Hi everyone,
Looking for some advice on choosing between two road bikes for training and racing (mainly triahtlon).
Option 1: 2026 Specialized Allez
https://www.goldensports.ca/us/allez-2026.html?srsltid=AfmBOor8cHt__79sDXc2Pd3i890SGTQfzkTTiN8IbuMjvvRW8lPQvWnB
Option 2: Van Rysel NCR AF
https://www.decathlon.ca/en/p/endurance-road-bike-shimano-tiagra-2×10-speed-ncr-af-disc/336600/c277m8668511
I already own a Giant Escape 2 that handles all my commuting, grocery runs, light gravel, and bikepacking. So I'm looking for something very road race focus and this is my max budget as it's my first road bike.
When I look at the specs, they're very very similar but apparently the VR has an agressive profil. Not sure if I'm just buying PR name with Specialized. Also the VR seems to have long term issues when I read some of the reviews.
I'm fairly new to bike racing etc so I'm totally open to suggestions and arguments. Thx!
by a-raw