De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc Reviews

Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated December, 2024

Latest Price: £2959 – Save 20% (RRP: £3699.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – De Rosa
• Videos
• Summary
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De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Road Bikes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc.

The first thing is material. Looking at what De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Road Bikes. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Road Bikes. Brands like De Rosa are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Road Bikes category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Road Bikes.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £2959 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.2 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Road Bikes

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Road Bikes.

We found 67 in the Road Bikes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £2142.37, making it above average at £2959.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Road Bikes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £5299.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £299.99.

With 67 products available we worked out that 17 cost more than De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc and 49 were cheaper.

Cost of De Rosa products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 7 products from De Rosa, of which 2 were in the Road Bikes category.

For now though we’re looking at De Rosa branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £1749.71 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest De Rosa product we found was £799.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £3599.00.

Of the 7 from De Rosa, 1 were more expensive than De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc and 5 were cheaper.

How much are De Rosa Road Bikes?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at De Rosa products that are listed in the Road Bikes category.

The average price of the 2 products that match this search was £3279.00, with the cheapest coming in at £2959.00 and highest price was £3599.00. With the average being £3279.00, De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc comes in below average.

1 products that meet this search were more expensive than De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc and 0 were cheaper.

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De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Road Bikes category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc or another similar product, like Cinelli King Zydeco GRX Gravel Bike 2020 reviews or Tifosi CK7 Tiagra Road Bike 2020 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Road Bikes.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Road Bikes. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with De Rosa, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.6/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25981531343
• Product ID 2: 757254UK
• Brand: De Rosa
• Model number: DR20MKD8020R5RSR48
• RRP: £3699.99
• EAN: 5055712863202
• Description: De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc (Ultegra)The Idol sits at the pinnacle of De Rosa’s competitive race bike range. It features a Super Hi-modulus carbon construction that’s engineered for the perfect balance between stiffness, strength and agility at a low weight.Shimano Ultegra 11-Speed Drivetrain and Hydraulic Disc BrakesDe Rosa has equipped this road racer with a Shimano Ultegra 2×11-Speed drivetrain, giving it climbing efficiency for the steepest hills and gears to dominate your race-day peers. Also, it rolls upon fast and stylish Fulcrum Racing 500 wheels wrapped in grippy Continental Grand Sport Race tyres. And, it’s fitted with Ultegra hydraulic disc brakes to control your momentum in all-weather conditions.Features: Frameset: De Rosa Idol Super Hi-Modulus Carbon Fibre Drivetrain: Shimano Ultegra 8020, 11-Speed Chainset: Shimano Ultegra 52-36T Cassette: Shimano 11-30T Brakes: Shimano Ultegra hydraulic disc Wheels: Fulcrum Racing 500 Tyres: Continental Grand Sport Race 25c Stem: FSA ACR Bars: FSA Energy Saddle: Prologo Kappa RSEasy AssemblyWhen you order a bike, one of our trained mechanics will carefully prepare and pack your bike for shipping. Upon delivery, the assembly is simple and all necessary tools are conveniently included in the box.Depending on the delivery service and destination, bikes will either be delivered in a large or a small box. Below is a guide as to how your bike will arrive: All bikes for delivery within the UK and Republic of Ireland will be delivered in a large box, except for kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for delivery within the EU on a standard service will be delivered in a large box. If an express delivery option is chosen, your bike will be packed into a small box. Again, the exception is kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for worldwide delivery outside the EU will be delivered in small boxes.This video demonstrates assembly from a SMALL BOX.This video demonstrates assembly from a LARGE BOX.Buy De Rosa Bikes from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Bikes > Road Bikes
• Savings percentage from RRP: 20%
• Size: 48cm (19″)
• Unisex
• 740.99
• Adult

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Other options for Road Bikes

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Road Bikes. 67 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching De Rosa Idol Racing 500 Disc included,
Orro Gold Signature Ultegra Di2 Road Bike 2020 reviews, Colnago V3 Disc Ultegra Road Bike 2020 reviews, or we really liked the look of Ceepo Mamba-R Ultegra Di2 TT Bike 2020 reviews as another alternative.