Bought a Emonda SL6 full ultegra mechanical 2yrs ago at £1800. Now at nearly 3k for a 105 bike really grates. Think I’m going to stick with my Trek. Bike prices seem to be inflated beyond belief at the moment. Massive jump to the next model up too. Still a great video though. 👍
The prices of bikes today… I bought a brand new, carbon TCR 105 rim brake for substantially less than this in 2020, there’s no way this is worth £1000 more.
I bought a new aluminium road bike with 105 groupset and rim brakes for just 7999 NOK ( 655 GBP) in August 2021. After changing the wheels, tyres and saddle for 5000 NOK (409 GBP) the weight is now less than 8.4 Kg (less than this Cannondale with 8.8 Kg) Yes, aluminium frames are cheaper than carbonfibre frames, but my bike does have carbonfibre in essential parts like the saddle and the fork.
Even admitting discs are superior, I'll still prefer to be cautious on the descends, save 1Kg and £1000 and get a Canyon Ultimate rim with full 105. Oh I did it already, twice...
Except Canyon fucked up and my Ultimate was delivered to have broken rear brake mount, broken cockpit, broken saddle rail clamp, and scratched everything. I was a Canyon fan but now a hater after experiencing their customer service from hell.
Great review. I've got the 2020 version on mechanical Ultegra, as per your video I've already made some of the upgrades you suggest, mine has the HG35 wheels which I've changed for the Conti GP5000TLs (the wheels are tubeless ready) and changed the saddle, two easy mods made the bike even better. One thing I notice on descents is that it without pedaling it catches other bikes, so there must be some aero trickery going on (or I'm just heavier!).
Good new road bikes in 2022 are no bargain. Pretty much everything under a grand USD is heavy and spec'd at a decidedly entry level. Most 105 bikes are pushing toward and over two grand. Paying nearly three grand for a 105 bike is just a complete non-starter for me, and probably should be for everyone.
I like the fluro color for safety and it does improve the ride whenever motorists can see and avoid you. And I'm even wearing a fluro safety vest these days and it does seem to help. And David, for sure, whenever you do a test, just use your favorite saddle and get that out of the way. Saddles and pedals are definitely a personal preference. Even tires, ain't nothing but a thing to install your favorites and make that a non-issue, too. As is, you are saying the obvious, hey, I don't like the saddle, I don't like the tires, other than that, let's talk.
The bike looks fantastic with that popping color and I bet it rides like a dream. If it was 2K then you can consider the bike as a project for upgrades on every component.
If it was £2k, it'd be a steal. But at £2800 its far too expensive. I also can't stand BB30, especially as it means you can't use OG Shimano cranks. The price leap to £4k is a bit much. It's disappointing, was considering the bike until i saw the price. Bear in mind that for. £3k you can get a TCR with carbon wheels and Ultegra...
I'd like to see more reviews of lower end bikes. The top tier bikes are super cool and all but the prices are ridiculous and not realistic for most people. That being said 3 grand for a 105 bike seems ridiculous too. Taxes, pedals, head unit and your pushing $3500 and you still have basic wheels. Last winter I picked up an essentially unridden 105 emonda with upgraded wheels for $1350. I added pedals, head unit, power meter , varia radar and I'm just over $2000. For me the used bike market is the way to go.
The new technology that's making top-end bikes better is also making the bikes for the rest of us worse and more expensive (on top of all the other craziness in the world). In 2018 for £1600 I got a nice carbon frame, Fulcrum Quatro wheels, and full Ultegra (Orro Gold). I used to look at the new bikes coming along and feel tempted, but not the past few years!
About 6 or 7 years back I went bike shopping, and there were so many sub £2k options I was tempted by. Did the same again this year, and didn't see anything I wanted for under £4-5k, and still a downgrade over the components I already have at that price. Bollocks to that, doubt I'll ever buy a new bike again.
I bought this bike in 2019 it,s a good entry level bike. Now I upgraded with a ultegra di2 12s , campagnolo wheels, and aero handlebar but still with original sadle he he you Know that,s somthing very personal And after 3 yeas I can say I,m very happy with my bike. Perhaps I could bougt a superior model and for sure I saved a lot of money. But I prefer do it this way
Affordable and £2800 do not go hand in hand, given that spec. Covid and brexit really has made prices go up by 40 to 50%.. all your paying for is a paint job over a bike from a few years ago which would be half the price. 1500 1800 is more reasonable
They don't sell the yellow in the US for some reason.. I like the color since I like the visibility in traffic. I wish Mfg would let you spec different components instead of the waste of having to sell of the original parts.
I was hoping that Cannondale had ditched BB30a! Cheap tyres, wheels, and saddle for almost 3k! Insane price. Boring looking bike! Would consider it at half the price but not that price!
@7:21 Look at that spacer-stem situation. Who said integrated cabling appears more clean? Interesting to note that this year's 11 speed is running the mix of Cannondale crankset with FSA chainrings and not the proprietary Cannondale chainrings. Incidentally, I've been waiting a year for a set of Cannondale chainrings on backorder. So much for all the marketing hype about the cannondale chainrings being so much better.
Dave would you recommend this as a race bike, yet with endurance qualities? I'd like a bike for odd TTs with aero bars added and for bigger 100-150k rides. I could swap out wheel/tire size depending on type of ride. Thanks.
Hi David. Thanks for the video. You mention the upside of a better wheel/tyre package for this entry level model. What kind of improvements would you think are possible with the HG wheelset on the next model up as a rough percentage to understand just how much better it would ride?
I got supersix evo for a 2nd hand purchase, if only cannondale sells some spares like fork then it would be the best and most comfortable race bike that I will ever ride.
Hey davy when u catch ur breath chk this out.i own a 2013 cannondale super six evo sram red double tap high mod/color carbon.grey charcol with red ascent..zipp 404/808 firecrest wheel set.zipp sl 70 aero bar and a fsa kforce lite seat post fizik seatpost.sram compact 11spd chainringcassett..all for$4000..i think the 2013 is the best evo cannondale ever made.its super fast rides amazingly well.comfortable.super lite..i only wish it couldve come with discs brakes.its even faster than my new trek madone slr 7. 800 oclv and i luv my new trek madone but true is tru.p i wish they bring back.the following evos dont come close
Not bad for a base spec bike! Great that it's a carbon frame unlike the Specialized Allez Sprint (which alot of my friends had trouble selling when they upgrade to Tarmac SL7) which is an aluminium frame. The Supersix Evo isn't Cannondale's Aero bike unlike the SystemSix. It's their climbing bike. But considering I've seen the previous gen Hi-Mods being built to 3-5kg with pedals, it's insane! Hoping this new bike lives up to it. Definitely would upgrade to mechanical SRAM Red 22 or Dura-ace R9100 instead though. The parts aren't really the best of cannondale considering Cannondale has the HollowGram Si and SiSL2 parts which are lighter. The wheelset also isn't that great. But as a frame, it seems like a great bike.
Cannondale can put some horrible saddles on their bikes. I sold them for years. One year they were using Prologo saddles that were finished to match their bikes paint schemes. But customers were returning complaining about the saddles. The Prologo Scratch. Always great riding bikes (Hi- Mods feel even better), but you need "PAS" models when it comes to the Prologo brand of saddles (the Kappa Pas is my favorite). Then you have to upgrade to the Hollowgram stem and proprietary bar to match those spacers and you are a few hundred dollars more in the hole. You use a regular stem and you will see that huge slot in front of the stem where the brake cables enter the top of the headtube. You can't have that...
Cannondale absolutely taking the piss out of customers with the ugliest stem/spacer area I’ve seen on any bike ever… it was Iike the designer was told half way through his drawing. Oh by the way this is a low end offering. And he just scrapped his idea and went to the spare parts bin. Truly hideous. do not buy this bike.
This is the standard price point now for a Carbon race bike with 105 spec hydro disc groupset… thems the breaks… same price point as equivalent Emonda, BMC… A test of an £8000 model would be a better comparison with the competitors bikes you’ve tested lately…
@@davidarthur But isnt a major point of adding the extra weight and cost of discs that you can run wider tires, that didnt fit through rim brakes. Seems a bit of a waste with the 25mm.
I own the one above, 8.45kgs, it has the fabric seat. Interesting to know what would you change? I have gp5000 25mm tires on, afterwards i have p zero 26mm tubeless, tan wheels😎
@@michaelsingh843 you'll lose half a kilo with swapping bars, etc, to carbon versions. Beyond that, I guess things like swapping cranks etc. The hollowgram wheels aren't that light as far as I know. Saddle can save a bit. If I remember right, the frameset itself is relatively heavy unless you get the high-mod.
The colour is hideous! I have a 1998 cannondale F700SL hardtail in chromeillusion purpleen! That's a chameleon colour, green, purple and chrome! This Evo wod look bloody awesome in that colour!
Cannondale pretty much gave up on their logo with the current versions - “let’s make it small and boring and stick on the top tube” said the utterly bored Cannondale “design team” … 😆
What happened to the bike industry, the bikes were expensive 5 years ago but this is daft. My girlfriend wants to get in to cycling and 2k for an entry level bike isn't doable. Think is common folk will be buying 2nd hand bikes from now on. Wasn't cycling the sport for the working class....
You sure about that? There are still affordable options, here’s one example that is under your budget www.balfesbikes.co.uk/bikes/road-bikes/trek-emonda-alr-4-disc-road-race-bike-2022-in-red-to-marigold__18795?currency=GBP&chosenAttribute=1045475&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvKDE16P4-AIVQe7tCh2XpwNtEAQYASABEgI2ZfD_BwE
So saddle chng, tire chng, wheels change ofc, spacers look ugly, cable management is the worst of both worlds, complicated, yet exposed till the downtube, limited crank options, proprietary seatpost and bb standard. Yet more expensive then a TCR or a Scultura by around 40%.
£2,800 is expensive for what it is; if they put better wheels, tyres, on then it would be slightly better. However, it's the cheap wheels, and garbage tyres.
Bought a Emonda SL6 full ultegra mechanical 2yrs ago at £1800. Now at nearly 3k for a 105 bike really grates. Think I’m going to stick with my Trek. Bike prices seem to be inflated beyond belief at the moment. Massive jump to the next model up too. Still a great video though. 👍
The prices of bikes today… I bought a brand new, carbon TCR 105 rim brake for substantially less than this in 2020, there’s no way this is worth £1000 more.
You gotta pay all those marketing guys salaries, otherwise how would the companies tell you how good it is?
I bought the rim braked Tiagra TCR for £999 two years ago; 105 & Discs would have been £1,700-£2,000.
I bought a new aluminium road bike with 105 groupset and rim brakes for just 7999 NOK ( 655 GBP) in August 2021. After changing the wheels, tyres and saddle for 5000 NOK (409 GBP) the weight is now less than 8.4 Kg (less than this Cannondale with 8.8 Kg) Yes, aluminium frames are cheaper than carbonfibre frames, but my bike does have carbonfibre in essential parts like the saddle and the fork.
Smooth tarmac, warm dry weather, no traffic - heaven on any bike.
Even admitting discs are superior, I'll still prefer to be cautious on the descends, save 1Kg and £1000 and get a Canyon Ultimate rim with full 105. Oh I did it already, twice...
Or pay the same money and save 1.5kg and get Ultegra
@@natheirabu-dahab4247 of course, but was not in stock 😄
Except Canyon fucked up and my Ultimate was delivered to have broken rear brake mount, broken cockpit, broken saddle rail clamp, and scratched everything. I was a Canyon fan but now a hater after experiencing their customer service from hell.
@@jerryjin3427 100% agree
Great review. I've got the 2020 version on mechanical Ultegra, as per your video I've already made some of the upgrades you suggest, mine has the HG35 wheels which I've changed for the Conti GP5000TLs (the wheels are tubeless ready) and changed the saddle, two easy mods made the bike even better. One thing I notice on descents is that it without pedaling it catches other bikes, so there must be some aero trickery going on (or I'm just heavier!).
Brand new bikes are dead to me with these prices, nothing worth the half of the asked prices. You can get an amazing used bike in this price range.
Good new road bikes in 2022 are no bargain. Pretty much everything under a grand USD is heavy and spec'd at a decidedly entry level. Most 105 bikes are pushing toward and over two grand. Paying nearly three grand for a 105 bike is just a complete non-starter for me, and probably should be for everyone.
Tbh 105 is very good and hardly a weight penalty. If you have a really nice set of wheels and tyres and maybe get a lighter crankset later on.
I like the fluro color for safety and it does improve the ride whenever motorists can see and avoid you. And I'm even wearing a fluro safety vest these days and it does seem to help. And David, for sure, whenever you do a test, just use your favorite saddle and get that out of the way. Saddles and pedals are definitely a personal preference. Even tires, ain't nothing but a thing to install your favorites and make that a non-issue, too. As is, you are saying the obvious, hey, I don't like the saddle, I don't like the tires, other than that, let's talk.
The bike looks fantastic with that popping color and I bet it rides like a dream. If it was 2K then you can consider the bike as a project for upgrades on every component.
If 2.8k doesn't buy you a good bike 🤦♂️
If it was £2k, it'd be a steal. But at £2800 its far too expensive.
I also can't stand BB30, especially as it means you can't use OG Shimano cranks.
The price leap to £4k is a bit much.
It's disappointing, was considering the bike until i saw the price.
Bear in mind that for. £3k you can get a TCR with carbon wheels and Ultegra...
Giant is indeed great quality and value
Best part of £3k for a bike with distinctly average to cheap parts. Just nope.
I have Dura Ace cranks on my Supersix, plenty of BB bearings to enable it.
I'd like to see more reviews of lower end bikes. The top tier bikes are super cool and all but the prices are ridiculous and not realistic for most people. That being said 3 grand for a 105 bike seems ridiculous too. Taxes, pedals, head unit and your pushing $3500 and you still have basic wheels. Last winter I picked up an essentially unridden 105 emonda with upgraded wheels for $1350. I added pedals, head unit, power meter , varia radar and I'm just over $2000. For me the used bike market is the way to go.
He should start reviewing Tiagra level bikes, now there are tiagra with hydraulics...
@@marcgtsr f the hydrolics giant pain in the butt. But yeah sure why not
£2800 Absolute robbery
If you think this is robbery, look at some of the prices Specialized is offering
The new technology that's making top-end bikes better is also making the bikes for the rest of us worse and more expensive (on top of all the other craziness in the world).
In 2018 for £1600 I got a nice carbon frame, Fulcrum Quatro wheels, and full Ultegra (Orro Gold). I used to look at the new bikes coming along and feel tempted, but not the past few years!
About 6 or 7 years back I went bike shopping, and there were so many sub £2k options I was tempted by. Did the same again this year, and didn't see anything I wanted for under £4-5k, and still a downgrade over the components I already have at that price. Bollocks to that, doubt I'll ever buy a new bike again.
I bought this bike in 2019 it,s a good entry level bike. Now I upgraded with a ultegra di2 12s , campagnolo wheels, and aero handlebar but still with original sadle he he you Know that,s somthing very personal
And after 3 yeas I can say I,m very happy with my bike. Perhaps I could bougt a superior model and for sure I saved a lot of money. But I prefer do it this way
The cheapest SuperSix Evo with 105 is a rim brake version... at least in the US.
People here hate it a lot. But actually in the US, the cheapest supersix evo carbon 105 rim brake is just $2,225 US dollars. Isn’t it a decent deal?
Nice bike - love the unobtrusive logo!
Affordable and £2800 do not go hand in hand, given that spec. Covid and brexit really has made prices go up by 40 to 50%.. all your paying for is a paint job over a bike from a few years ago which would be half the price. 1500 1800 is more reasonable
It's not really covid or brexit lol, they just raise prices becuase they can, and it means more profits for shareholders/owners.
Heavy,low spec and looks like any other bike.expensive af.
It shows the direction the bike industry is going. If you think 2800£ for 105 is bad, just wait half a year
@@ArteUltra1195 we didn't even have to wait considering the new 105 is like 1700£ fo the groupset
Oh man! I just came back from a weeks vacation in the Dolomites riding the Sella Ronda!
Amazing place isn't it DE Cook? Got a video on the Sella going live today :)
Nice review. Thanks for the good work and videos ! Keep it real !
Nice video! How do you compare this bike to Giant TCR range? Which one do you prefer more out of the box?
Good looking pair sunglasses there David 🤪👌🏻🔥🔥🔥
They don't sell the yellow in the US for some reason.. I like the color since I like the visibility in traffic. I wish Mfg would let you spec different components instead of the waste of having to sell of the original parts.
I was hoping that Cannondale had ditched BB30a! Cheap tyres, wheels, and saddle for almost 3k! Insane price. Boring looking bike! Would consider it at half the price but not that price!
SuperSix EVO is on PF30A.
Totally agree with you.
@@yonglingng5640 it’s all the same crapness!
This is on sale now in my size, for under 2k. Would you still recommend this in 2024?
@7:21 Look at that spacer-stem situation. Who said integrated cabling appears more clean?
Interesting to note that this year's 11 speed is running the mix of Cannondale crankset with FSA chainrings and not the proprietary Cannondale chainrings. Incidentally, I've been waiting a year for a set of Cannondale chainrings on backorder. So much for all the marketing hype about the cannondale chainrings being so much better.
btw, so now cannondale supersix evo new 105 di2 version is 4200 US dollars 🌝 they give a dt Swiss wheels though
Dave would you recommend this as a race bike, yet with endurance qualities? I'd like a bike for odd TTs with aero bars added and for bigger 100-150k rides. I could swap out wheel/tire size depending on type of ride.
Thanks.
Hi David.
Thanks for the video.
You mention the upside of a better wheel/tyre package for this entry level model.
What kind of improvements would you think are possible with the HG wheelset on the next model up as a rough percentage to understand just how much better it would ride?
How would you compare it with the TCR?
Hi DA, you mentioned upgrades to tires/ rims. Could you recommend anything specific that you'd opt for?
I got supersix evo for a 2nd hand purchase, if only cannondale sells some spares like fork then it would be the best and most comfortable race bike that I will ever ride.
How is this SuperSix Evo compare to your TCR Adv Pro?
Hey davy when u catch ur breath chk this out.i own a 2013 cannondale super six evo sram red double tap high mod/color carbon.grey charcol with red ascent..zipp 404/808 firecrest wheel set.zipp sl 70 aero bar and a fsa kforce lite seat post fizik seatpost.sram compact 11spd chainringcassett..all for$4000..i think the 2013 is the best evo cannondale ever made.its super fast rides amazingly well.comfortable.super lite..i only wish it couldve come with discs brakes.its even faster than my new trek madone slr 7. 800 oclv and i luv my new trek madone but true is tru.p i wish they bring back.the following evos dont come close
Not bad for a base spec bike! Great that it's a carbon frame unlike the Specialized Allez Sprint (which alot of my friends had trouble selling when they upgrade to Tarmac SL7) which is an aluminium frame.
The Supersix Evo isn't Cannondale's Aero bike unlike the SystemSix. It's their climbing bike. But considering I've seen the previous gen Hi-Mods being built to 3-5kg with pedals, it's insane! Hoping this new bike lives up to it.
Definitely would upgrade to mechanical SRAM Red 22 or Dura-ace R9100 instead though. The parts aren't really the best of cannondale considering Cannondale has the HollowGram Si and SiSL2 parts which are lighter. The wheelset also isn't that great. But as a frame, it seems like a great bike.
Do you have any idea what the nature of the Allez Sprint is?
Maybe your friends are over pricing their allez sprint or else I would buy it.
Cannondale can put some horrible saddles on their bikes. I sold them for years. One year they were using Prologo saddles that were finished to match their bikes paint schemes. But customers were returning complaining about the saddles. The Prologo Scratch. Always great riding bikes (Hi- Mods feel even better), but you need "PAS" models when it comes to the Prologo brand of saddles (the Kappa Pas is my favorite). Then you have to upgrade to the Hollowgram stem and proprietary bar to match those spacers and you are a few hundred dollars more in the hole. You use a regular stem and you will see that huge slot in front of the stem where the brake cables enter the top of the headtube. You can't have that...
The front spacers on the bike are terrible, surely Cannondale could come up with something better than that.
They still use BB30 so of course they can’t come up with something better
I think they are designed to match the carbon bar/stem that comes on the higher spec models.
Cannondale absolutely taking the piss out of customers with the ugliest stem/spacer area I’ve seen on any bike ever… it was
Iike the designer was told half way through his drawing. Oh by the way this is a low end offering. And he just scrapped his idea and went to the spare parts bin. Truly hideous. do not buy this bike.
Awesome love the SSE great frame and a good base to upgrade from at a later date
This is the standard price point now for a Carbon race bike with 105 spec hydro disc groupset… thems the breaks… same price point as equivalent Emonda, BMC…
A test of an £8000 model would be a better comparison with the competitors bikes you’ve tested lately…
What about the weight of the bike?
Rather have the caad 13 ultegra for around the same money .
And you have no steer stop issues to deal with because it doesn't have one.
So Canyon is the only brand you can get decent ROI nowadays?
ROI is not a thing in cycling.......at all.
With canyon you can have a similar bike for 1k€ less. I'm quite new to the cyclism but 🤦🏾♂️
@@charliedillon1400 I think he means VFM...
I'm between this and the Émonda SL5
Nice video
what is the weight of this bike?
Thanks David for the review. Named brand bike but for that price, I will stick with my ( Chinarello )Pinarello Dogma F12 replica build .
Pls help me decide guys, the giant propel advance 2 disc or this evo?
Absolutely evo
@@Diptyaadri haha funny i ended up buying the ceepo mamba R. Lol
But thanks man. Appreciate it
@@Diptyaadri haha funny i ended up buying the ceepo mamba R. Lol
But thanks man. Appreciate it
I can't believe that Cannondale puts £15 tyres on race bike.
Cube agree with Ultegra around 2800 euros ..seems way better value..
Dunno about slamming stems for aesthetics at the expense of a good fit 🤷
It's only if your spine can take the drop, otherwise no.
No bike with a mechanical groupset, alloy handlebar and wheels stolen from a barbecue should cost more then 2k.
For £2800 you would hope so?
I prefer bright colors for my bikes to that cars see me. Black and darker colors can be harder to see especially with people texting while driving
Overpriced , like everything at the moment! 😂
skinny tires and disc brakes?
Yup works just fine :)
@@davidarthur But isnt a major point of adding the extra weight and cost of discs that you can run wider tires, that didnt fit through rim brakes. Seems a bit of a waste with the 25mm.
As I noted in the video I’d have preferred 28mm tyres at least because as you say it’s a waste otherwise
It's cheaper but the bikes at even 105 aren't cheap now.
FSA Chainset (not 105).
Of course, you do! I keep up and beat people on bikes 4X the price of mine!
I own the one above, 8.45kgs, it has the fabric seat. Interesting to know what would you change? I have gp5000 25mm tires on, afterwards i have p zero 26mm tubeless, tan wheels😎
Wheels first. They're OK, but not good. Even if you want to stick to alloy wheels there are substantially lighter options with better hubs.
@@twatts4436 i own the ultegra super6 with 35mm carbon wheels, alloy seatpost, stem and handlebar. How would you lose a kg+ off the bike?
@@michaelsingh843 you'll lose half a kilo with swapping bars, etc, to carbon versions.
Beyond that, I guess things like swapping cranks etc.
The hollowgram wheels aren't that light as far as I know.
Saddle can save a bit.
If I remember right, the frameset itself is relatively heavy unless you get the high-mod.
3300 euros and Cannondale is still putting on shite tyres and seat. This bike probably weighs 2kg more than my decade old himod.
Too expensive
The colour is hideous! I have a 1998 cannondale F700SL hardtail in chromeillusion purpleen! That's a chameleon colour, green, purple and chrome! This Evo wod look bloody awesome in that colour!
Cannondale pretty much gave up on their logo with the current versions - “let’s make it small and boring and stick on the top tube” said the utterly bored Cannondale “design team” … 😆
Personally I'm glad they kept the advertising billboard understated.
A bike costs $2800 lbs and you are asking if it’s any good? Hmmm…
Those 5 armed cranks look from 2010.. doesn't mach the frame style.
So it worth to spend 3.4k to buy this bike now and give 600-1000 later for wheels etc? Its a BIG NO from me . Worse all time period for bike industry.
What happened to the bike industry, the bikes were expensive 5 years ago but this is daft. My girlfriend wants to get in to cycling and 2k for an entry level bike isn't doable. Think is common folk will be buying 2nd hand bikes from now on. Wasn't cycling the sport for the working class....
You sure about that? There are still affordable options, here’s one example that is under your budget www.balfesbikes.co.uk/bikes/road-bikes/trek-emonda-alr-4-disc-road-race-bike-2022-in-red-to-marigold__18795?currency=GBP&chosenAttribute=1045475&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvKDE16P4-AIVQe7tCh2XpwNtEAQYASABEgI2ZfD_BwE
Hey davy ehen you grt irnreath
So saddle chng, tire chng, wheels change ofc, spacers look ugly, cable management is the worst of both worlds, complicated, yet exposed till the downtube, limited crank options, proprietary seatpost and bb standard. Yet more expensive then a TCR or a Scultura by around 40%.
£2,800 is expensive for what it is; if they put better wheels, tyres, on then it would be slightly better. However, it's the cheap wheels, and garbage tyres.
The cheapest supersix is the Caad13.
Just buy a Caad13. Done.
Any bike that costs 2 grand is better than 90% of cyclists' bike.
First