Take anything I say with a grain of salt, but I just spent the last few months shopping prior to picking out my giant defy advanced, and a 5k budget will buy a heck of a lot more than an ultegra bike.
I mean even if you bought the trek 5.2 and put a set of mavic sl rims on it you would still be way below that range
And don't let anyone tell you lbs don't negotiate. I got my wife's 5.2 (2012) down to 2900 otd
I just checked the retail for. 5.9 with ultegra di2 is less than 5k and the 6.2 ultegra is 4300
Heck the more you have me thinking, if I were going to drop 5k on a bike I would have a custom ti frame made up and build it with carbon bars, seat post and stems, put ultegra on it with a decent set of wheels for my weight and still be under 5k I believe.
Last edited by vesteroid; 03-24-12 at 12:57 PM.