what to buy?

[Lee_M]

its saturday and I havent been out for a ride since last sunday, so to deal with this annoyance I thought I would ask a completely pointless and random question (although I may buy a bike as a result so it's not completely pointless)

I have a Trek Domane 5.2 which has taught me two things

1) I like road cycling
2) I hate BB90 and Trek

So here's the question.

I'm almost 55, weight about 15 stone, I'm 6' 3" Tall, and mostly ride with my club averaging 16mph or on longer sportives.
I live in North Wales so most rides include hills.

If I was to buy a new bike for about £3k what should I buy?

I know this is a daft question but I'm interested - what would you buy in my situation?

 

[Big Andy]

Giant Defy Advanced Pro
Im 47 19st, and really enjoying the 3. Nothing to compare it against though. My first road bike.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

http://burls.co.uk/tiRoad.php would exert a draw for me.

 

[Venod]

Something like the Echo 3AL 2.5 from Enigma

http://www.enigmabikes.com/bikes/endurance/

 

[ianrauk]

Something different to all those over Sportive bike riders

Orro Bikes

 

[Supersuperleeds]

My LBS has a Specialized Venge Pro down from £3,750 to £2,500.

 

[Cuchilo]

With 3K i would buy a set of wheels and a disc .

 

[Andrew_P]

Cannondale Supersix Evo disc.

Or Focus Izlaco Disc.

 

[Cuchilo]

Cannondale Supersix Evo disc.

Or Focus Izlaco Disc.

http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle...CLnJ24ff-M0CFSSG2wodqWQEIg&variation=10879480

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

A horse

 

[huwsparky]

Seriously, figure out what kind of geometry you'd like and buy what you prefer the look of.

Check out Rose and Canyon for bang for buck. Bought a Rose myself and couldn't be happier.

 

[wheresthetorch]

Just 'cos it's beautiful:

http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/bi...o-cv-athena-celeste-2016-road-bike-37896.html

 

[Lee_M]

Seriously, figure out what kind of geometry you'd like and buy what you prefer the look of.

Check out Rose and Canyon for bang for buck. Bought a Rose myself and couldn't be happier.

i will, I was just wndering what other people's dream bikes were at that price

 

[Lee_M]

With 3K i would buy a set of wheels and a disc .

ive got a set of mavic cosmics already so the wheels are sorted, no need for a disc

 

[huwsparky]

I looked around and had a max budget of 3k. Bang for buck was important to me, didn't want to feel that having spent 3k on a bike I'd have components on it that I'd want to upgrade.

For my 3k I got di2 (which was a must) and a wheel set that the cheapest I could find at the time was £1k. Literally, the frame was free.

But my dream bike wont necessarily be the same as yours. I wanted a race geometry so that's what I bought. First of all, you need to figure out what geometry you prefer. No point you buying a bike that you like the look of but can't ride because your not comfortable on it.