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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 10:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[@Olly that side by side link is brilliant.

 (internal monologue ) Now do I continue to ride and service my two nice bikes until they die - or go compare and tinker with options/brain-cells/...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[@Olly that side by side link is brilliant.

 (internal monologue ) Now do I continue to ride and service my two nice bikes until they die - or go compare and tinker with options/brain-cells/budget. (Considers life-choices)]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 08:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Put your current bike and the one youre looking at side by side?


That is very helpful - thanks]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>Put your current bike and the one youre looking at side by side?
</blockquote>

That is very helpful - thanks]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 08:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Any ideas how I’d go about sizing a frameset ?

Put your current bike and the one youre looking at side by side?]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>Any ideas how I’d go about sizing a frameset ?</blockquote>

Put your current bike and the one youre looking at side by side?

https://bikeinsights.com/compare?geometries=5ed3d1d61bed640017bb5702,5ff42197fa15c70017b589b2,]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/anyone-riding-a-spa-cycles-elan/#post-12376716</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 08:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Now, im in a funny place of &quot;i want IS mount and QR dropous because thats what my TRP Spyres and Hope Bulb wheels have on them, and im too cheap to buy new brakes or hubs&quot; but im also simult...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Now, im in a funny place of "i want IS mount and QR dropous because thats what my TRP Spyres and Hope Bulb wheels have on them, and im too cheap to buy new brakes or hubs" but im also simultaneously thinking "stuff it, im gonna drop £1k on the Ti one on a whim cause it looks nice."

<img src="https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ActiveSpiritedFishingcat-size_restricted.gif" alt="Ambivalence" />

The Ti one has an aura of "the last road bike you would need to buy", if youre not coming from a place of serious road riding.
Im a mountain biker, i want a road bike as a side quest not a main bike, this one should tick all my boxes till im at least 104.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/anyone-riding-a-spa-cycles-elan/#post-12376654</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Any ideas how I’d go about sizing a frameset ?

Give them a ring, if you can&#039;t get there in person.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>Any ideas how I’d go about sizing a frameset ?</blockquote>

Give them a ring, if you can't get there in person.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>MoreCashThanDash</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 07:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[@rilem - got any photos? Their website isn&#039;t great.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[@rilem - got any photos? Their website isn't great.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>ElShalimo</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/anyone-riding-a-spa-cycles-elan/#post-12376509</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 22:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[@ElShalimo 9mm QR, all I&#039;ve ever ridden so I don&#039;t know if I&#039;m missing anything.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[@ElShalimo 9mm QR, all I've ever ridden so I don't know if I'm missing anything.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>rilem</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Heres a question then.
Whats the difference btween the Elan 725, and the Aubisque 725?

Aubisque is a Road-road bike, and the Elan “can hit the trails” ??


The guy who designed many of the ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote> Heres a question then.
Whats the difference btween the Elan 725, and the Aubisque 725?

Aubisque is a Road-road bike, and the Elan “can hit the trails” ??</blockquote>


The guy who designed many of the Spa bikes, 532colin, explains lots about them on the cycling UK forum for example…

https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?p=1685435#p1685435]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/anyone-riding-a-spa-cycles-elan/#post-12376371</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 20:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Look on this page]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Look on this page

https://spacycles.co.uk/m1b0s223p4908/SPA-CYCLES-Elan-725-Drop-Bar-9-Speed]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>ElShalimo</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Anyone riding a Spa cycles Elan?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 20:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Any ideas how I&#039;d go about sizing a frameset ? 

CAn&#039;t see any sizings here]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Any ideas how I'd go about sizing a frameset ? 

CAn't see any sizings here https://spacycles.co.uk/m11b0s143p4590/SPA-CYCLES-Elan-725-Frame-and-Forks]]></content:encoded>
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