Quick Poll for N+1

Equipment
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Hooked rim fan over here, not interested in limited tire choices. Easily serviced and available hubs, not vendor proprietary hubs. Good warranty.

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22

Personally I like mechanical because I donā€™t want to deal with electronic failure modes. No batteries to go dead, no motors to fail.

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23

95% of your riding is indoors. Buy the cheap one.

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24

Thanks for all of the votes and responses. Super interesting that the community (assuming the 50+ people that voted are an adequate sample size) is split between the value of an affordable bike (e.g. base model with no upgrades), electronic shifting, and carbon wheels. Each of these received 21-23% of the vote. Again, thanks!

25

I didnā€™t vote but I have the tendency to just get the one below the most expensive. I have been looking at upgrading and getting disk brakes and undecided on electronic shifting. Money isnt my issue. It is more I am just getting older and if I dont do it soon it just wont make sense to spend that money on an old body that wont get the use out of it.

26

So you come from a bike with a poor fit that canā€™t be improved much and you want your new bike to be locked into a certain setup that is hard to adapt to what you need? Its not like you have a good base setup you just want to replicate

27

Get the least expensive one. End of story.

But if you like bling then spend more.

Any of those Fezzaris will be more than enough bike.

Does a disk brake bike fit your trainer? Make sure on that.

28

@enki42, good catch - I should have been more clear. They have integrated cable routing but not integrated cockpits. I still have the option of changing stems and handlebars, etc.

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29

@AJS914, very astute observation about these being Fezzari bikes. I texted them today and they do not have any Ultegra mechanical groupsets in stock. :frowning: If/when they get them they are willing to put a mechanical groupset on their SL frame, which means I can get the color I really like (ref @Power13ā€™s comment - I asked the wrong question the first time). :+1:

I have a direct drive trainer (Wahoo Kickr Core 2018) so I should be all set. I know some name brands (e.g. Trek and some Giant, Canyon, and Cervelo) had compatibility issues because of design changes near the rear dropouts but it sounds like Wahoo has updated adapters.

Other than Fezzari not having Ultegra mechanicals in stock, my only other reservations revolve around not being able to test ride the bike and it having a press fit bottom bracket. I continue to look at other bikes including the Trek Emonda SL6, which has a threaded bottom bracket. Itā€™s $1k more than the comparable Fezzari, though. Most other bikes with mechanical groupsets such the Wilier Cento10 SL, Cannondale SuperSix EVO, BMC Teammachine FIVE, are similarly priced. Tough sell because thatā€™s almost the cost of mid-tier carbon wheels.

30

FWIW, my buddy has a Fezzari Empire and he really likes it.

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31

This!!!

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33

Iā€™ve heard that these are a harsh ride. I havenā€™t test ridden any yet, though.

34

Where did you ā€œhearā€ that?

35

I canā€™t remember - I just have a note written down ā€œvery harsh ride.ā€ Probably some online / youtube review.

36

If money isnā€™t an issue then Iā€™d probably go for the light frame, Force Axs, Zipp Wheel version. All of those sound super nice the only issue would be the budget.

But I think for myself, if the Zipp 303sā€™s were a wheelset that I would want to buy anyway, I would go for the Standard, Ultegra, Zipp setup. As youā€™re getting that $1300 wheelset for $1000. But if you donā€™t like those wheels then the base setup sounds solid and you can take that extra $1000 and put it toward your ideal wheelset. In that case you would then have a nice, carbon set and a back up or training alloy set.

37

I started looking at this last night. The frame is $2000 but a new Ultegra mechanical groupset is $1000-1300, with very little availability, and some of the sites are sketchy. Do you have sites for used equipment that you trust?

38

i would really recommend against building from a frame for you and your situation/desires

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39

@Pottery, Pricing it out doesnā€™t appear to be that economical - at least using new components - so I donā€™t disagree with your point. Curious, though, why do you recommend against it?

40

Building a bike from parts is almost always going to cost more unless you want something super specific that isnā€™t offered on stock builds. And in the current supply chain and stock situation it could take you a year to get all of the parts in to actually build it.

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42

@pirate, Iā€™m in the US. What sites did you use?