Originally Posted by
Iride01
You have bikes listed that give different positions. Of them the Cube Attain is more similar to a Trek Domane in the position it gives than it is a Trek Emonda. The Ridley is between the two.
If you haven't any experience on road bikes, then you need to realize that really need to know what position you want on the bike and look at models that are made to give you that position. The Emonda, Madone and Triestina are aggressive position. They are meant for you to be in a very aero riding position. The Domane and Helium give you what is more in the middle of the two fit extremes of road bikes.
You concentration on better wheels is slightly misguided unless you have some reason at this moment to need better wheels. But I can't imagine what that might be since I'm imagining that you don't have a lot of road bike experience.
All bikes come with good wheels that are appropriate for their price level. Better wheels are not going to make you a better rider. As you get more experience handling a bike, you might want better wheels at that time. But only because they give you a better feel for the road handling. Not that they make you faster or are more comfortable.
Hi, the reason why I'd consider better wheels for the Emonda is to increase the bike's value. I would like to ride it briefly for the experience, but ultimately my goal is to touch it up, increase the value and resell it. It's true, I have zero riding experience with road bikes, which is why I would like to use this chance and get some. Bikes with more aggressive seating positions usually sell faster, because they're in higher demand, so that would shift my focus to the Madone, Emonda and Triestina. At the same time, I would like to know why @
hidetaka is convinced that the Emonda is superior to an all Carbon bike with Ultegra, internal cable routing and better wheelset, namely the Ridley one (apart from the seating position)?
Seems to me that the Emonda is actually the only bike on like 15 pages with external cable routing, which apparently will make it harder to sell I'm told.