Basically stuck on these three. The Ultimate (save for the used gp5000s) and Caledonia are stock (ignore the wheels in the Caledonia photo, its not included), while the TCR has carbon wheels and new p-zero 30mms. Groupset is basically the same, mechanical 105.
For context, i currently ride a 2012 Giant Defy which upon inspections and geometry data, is closest fitting to the caledonia, although the TCR wasn't as aggressive of a position as I thought..I also would like to be able to fit wider tyres should the need arise, basically wanting the bike to be capable of everything just before gravel territory. In AUD, the Ultimate is 2400, the TCR is 2500, and the Caledonia 2200.
The TCR basically presents as brand new. Clean as a mf. The Caledonia is well used, at least cosmetically with small scratches where the cables rub against the head tube and the drive-side cranks have seen quite some wear. The Ultimate is in the middle.
Which option is wise? I wanna prioritise fit but they all aren't too different (at least based on a few minutes of trying them out), but the TCR has upgrades which I wont need to shell more money on later if i decide to go with the other 2 instead.
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