New road bike advice

[Yerman]

I will be buying a new road bike in the next few weeks and could use some advice please.

Budget is max £2400-£2500 but cheaper would be nice.

I'd like as light as possible, preferably Ultegra (doesn't need to be Di2).

Gearing wise I am quite keen to have a 52/36 chainring with an 11-32 cassette. This gearing suits me in the Peak District.

So far, I'm thinking about getting this:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBVIMAX406800/viner-maxima-rs-40-shimano-ultegra-6800-road-bike

I'd sell the supplied wheels and put these with Continental GP 4000S II's on:

https://www.huntbikewheels.com/coll...season-aero-road-wheelset-1420g-28deep-22wide

I think changing to these wheels would bring the weight close to 7kg.

Any opinions on these choices, or other suggestions would be welcome, thanks!

 

[Yerman]

Thanks for the opinions everyone, definitely given me something to think about.

Doesn't look like Planet X are rated highly by anyone here. I like the look of some of the Canyon bikes; it's a shame they don't let you customise the cassette or anything else. I may get a Canyon and then change the gearing if necessary.

For those who mentioned it; I don't have any weight to lose! Already 6ft, 72kg.

I was a fairly serious cyclist previously (no racing but 200-250 miles a week in the Peak District). Looking to get back into cycling again after being injured for over a year; quite happy to spend more than £1,000, as I feel lighter frame/wheels, better groupset etc are worth it.

 

[Yerman]

When you're spending upwards of £2k on a bike buying another £50 cassette shouldn't be a deal breaker.

Good point, although do you think a medium cage rear derailleur would also be required as well for 11-32 on that Canyon Di2 bike you mentioned before?

Potentially I could swap both the cassette and rear derailleur and sell the ones that came with it and still be within budget.

 

[Yerman]

Thanks again for the advice everyone. In the end I went sensible and under budget. Ordered this last Thursday:

https://www.canyon.com/en-gb/road/ultimate/2016/ultimate-cf-sl-7-0.html

It's a nice light bike and I'm happy with 105 after reading various reviews that state the current 105 is very close in performance to Ultegra.

Looks like I have avoided the Canyon delivery issues, it's being shipped today by UPS.

I'm changing the wheels, as the Mavic ones are entry level and quite heavy. Ordered some of these:

https://www.huntbikewheels.com/coll...n-aero-wide-road-wheelset-1480g-31deep-24wide

 

[Yerman]

nice one - those wheels get an excellent write up generally

Thanks, the wheels look great value to me. Still waiting for them but the bike has arrived and I've been for a couple of rides. It's incredibly light already, even before I've upgraded the wheels.

By far the best bike I've ever ridden, light, fast and great ride quality. Would highly recommend Canyon, I don't know how they do it for the price I paid.