Originally Posted by
Married4Now2015
Thanks for the applicable data.
Can you tell me about your riding? Like are you a serious rider? Or just an avid 200+ a week dude? You have the bike(s) and the cervelo advise that I have already been looking into so would like to hear more from you if possible
I'm interested in the F8 because of its rigidity and ease in hills(relative to rider strength of course). It's gorgeous and I will grow into it.
Being a newer/returning road rider I want a new badass bike yes but I also don't want to just buy something top shelf simply because I can, yknow? Ideally I will get a bike that Will be right for me now later and way later if that makes sense.
I try to get 100-125 miles per week because I live in the city and it's not the best place to ride before and after work. I usually take my bike north and ride up there on the weekends. I will say that I use the Marvel the most as the Dogma is set up for racing. My LBS holds TTs every other weekend and I want to do a sprint tri, so that's where the P3 comes into play.
I think the F8 is gorgeous, but way too much bike that I could utilize (maybe even appreciate), but if cost is no object, then why not? I took the 2015 Marvel over a 2016 Gan because the LBS had a huge discount to make space for new inventory. The Gan is plenty rigid, and in your budget you could get some quality components and better wheels and you'd probably be happy, but an F8 would be great to come home to and hop on.