very nice Cervelo... always been mildly tempted by them, especially when they sliced 50% off the price of your frameset recently.
i'm gutted i missed out on a baum corretto build recently which was up for around £4k... was a relative bargain.
i did however recently buy this toy which retailed (with the build spec) at around £5,700.... i paid just under half this direct from the importer.
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(2012 Cinelli Pro Best Of' full custom build)
i sold that on (far too good for me!), and bought this, which i rebuilt with all new parts and then sold on for a profit
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(FM-001 full custom build with 50mm carbon tubs)
and now i'm knocking about on this, which to be honest i far prefer (in terms of look, feel and budget!)
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(Giant TCR Advanced with 38mm carbon clinchers)
road biking rocks... i'm saving my pennies for a Spooky Skeletor next!
My Crit bike is a TCR, lovely little bike. Got mostly Ultegra group and Ultegra wheels on that, great, solid little bike that I'll be keeping for circuit racing.
Carbon337, I'm going on the 13th too, I'll drop you a message when plans are finalised...
Nice Giant. I wanted an Advanced SL but cost put me off so ended up with this...
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Got brand new frame and fork for £600, Wheelsmith 50mm clinchers £400 off Bike Radar, slowly upgraded to Ultegra gset, new Fizik R3 saddle, Zipp stem and PX brakes since then. DA shifters next then done. About £1400 cost so far.
Shibboleth, yeah mate just mail me and ill let you know the craic with our trip.
EDIT Should really spend more on the wall instead though eh
EDIT Should really spend more on the wall instead though eh
I like what you've done with the terracotta panier, is that attached to the seat post pinch bolt? 😉
I was looking at one of those in Wheelbase, they also had some Focuses (Foci?) with full DA9000 for bargain money...
What do you think of those wheels? I'd be tempted to get a pair based on prices...
I'll be in Majorca that week too; keep an eye out for me and my mamil machine.
I suspect that there might be a few of these out on the roads this year if the weather ever improves.
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Wheels are ace. Derek is dead canny and will help you out with any issues. I had a problem with rear hub but didnt buy them through him.
They were over a year old but for 100 he replaced hub, all newnipples. retuned and returned it posted. Cant argue with that and it now has the lighter novatec hub.
Also they look ace which helps.
TLR - will keep my eyes peeled. Its gona be some kind of darkside STW love in. We can sit back, enjoy a coffee and think of all those singlespeeders in the mud back home. #roadisthefuture
Ooh, looks nice with HEDs!!!
I just need to get a new bikebox - I'm not putting the R5 in anything less than a Bikebox Alan!
Right !. Bike boxes. Its a good point.
I'd really like some recommendations. It has to be rigid, things can be damaged in a bag. The boxes I was looking at about a month ago, don't appear to be large enough for a road bike, without serious partial dismantlement (is that a word ?).
So, are there any bike box recommendations ?.
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There's [url= http://bikeboxalan.co.uk/ ]only one option[/url] really...
Not cheap, but I'm not going to risk a £6k bike in a floppy bike bag!
Plus, I intend to travel at least once a year so I'm sure I'll get my money's worth...
How do you find the Rotor cranks and Q rings tlr?
Very tempting
Shibboleth.
How far do you have to break-down the bike to fit it into the box ?.
Do stem and bars have to be loosened or removed from the steerer ?.
Wheels, pedals and seat/post off, then slacken headset faceplate. 10 minute job. The wheels clamp into the recesses using QR skewers.
I think there's a video on the website...
im hiring a box for £25 from my LBS. Polaris one i believe. Hardcase job.
How do you find the Rotor cranks and Q rings tlr?
Very tempting
Not turned a pedal on it yet so I couldn't tell you.
One mate has them and reckons they are amazing, another has Q rings on one bike and standard Rotor rings on another and reckons he can't tell the difference.
I'll just have to wait and see.
You can get hard bike cases from some of those German shops fairly cheap.
Rose bikes
Action Sports
Bike discount
Cant remember which do them, probably all three.
Nice bike! Heard good stuff about the DA 9000!
Be careful with airline axess baggage with the hardcases as I know folk get stung.
Ps 55x 11 on the TT bike 🙂
Premier, that's a proper man's gear! No doubt Aracer will be along soon to tell you it's pointless ;o)
And yep, the DA9000 feels amazing, sooooo light! Can't wait to try the brakes, all reports suggest they're a quantum leap in performance...