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Stop mentioning Parlee please.
I think the R5 would be a solid bike, one you could thrash and live with daily without the worry of build quality issues.
So long as it fits the lad like a glove and he rides it hard.. T'is all that matters.
People race themYou can show me this?
Well I can't say I want to go to the trouble of exchanging email/mobile numbers with some random on the internet then giving up a Saturday or Sunday to go to hillingdon, cyclo-park or redbridge when the person I know who races a parlee is going there. So in theory yes but I have better things to do with my rime
I know people who race on cervelos too and not just the S1
Yeah, sorry for only fancying a £1400 Ritte : (
Maybe i haven't got expensive enough tastes?
Nothing to do with expensive taste, i was commenting on the Ritte frame that is a pedalforce RS2 (same as a ribble) rolled in glitter.
Didn't Indurain ride a Pego? Boonen? I've raced one for the last 4 years,trained on it every winter, crashed it... I confess to the odd cafe stop but can't remember ever seeing another. Cervelos , BMCs, certainly 🙂
Yes indurain rode a banesto pinarello that was a tig welded pegoretti in the 1993 tour.
Not raced mine, Its not a Sunday best bike though, I ride it all year round.
i was commenting on the Ritte frame that is a pedalforce RS2
No it's not. The old Bosberg (they don't sell it anymore I believe) is now the new CG1 I think. The new full carbon offering from Ritte can't be bought anywhere else yet AFAIK. But all this info is fully available on the Ritte site, they don't shy away from telling it like it is.
Some sweet slams on this thread. Lovely.
Not looked at the Ritte site for a while.
They look a lot nicer than a ribble whatever frame they are under the gloss 🙄
Baum, Cyfac, Parlee, Pegoretti, I.F. SerottaMeh. Cafe bikes, not race bikes...
I assumed the person posting this was being sarcastic ! Cyfac have made frames ridden in the TdF and other major competitions for YEARS - mainly rebranded as something else. Also Pegoretti !! made Indurain's frames and LOADS of others'
It's a lovely looking frame - for plastic. Of course real bikes are made of metal, preferably titanium 😉
I certainly wouldn't race something that cost more than my car
Now I have the dilemma. Do I race tomorrow on 1) the lace-doily etched Ti bling machine, or 2) steal my son's Boardman Race?
[i]damo2576 - Member
Why did you not get a Parlee?!
Shibboleth - Member
Because I prefer Cervélo.[/i]
I'd like to know where you can get a parlee frame from for the £1750 the op paid for the cervelo.
Nice bike though, I'm lucky enough to have a the 'ca' version and it is truly amazing to ride.
Now I have the dilemma. Do I race tomorrow on 1) the lace-doily etched Ti bling machine, or 2) steal my son's Boardman Race?
If you have any aspirations of success, I'd leave the obsolete, twangy, noodley ti rubbish at home and ride a proper modern bike. 😉
Pebblebeach, the CA is a beautiful looking thing but I couldn't justify an additional £6250 for a slightly different bottom bracket layup and a "Made in USA sticker!" 😉
I think in terms of bang-for-my-bucks, there's nothing comes close to the R5 for £1750...
Which are now bought by people to ride to cafes on, not race...
Bikes are tools, you can spend lots on a hammer, but it still bangs nails in. Go to any race here or in northern Europe and see people racing on basic bikes; that's what the sport is about, not silly niche mongering.
nice bike(s) everyone 🙂
i will be getting my first road bike (although i did have a raleigh elan back in the early 90's) the cheapest specialized tarmac (i know your all jealous 😉 but it won't arrive until the end of december (am hoping that it will turn up sooner than that though 🙂
Confession to make, whilst the Cervélo might get raced on bigger open road races, I'll be keeping the Giant TCR C3 for crit racing.
There are too many carbon-splintering crashes in crits to risk a valuable bike - most of the lads I race with have a Planet X, Boardman, Ribble etc built up for short circuit races.
[i]I think in terms of bang-for-my-bucks, there's nothing comes close to the R5 for £1750...[/i]
I agree but some people irrationally hate cervelos.
I couldn't justify it either 🙂
I agree but some people irrationally hate cervelos.
I would probably have got less haterz if I'd posted a pic of a new Audi A6 estate in white with a carbon Santa Cruz with full XTR strapped to the roofbars. Just one of dem tings.
Interesting to note, my Park workstand and brand new Sandvik hacksaw blade seemed to provoke as much ire...
How do you come to ride the CA then? Would you care to share some thoughts on its performance? Very excited about finally getting the R5 built, just ordered 3T Ergonom Team carbon bars, 3T stem, Ultemo ZX tyres and a few other bits from Rosebikes...
I was doing some work in the states and bought and built it up when I was out there.
Couldn't be described as a bargain but a lot cheaper than UK prices.
[i]Would you care to share some thoughts on its performance?[/i]
fast, light, stiff, stunning. Best bike I've ever ridden, as you would expect really.
I've no problems with the Cervelo, or the hacksaw blade!
There is a real bike bling thing developing, which is good for the manufacturers and those who want to spend on nice things. It does all get a bit 'better golf club' though as people try to justify it...see the Cyfac claims above...
When you've ridden for a while and had your arse handed to you by people on knackered old sheds, you realise that occasionally Lance got it right; its actually not about the bike.
I don't think the op has tried to justify his choice of bike and I'm certainly not.
😆aspirations of success
That Boardman is a lovely ride, with pretty much identical geometry. Just have to pry it off him and fit some new bar tape as a bribe.
Go to any race here or in northern Europe and see people racing on basic bikes
You weren't at the NEC bike show watching the [b]juniors [/b]racing on carbon bikes with carbon wheels, I trust? Not a lot of basic bikes on show there.
I have very personal reasons for buying this bike right now. I wanted it to be something very special, but it wasn't a case of money-no-object. I had a figure in my head of around £4.5-£5 grand for the complete build.
This frameset at the price I paid has allowed me to build a bike that's far better than I would have been able to afford, AND allowed me to own the bike I would have wanted had money been no object.
This combined with those personal reasons means this will be a very special bike for me. I intend to ride it like I've no dependents, hopefully for many years to come!
It is strange how people on this forum seem to knock folk who can afford expensive things, bikes, cars, whatever.
No, I don't think he spent enough!
crikey - Member
Go to any race here or in northern Europe and see people racing on basic bikes; that's what the sport is about, not silly niche mongering.
If I were a Belgian with racing spirations and limited funds then yes it would be. As I'm neither then I'll stick with drooling over nice bikes. Bit like I'll never race GT cars at Le'Mans, doesn't stop me wanting a DBS.
It is strange how people on this forum seem to knock folk who can afford expensive things, bikes, cars, whatever.
+1
Although replace expensive with 'different', 29ers being a good example.
Sorry, I'm not coming across very clearly...
I've no problem at all, none, zero with people spending lots of money on nice bikes. It's good in that it drives the industry and allows builders to produce stuff with less thought to the price.
I was just observing that the highest priced stuff is not really being bought to race on, and equally isn't required to do so.
From a purely personal perspective I would rather have a second or third tier bike and use it and abuse it rather than a piece of artisan exotica. Each to their own...
For me its about the hammering, not the hammer..
Although replace expensive with 'different', 29ers being a good example.
Hmmm.... you see I would argue the exact opposite - there's generally lots of people knocking anything mainstream or standard on this forum, and assuming that anything unusual is automatically amazing.
I think the OP's frame looks ace. I couldn't justify spending that much on a road frame at the moment but if I could I'd be well chuffed with that. Haven't seen any of the 'saying all other bikes are rubbish' stuff he's been accused of either TBH.
It is strange how people on this forum seem to knock folk who can afford expensive things, bikes, cars, whatever.
+1
Just toddled off to the Madison trade site to check on the trade price, not a dealer, so no price, boooooo! I like the standard R5 with green bits though, got stock too...
No. Step away.
Haven't seen any of the 'saying all other bikes are rubbish' stuff he's been accused of either TBH.
Thanks Grum! 🙂 I think a lot of people read what they want to read...
Njee, do it! I reckon you'll do it far more justice than me!
My friends team (ukyouth) are sponsored by cervelo for 2013. I am looking forward to a ride!
I have a Parlee Z5sl.
I luv it like.
In a similar way to MrShibb above I wanted something different and this time around bespoke. Don't like titanium so lots of drool'idge bikes were never considered, plastic only was my choice.
Having owned, and thrashed to death, De Rosa Avants, Meraks, Orbea Orcas, Look 575'S and lastly before this yet another Orca I chose a bespoke builder that would build something to me, for me.
I took the measurements off the Orca and had another fit out by Primera in B'mth just to confirm measurements, then sent them over to Bob. Bike arrived 14weeks later and once I'd finished working away built it up, built it up light. The only thing I've changed in 18mths of ownership are the rather expensive and quite useless Most Lightweight wheels, the 111's, they just kept loosing their trueness, the Red has been faultless.
Doesn't matter what it cost, it's the effort and passion you put into it.
If you ride it to the shops and that's all, who cares.
I kill all my bikes to death, I ride them hard and race them with mates, they take me places that only my legs and some thin wheels will ever do. The bike punishes me and I love it even more for that very reason.
Bikes Rock, no matter what you pay for them.
Well done Mr Shibb, ride it hard.
+1 bikebouy, very nicely put.
I kill all my bikes to death
Cool.. are you Lemmy? )
For me its about the hammering, not the hammer..
can your wife confirm this is the case 😉