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Just bought this from the Tesco of bike makers, I rode it 38 miles on an almost flat road last weekend to see how my back felt and can report no stiffness or pain at all, it would make a great tourer and it has destroyed my prejudice against aluminium as a frame material. As a winter trainer (which is why I bought it) it is nice and nippy on forestry tracks though you wouldn't want to take it into mountain bike territory for too long. A couple of hours of mixed riding leaves you feeling well exercised and happy.
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Matches my other one which now lives overseas so only gets ridden on holidays (more's the pity).
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(you're forgiven as you're getting a speedvagen)
Never ever seen anything like these at races. The closest being an original SwissCross.
Still fancy one of those though.
oldgit you should venture to the London league. Some folk ride some mental kit!!
I am pretty sure I will be ordering a Cielo for next season. Also love Speedvagen but I can not get a deal on those!!
I can get a deal on a Ritchey, and they look pretty useable.
A couple that do it for me........
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Vanilla bikes are the people behing Speedvagen I believe! I may be wrong tho. The wait on a Vanilla is somthing nuts like a year or so!
I still have a liking for the Yeti ARC x
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Vanilla bikes are the people behing Speedvagen I believe! I may be wrong tho. The wait on a Vanilla is somthing nuts like a year or so!
Sasha helped design them but they are built by another framebuilder/s, the wait for a Vanilla though was up 5 years but the order book is now closed until further notice.
The Ritchey does look cool, to my eyes would be better with silver post and stem though. Anyway, here's a couple more.
Colnago Rabobank Team bike
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IF Planet X
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If you ever think about selling that colnago big ted give me a shout - it's beautiful 🙂
My Salsa Chili Con Crosso on Dundry (near Brizzle) earlier this afternoon. 'Cross bikes are ace.
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If like the Swisscross might like [url= http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/tech/2008/probikes/?id=alie_kenzer_sachs_cybc08 ]Richard Sachs[/url]
Still a multi year waiting list on a lugged frame seems odd?
What's the latest on the Singular Kite, hasn't in been an idea for two years now?
A more upto date RaboBank cross bike, the 2012 season Giant
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As demo'd by Emil Lindgren at last weeks club session
Singular newsletter says Kite for sale, looks nice but not convinced will be any better than my crosscheck
Not expensive but I rode a Focus Mares today!! And it was lovely!!
Full pimp build for sub 3k