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New Bike Advice

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  • 24-07-2019 10:17pm
    #1
    pksligo
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi All

    I'm looking at some advice in buying a new bike,
    My current bike I've had for around 4/5 years, bought it second hand but it was never the right fit. I was only doing 10kms to work with the odd 35/40km every now and again but now I'm looking to upgrade as I'm looking to do a bit more on the bike.

    I was in a local bike shop today have it down to two bikes I think,
    The first is a Trek Domane ALR 4 Disc 2018 @ €1500
    The second is a Giant Contend SL1 Disc 2019 @ €1450

    ww.evanscycles.com/trek-domane-alr-4-disc-2018-road-bike-EV283313
    ww.giant-bicycles.com/ie/contend-sl-1-disc

    There is a W missing from the URLs above if you want to take a look at the bikes

    Which do you think is the better bike, i'm drawn to the Giant but the man in the shop was pushing the Trek

    Thanks


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    #2
    Deano12345
    Registered Users Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    pksligo wrote: »
    Hi All

    I was in a local bike shop today have it down to two bikes I think,
    The first is a Trek Domane ALR 4 Disc 2018 @ €1500
    The second is a Giant Contend SL1 Disc 2019 @ €1450

    ww.evanscycles.com/trek-domane-alr-4-disc-2018-road-bike-EV283313
    ww.giant-bicycles.com/ie/contend-sl-1-disc

    Which do you think is the better bike, i'm drawn to the Giant but the man in the shop was pushing the Trek

    Thanks

    Just looking at it from a specifications point of view, the Giant would be my pick. It's got 11 Speed vs 10 on the Trek, and from a quick google weighs a couple of hundred grams less.

    And sure the best part is it's 50 quid cheaper! :o:D


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    #3
    pksligo
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭pksligo


    Deano12345 wrote: »
    Just looking at it from a specifications point of view, the Giant would be my pick. It's got 11 Speed vs 10 on the Trek, and from a quick google weighs a couple of hundred grams less.

    And sure the best part is it's 50 quid cheaper! :o:D

    That was my thinking to, thanks


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    simonw
    Registered Users Posts: 647 ✭✭✭simonw


    pksligo wrote: »
    That was my thinking to, thanks

    I actually got the giant myself last week, I don't know anything about the trek, but delighted with the contend so far


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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,536 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    The giant has a 105 hybrid but the trek is a tiagra hybrid.

    I went for the cube so attain disc
    https://www.cube.eu/en/2019/bikes/road/road-cyclocross/attain/cube-attain-sl-disc-greynorange-2019/
    Full 105 (R7000 latest version) full hydraulic discs. Giant have a really weird system. All for 1400


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    [Deleted User]
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    ted1 wrote: »
    The giant has a 105 hybrid but the trek is a tiagra hybrid.

    I went for the cube so attain disc
    https://www.cube.eu/en/2019/bikes/road/road-cyclocross/attain/cube-attain-sl-disc-greynorange-2019/
    Full 105 (R7000 latest version) full hydraulic discs. Giant have a really weird system. All for 1400

    Yeah it's a fugly hub on the stem/middle of the bars https://www.giant-bicycles.com/global/showcase/conduct I mentioned it in another thread.

    Not seen it in the flesh but to me it looked like standard mounts could be problematic? and I tend to baulk at anything proprietary.

    Still better value for money than that Trek linked though.


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