Madone S/SL 5? The least expensive Madone is the 9.2 @ $4999.99 (MSRP) which is double your top end.

therh

I ment Domane....

stockae92

Now its $1499 before their usual 20-some percent coupon ... ?!

maybe they need to get rid of them and have something else cooking

but i think they charge sales tax (in CA)

that price and 28c tires clearance would be great