Spec me a new carbon disc road bike

macgyverfan

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Hey folks. I'm in the market for a new bike and am looking for a road bike with:

  • Full carbon
  • Internally routed cables
  • Disc brakes
  • Red/Black/White Colour Scheme
  • 105 groupset or better (Ultegra preferred)

I really love the Ghost Nivolet Tour Disc LC 3 which I've found on MHW for ~£1605.27 which is considerably less than the £2199 from Chain Reaction Cycles.

What are your thoughts? Know anything better/alternative to this one? Any help appreciated! :)
 
FrenchTart said:
To be honest that's a very nice bike for the price. There are a few things close but nothing I can think of as substantially better.
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Apparently they won't be in stock till mid March. How is your Flyxii frame treating you? I took a look at their road bike disc options as an alternative (which is looking more attractive now)
 
FrenchTart said:
Some random ones from a Chinese seller on Aliexpress. I hunted around until I found one that had okay feedback and would confirm that they would honour their warranty whilst only requiring pictures/video proof (rather than requiring me to send back the wheels).

They're 50mm carbon rim with aero spokes and Nova.tech (not the OcUK competitor, silly swear filter) hubs. They lasted a little over 8000 miles before the front rim developed a fault. I think I'm fudged in regards to warranty as the seller has gone out of business but given the battering I've given them and the price I paid I'm still reasonably happy with the purchase.
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Was it a fault with the braking surface? I hear that happens quite often.
 
FrenchTart said:
pxliquid25 (only stock liquidation items yup)

Yeah..my bike is the flyxii frame with ultegra, hydraulic discs, 23mm wide 50mm deep carbon rims and 25mm tyres.
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I've heard some people with Chinese carbon disc frames have issues mounting the disc brakes where they have to file down the mounts. Did you have any issues? Do you have the Shimano RS685 Road Disc Brake?
 
FrenchTart said:
To add to the above, my total bike build was about £1450 for all components but then another £50 or so for tools and bits that I needed. Since then I've replaced the crankset and added a PM so it's increased some more. If you have the time/energy then I'd definitely recommend it as the way to go.

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Actually, you're probably looking at another £80 cheaper if you get less blingy peddles.

Here's my old google doc when I was putting the build together. I used a few different places for various parts and also CRC with the British Cycling 10% discount to get a lot of others.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pPKObhdzgskhTY8G26SNbw3eqgmc1-rW4ExwbQAJJCA/edit?usp=sharing

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Recent pic of the bike, fully covered in my commuting gear/mud:

http://imgur.com/PkXdam7
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Looks nice. I may paint my frame but I'm not sure yet. Maybe something subtle. I've been looking at Yoeleo wheels as they seem very reputable and the price isn't hugely more than competitors. Did you buy the groupset as a bundle and not use the brakes? I've seen the Ultegra groupset with disc brakes from Merlin but I might go for the slightly cheaper 105 and save myself £150
 
kiteloopy said:
Just to add another into the mix.


Cube Agree C:62 Disc

Not much red on it though. I saw one of these at the Birmingham bike show last year and was very impressed. It’s my potential next bike if BMC don’t do the TMR02 in a disc for 2017.
That Ghost does love very nice.
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Great looking frame. Colour is spot on too, especially with the wheel decals.
 
I'm a bit new to bike builds. An Ultegra bottom bracket would be a threaded BB. I have options for the frame of going with BSA/PF30. Do either of those take threaded bearings or do I need an adapter?
 
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