SENSA road bikes any good?

[bornagainst]

I've got a Guilia Supremo with 6800 ultegra mix.. they were shifting them cheap(ish), built up with some random, but all branded parts. 61cm frame came up nice and big - 130mm stem etc.

Cannot fault it for the money. I can upgrade brakes & chainset if I really wanted, but the non-series shimano parts are doing a good job anyway. Stamp hard on the pedals and it goes brutally quick.

Ordered it for delivery and only really needed the bars setting and the wheels put on.

 

[Levo-Lon]

I bought a sensa trentino sl pro..great bike But i got the wrong size..i think there a bit big?
54 top tube is more 55.5
anyhow i liked it..

 

[Cyclist33]

they have the 2015 model but with mix ultegra for a price of £1260, but i dont know if there is a big difference of weight between these two apart the groupset

It's a different frame. I believe (through research) that the lombardia pro is what it says it is and the lombardia Ltd edition is a toscana with different stickers.

At any rate the pro is much lighter.

 

[nikoo]

It's a different frame. I believe (through research) that the lombardia pro is what it says it is and the lombardia Ltd edition is a toscana with different stickers.

At any rate the pro is much lighter.

Thank you cyclist 33 for your help.

 

[nikoo]

I think i will go for the lombardia special,shimano 105 it's enought for my use. i will buy a set of carbon clincher. The final weight will be round 8,7kg with pedals. For sure it's a big change in compare of with my 10,3kg old bike

 

[Cyclist33]

Good pick. The stock wheels weigh in at 2.1 kg, so big weight savings to be made though if you mean the Ltd edition I doubt you'll shave off a whole kg.

 

[nikoo]

i'll shave off 400g, i know it's nothing but i really don't need ultrega on it. i've been looking for a while the best price for a shimano 105, and the lombardia ltd special ediation is the cheapest issue one for a carbone bike. 8.7kg still ok for me, i'm a light rider 65kg

 

[nikoo]

i'll shave off 400g, i know it's nothing but i really don't need ultrega on it. i've been looking for a while the best price for a shimano 105, and the lombardia ltd special ediation is the cheapest one . 8.7kg still ok for me. i'm a light weight 65kg

 

[SteCenturion]

I figured the OP would more likely have heard of Preston!

Actually it's in buckshaw village.

Yeah, I've been to the store

 

[User269]

Anyone know about the Merlin badged road bikes they still show on their website? Are they sensa frames in fact, or something else?

 

[Cyclist33]

Anyone know about the Merlin badged road bikes they still show on their website? Are they sensa frames in fact, or something else?

They're not Sensa frames. Possibly some generic open mould from the East... but nice nonetheless. I've got one. I chose it over the equivalent Sensa because it was quite a bit lighter.

 

[User269]

They're not Sensa frames. Possibly some generic open mould from the East... but nice nonetheless. I've got one. I chose it over the equivalent Sensa because it was quite a bit lighter.

Hmm, thanks. I've been looking at the Merlin Cordite Di2, what have you got?

 

[Cyclist33]

Malt-CR sl. From the range they've replaced with the cordite. Lovely bike.

 

[User269]

Nice. Looks like the same frame as the Cordite as far as you can tell from the pictures.