I’m now on my third. Not because there that good, maybe I’ve been unlucky, but they’ve all been faulty.
First 105 I had the rear triangle was completely out of whack, if I’d have fitted off road tyres they’d have buzzed the seat stay. Off back it went without even been ridden.
Second 105, a replacement for the first arrived exactly the same. That one didn’t even get lifted out of the box. Money refunded. To be fair to the shop in question (Start Cycles) they were excellent through out.
Today, prompted by a email from Evans for an extra 10% of I’ve bought a Ultegra version. Got it home, what’s that noise? Oh the cranks and B.B. are so lose in the frame they are moving even when just bouncing the bike on its rear wheel. Oh dear, straight back to the shop. They’ve fixed it but it feels like the B.B. has to much preload on, maybe it’ll loosen up when ridden. If not the shop is only a mile away. At least it’s straight!
So as yet I’ve still not ridden one. Won’t be this weekend as I’m on call Saturday and working Sunday. Once I have hopefully it’ll live up to the hype.
The Ultegra one was a bagin though, £1800, got a code for 10% off, got a further 8% off that through a work scheme that allows us to buy Evans vouchers at a reduced rate and had £130 of cash back in my account so it cost me £1370. Cash-back!