I would go with another bike/brand. You can get really decent used bikes (full carbon and with disk brakes) for this amount of money imo
Megawomble64 on
Really interesting proposition. This is a great bike, probably close to the fastest you can go for the money. It’ll be lighter and more aero than anything newer for the same money and it’ll be godly aggressive.
If you’re anything other than very very fit, very very flexible and in your 20s, this is probably not right for a first road bike. The position is simply too extreme, you’ll be in pain with horrible hip rotation and impingement, probably back and neck issues too. It’s a thoroughbred race bike and it will not be forgiving to ride. The other issue is that it’s on rim brakes and carbon wheels so you’ll really struggle to upgrade it and the breaking in the wet will be rubbish.
If you have no plans to ever upgrade/modify, I would get something similar to this but unless you are like 25, very very fit and very very flexible, I’d look for something without the negative long boi stem and racing geometry, or if you’re set on this at least swap the stem for a shorter, less angled one. Save this kind of bike for after a year or two of proper training because until then, all it’ll do is make you uncomfortable.
If you do think it’s likely you’ll want to climb the road cycling ladder, upgrade, and get fast, I’d get something newer with disk brakes and tiagra or 105 and shallow wheels. Pay for a nice frame with solid finishing kit and worry about the wheels and group set later. Genuinely, like 95 percent of people, you’ll go faster on a bike that fits you well than you will contorted into what is basically a TT position with your diaphragm squeezed into your pelvis and your neck looking like a u-bend. Having an aero position is obviously important for speed, but you can very much over do it.
Get something with endurance, all rounder or climbing geometry, and think about making it into a racer later. An s3 is not the right place to start imo. 1500 euros is quite a good deal for this bike but I just think it’s very very unlikely to be the right choice.
Iluvgr8tdeals on
If you don’t mind the rim brakes, then the price is not too bad. If you are planning on entering bike events/races then this bike, if it fits, would be a good one. It’s a very aggressive bike and you’ll have to get a crash course in fast riding.
The downside is that, they didn’t make too many of these bikes, so parts are going to become harder to come by as the years roll by. Some people will insist that rim brakes are outdated technology and the bikes don’t stop in wet weather. (They do, I own a road bike with rim brakes)
It’s like buying an older BMW M3 or M5. Fantastic to ride and possibly as fast if not faster than a new M3, possibly better built than a new M3 but is something goes wrong and needs replacement, then it’s not easy to get new parts and you will have to really search for parts…
roadtrippinTryHard on
Hell i would buy this. Where located?
ajagumba on
Slammed cockpit. Not possible to adjust the height of the handle bar. You might develop back pain or neck discomfort..
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I would go with another bike/brand. You can get really decent used bikes (full carbon and with disk brakes) for this amount of money imo
Really interesting proposition. This is a great bike, probably close to the fastest you can go for the money. It’ll be lighter and more aero than anything newer for the same money and it’ll be godly aggressive.
If you’re anything other than very very fit, very very flexible and in your 20s, this is probably not right for a first road bike. The position is simply too extreme, you’ll be in pain with horrible hip rotation and impingement, probably back and neck issues too. It’s a thoroughbred race bike and it will not be forgiving to ride. The other issue is that it’s on rim brakes and carbon wheels so you’ll really struggle to upgrade it and the breaking in the wet will be rubbish.
If you have no plans to ever upgrade/modify, I would get something similar to this but unless you are like 25, very very fit and very very flexible, I’d look for something without the negative long boi stem and racing geometry, or if you’re set on this at least swap the stem for a shorter, less angled one. Save this kind of bike for after a year or two of proper training because until then, all it’ll do is make you uncomfortable.
If you do think it’s likely you’ll want to climb the road cycling ladder, upgrade, and get fast, I’d get something newer with disk brakes and tiagra or 105 and shallow wheels. Pay for a nice frame with solid finishing kit and worry about the wheels and group set later. Genuinely, like 95 percent of people, you’ll go faster on a bike that fits you well than you will contorted into what is basically a TT position with your diaphragm squeezed into your pelvis and your neck looking like a u-bend. Having an aero position is obviously important for speed, but you can very much over do it.
Get something with endurance, all rounder or climbing geometry, and think about making it into a racer later. An s3 is not the right place to start imo. 1500 euros is quite a good deal for this bike but I just think it’s very very unlikely to be the right choice.
If you don’t mind the rim brakes, then the price is not too bad. If you are planning on entering bike events/races then this bike, if it fits, would be a good one. It’s a very aggressive bike and you’ll have to get a crash course in fast riding.
The downside is that, they didn’t make too many of these bikes, so parts are going to become harder to come by as the years roll by. Some people will insist that rim brakes are outdated technology and the bikes don’t stop in wet weather. (They do, I own a road bike with rim brakes)
It’s like buying an older BMW M3 or M5. Fantastic to ride and possibly as fast if not faster than a new M3, possibly better built than a new M3 but is something goes wrong and needs replacement, then it’s not easy to get new parts and you will have to really search for parts…
Hell i would buy this. Where located?
Slammed cockpit. Not possible to adjust the height of the handle bar. You might develop back pain or neck discomfort..