Advice on a higher end bike?
Hi all,
First time post but long time lurker. I would say I am a mid-range road biker - did a few metric centuries on my Allez Comp over the past few years. Bike is about 7 years old and is just worn out - creaks coming from everywhere. I am lucky and blessed enough to be able to afford my first really nice (to me, anyway) bike and I have narrowed it down to two:
1) Specialized Roubaix with full Ultegra and upgraded Mavic wheelset, or
2) Trek Madone 6.2 with Ultegra and Bontrager Race Lite rims
Both bikes are within a few hundred dollars of each other. Where I would like your simple advice is whether there are other makes and models I should be looking at. As for me, I am 6', 240 lbs, and in my mid-40s, so I am looking for something a bit more comfortable rather than a pure race machine. I want to stick to road, and my budget is $5k tops. Your opinion welcome and thanks for having this great resource.