Best Bikes £1000-1500 - Top 3 - Bike of the Year 2016

Cycling Plus' annual search for the best road bike has come to an end. This year, it's been split over four different price groups, with this one looking at bikes priced £1000-1500, or $1400-2100.

Bikes tested in this category -

Wilier Triestina Montegrappa Disc
Vitus Venon VR Disc
Trek Emonda ALR6
Specialized Smartweld Allez Elite
Rose Pro SL
Orro Pyro 105 Disc
Hoy Alto Irpavi .003
Genesis Equilibrium 10 Disc
Fuji Transonic Two
Cannondale CAAD12 105
Forme Hooklow 2
Focus Cayo 105
Eastway Emitter R4
Cube Attain GTC Pro
Giant Defy Advanced 2
Boardman Team Carbon
13 Bikes Intuition Beta

This video contains paid product placements on behalf of Witter Towbar Systems, Giro, Altura and Bell.

[tree_VR_Gliding]

Absolutely love my Cube Attain GTC Pro. It's fast and comfortable. The seat could use some extra cushioning but other than that it's the best bike I've ever owned. Simply a joy to ride and I got last year's model for almost 1/2 the price of the 2017 model...no complaints there lol.

[johnpad]

Cannondale makes awesome bikes! still have my super v 20 years later and still love it! also a road bike from them. only ones out of about 10 that I kept

[tree_VR_Gliding]

I ordered a Cube Attain GTC Pro at a really good price. Can't wait to ride it.

[poeltlpower]

Really surprised at this price that we don't have a canyon model such as the Endurace ALR or the Ultimate AL.

[DurianriderCyclingTips]

The real reason was that Cadel Evans sounded too much like CAAD11.

[RixterNow]

Since BMC is not in the running for this category, the winner has to default to Canondale ;-)

[karito]

after all is done you guys should get the winners from the 3 categories and do some kind of time trial tests to see how much different they are from each other.

[reblliouspear]

You guys should make a "How to assemble a mountain bike" series, I've been interested in assembling a bike for quite some time now to better understand the components and have my own truly custom ride. It would be extremely helpful!

[sdolman]

These guys should take some tips from GCN, watching paint dry comes to mind.

[OfficerBaron]

Cannondale again. I couldn't see that coming.

[irishelk]

Cube are one of the best bike manufacturers right now.

[fourmanfilms]

A word of warning if you buy a HOY bike they do not stock replacement frames and expect you to buy a while new frame if something goes wrong with your original bike

[ArashFallah]

No TCR SLR? That's CA$1700 which is in the price range!

[TYPEV]

I was debating between a CAAD12 and Emonda ALR for my first road bike. Ended up ordering an Emonda ALR last week... I hope I made the right choice!

[UkDave]

Cube are just such good value bikes. you just seem to get more for your money with them

[combatLaCarie]

Going to disagree with the GCN comparison. Different strokes for different folks, eh, or even for different objectives. This video is strictly informative, not entertainment. Best part, they are covering non pro bikes.

[daniel-hruska]

Hi, how would B'Twin Ultra 720 AF compare to these bikes?

[AE]

Where can i get a Focus Cayo 105 mix in US? do they even have it here?

[alexlintern]

Cube Attain model looks good on paper but the 'primer' paint job is not appealing to me....is is the John Major model ? hehehe

[dorisasamany]

What Giro model are those cycling shoes?