Fast/comfortable/Sportive/light tourer!? Possible in 1 bike?

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Banjo

Fuelled with Jelly Babies
Location
South Wales
This is a follow on from another thread I am looking at a new bike next year on the C2W scheme
I can't afford more than 1 road bike and want the best compromise between fast/comfortable/CC touring capable

I am 43 - average fitness. Not a racer!
Just got back into road biking in the last 2 years
Aims - Fitness, sportive events, weekend's away

So the bike should be
1. Fast enough to make sportive events enjoyable
I have a Giant SCR2 and this for me has been great something similar or better (Lighter) would be fine

2. Comfortable enough to do some light CC touring Am considering LEJOG at some point - would take 1 week maybe 10 days
So I suppose it would need to have rack eyelets (I don't have experience of big saddle bags I assume they not be big enough for a week away even if travelling very light)

Does C2W have a 1K limit? If so I suppose that rules out Carbon (I originally thought about the Spesh Roubaix.. but this does not have rack eyelets. and would be too expensive if the limit is 1K)


Thank You !
Robert

The Verenti Kilmestopn would seem to tick all your boxes nicely.Verenti Kilmeston
 
I'd suggest the Kinesis Racelight T or TK, (a training bike), it'll take guards and has eyelights and is no slouch. I've got the Kinesis Gran Fondo (a similar bike) but its plus 1k but it ticks all the boxes of the original post as do the T and TK.
 

lmow20

If it ain't titanium, it's not that cool.
Location
Swindon
The lynskey sportive - full brazens - i had this exact debate. hands down.
This is a follow on from another thread I am looking at a new bike next year on the C2W scheme
I can't afford more than 1 road bike and want the best compromise between fast/comfortable/CC touring capable

I am 43 - average fitness. Not a racer!
Just got back into road biking in the last 2 years
Aims - Fitness, sportive events, weekend's away

So the bike should be
1. Fast enough to make sportive events enjoyable
I have a Giant SCR2 and this for me has been great something similar or better (Lighter) would be fine

2. Comfortable enough to do some light CC touring Am considering LEJOG at some point - would take 1 week maybe 10 days
So I suppose it would need to have rack eyelets (I don't have experience of big saddle bags I assume they not be big enough for a week away even if travelling very light)

Does C2W have a 1K limit? If so I suppose that rules out Carbon (I originally thought about the Spesh Roubaix.. but this does not have rack eyelets. and would be too expensive if the limit is 1K)


Thank You !
Robert
 
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