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Tarmac? S5? ss hm? Canyon ultimate? or wheelset?

Supersix evo hi mod 2017 black (frameset)
3
12%
Cervelo S5 ultegra (whole bike)
5
20%
S-works Tarmac matt black (frameset)
7
28%
Canyon ultimate (di2 frameset)
4
16%
Bora ultra 50 tubular
4
16%
See the result
2
8%
 
Total votes: 25

shing1919
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by shing1919

Hi guys,

I am riding my cervelo r3-sl 6870.

I wanna upgrage my bike but............. I can't make a desicion....


I tried the S-works tarmac, supersix evo hi-mod 2016 and Cervelo S5.



For s-works tarmac, It is a great bike.
um... its really stable and stiff.
I read a lot of reviews of s-works tarma.
I thought its an amazing bike...
However, I couldnt feel any special of this bike :oops:

I like the matt black one. :mrgreen:
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I prefer ss hm because its very smooth and light. I like the feeling of sshm.
I love it so much!
However, I dont like the paint job.... :|
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Cervelo S5 is a gorgeous bike! The Paint job is awesome.
Its really aero :P when I was going down, Its super smooth, stable and fast. :lol:
Also, the price of S5 ultegra is the same price as s-works tarmac....

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For canyon, I only did the research from roadbike.de
http://www.roadbike.de/rennraeder/test-canyon-ultimate-cf-slx-9-0-ltd.1503348.9.htm The data and review of Canyon Ultimate.
http://www.roadbike.de/best-of-test-ksg-bestenliste.695642.9.htm Thats the rank of KSG from roadbike.de

When David millar rode it.... It looks awesome~~~~~ :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzAPecjEmWg
However, the photo of ultimate's fork is quite ...weird...
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The review of KSG (roadbike.de) is quite high which is similar as the Cervelo Rca 2015.
I didnt have a test ride for Canyon ultimate but I like the look of it.



The last choice.... get a bora ultra 50 tubular?... (mine is racing zero nite)
However, its on sale now. If campy will have a new bora after few months................ :roll:

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I am a big fan of cannondale.
The paint job of sshm 2013-15 were awesome.
For the ss hm, I dont like the paintjob.... (2016) I am very disappointed... :noidea:
I am still struggling with the ss hm...
Its the best frameset which I have tried :thumbup:
Its light, stiff and smooth. (I am 62kg only, 177cm so the stiffness is good enough for me)
:beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug:
2017 is on usa cannondale now.
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S-works is fine but the price of tarmac can get the whole bike of Cervelo S5 ultegra.
After testing those bikes, I think I prefer the bike which is similar to r3...

S5 is quite good as flat and descending :idea:
climbing and paint job are good as well but the weight is a bit heavy (s-works tarmac has similar weight as Cervelo S5)
Also, the bottom part is so fat... lol

I am bit confused....at this moment :roll:
Should I go get a S-works,ss hm, Cervelo s5,Canyon ultimate or Bora ultra?

I love the colour of 2017 cannondale frameset.
Now, I am struggling of tarmac, sshm or cervelo s5. Also, does bb(pf30) need to always maintance for the creaking noise?

Can anyone give suggestion please? :welcome:
Last edited by shing1919 on Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:05 pm, edited 4 times in total.

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BRM
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by BRM

Seriously, buy a goldfish and let him choose . . . .

:?

jefftillack
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by jefftillack

Either of those would be great bikes. If not the Tarmac, have you looked at the Giant TCR? If not the S5 (awesome bike!) what about a Propel? So much choice. Choose one and just be done with it depending on where you ride etc.

jefftillack
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by jefftillack

Either of those would be great bikes. If not the Tarmac, have you looked at the Giant TCR? If not the S5 (awesome bike!) what about a Propel? So much choice. Choose one and just be done with it depending on where you ride etc.

Shrike
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by Shrike

S5

Stick a gold chain, camo bar tape, and some Speedplays on it.

Ballin' :P

shing1919
Posts: 8
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by shing1919

jefftillack wrote:Either of those would be great bikes. If not the Tarmac, have you looked at the Giant TCR? If not the S5 (awesome bike!) what about a Propel? So much choice. Choose one and just be done with it depending on where you ride etc.



I tried propel before... its too harsh but the shape is gd
TCR is a nice bike, but I dont wanna get a giant lol

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by Nejmann

That 2017 cannondale is there best paint scheme ever.

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ChiZ01
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by ChiZ01

what't the reason for the upgrade? r3sl w/ di2 is pretty good already, unless its a sizing issue. You are not going to find any difference in performance in all of the choice above except maybe the new wheelset. If I were you, I would ride the R3 until it breaks, by then there will be better choices out there.

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