There arent many pre-owned 52cm's on the market. Here are two that I have found that I am having trouble deciding between. I am a century rider and also do olympic triathalons (but looking for an endurance bike, not a race bike).
52cm pre-owned road bikes barely exist, so finding two real options at once feels like a small miracle ..
I ride centuries and do Olympic tris, but I want an endurance bike, not a race bike.
SL 7 Gen 4 (2024) $3,421 Ultegra Di2, Aeolus Pro 37 wheels, 500 Series carbon, no wear, 1-yr warranty. Newer and cheaper.
SLR 7 AXS Gen 3 (2022) $4,685 SRAM Force AXS + power meter, same wheels, 700 Series carbon (lighter, one tier up), wider gear range (10-36), some cosmetic wear.
Half of me says take the SL 7, safe, warrantied, plenty of bike. The other half keeps fixating on the SLR's easier climbing gear for late-century miles and the power meter, even though it's basically paying $1,264 more for a lighter frame + wider cassette + a meter + a project one I'm not 100% sure I need yet.
Anyone ridden both tiers back to back, is the frame difference actually felt on long miles, or mostly on paper? And is a used/uncalibrated power meter worth banking on vs adding one later?
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Gen 4 all day long. Simpler/better headset situation because they got rid of front isospeed. Add your own power meter/sort out the gearing later. That sram force front D on the SLR won’t shift near as well as the Shimano on the newer bike also.