seem rather cheap but lovely looking, anyone got one, and if so what dyer reckon?
will be using it for about 20 miles a ride 3 or 4 times a week, comfort is key.
and i am 5,5" with shortish arms, anyone got the small?
Ive got a medium, I'm 5"10 and its fine with a 100m stem. nice and light, climbs well and seems fine for 120km + days. The only thing that took a little getting used to was the front end was a bit twitchy at first but fine now and descends well, just as well living in the alps..... 😉 defn worth the money, good value
Tim, the small size only has one bottle cage. Fine for short rides but could be limiting for longer rides if you don't want to use a camelbak when road riding. Not sure if all small compact frames suffer from this or not
Always seems to get great reviews, cycling plus reviewed it again this month and loved it
sorry slight hijack, stewrogers> what is your arm length and handlebar width? I'm about to buy a planet x sl pro carbon (think i'm going to go 42cm handlebar) and struggling with what length stem to go for
i have a large one (ahem) bought two years ago this week ultegra equipped tdf special offer
ive nothing to compare it to but been very happy with it . probably too posh for the kind of riding i do but sometimes its nice to ride something light and fast
recently flipped the stem for comfort and swapped the drops for midge bars -best move ever!
only criticism is of carbon frames in general - just doesn't feel like the right material for a frame - kinda plasticky (not like real steel)
trickydisco>arm length is 56cm measured from bony bit on top of shoulder to wrist joint below thumb, the bars are Pro anatomicals and are 42 C/C. The stems a Pro as well 100mm with 25mm of spacers. emails in profile if you have any other questions.
Mine has been very good indeed. Highly recommended
Excellent.. Thanks stewrogers.. most helpful.. will get the tape measure out
I'm loving mine, I've had frames in price brackets either side of the Carbon Pro, but this one is bob on.
I'm 5'8" and run a small with a 120 stem so I'm on the max size wise. I've also gone to 42 bars from the usual 46's, but it's for race duties hence the reach and tuck.
It's also the most forgiving bike I've ridden. And strangely it's the only bike I've ever had were I can use the drops all day, even though I have 330mm of post exposed and a 0 rise stem on a 10mm stack.
I run old 105, FSA Carbon team issue cranks, FSA Carbon Post, stem & wing bars, old A-Class wheels with Fortezza Tri-comps
I've got a large (original C18 offer with the smattering of Dura-Ace) and used it for the Liverpool > Chester > Liverpool ride on Sunday (almost 100km). Thought it was very comfy (my longest ride on it to date), I didn't feel utterly battered when I got home.
I reckon mine is an absolute bargain as I got it via C2W so will have cost me around £600 all-in.
anyone build it up themselves? I've just ordered it on the cycle to work scheme but 'doing the spannering myself' just wondered if i've made a massive error and should take it to a bike shop instead
Great value bikes. I'm kinda between sizes (XL and L) but went for the XL cos the TT length was only 570mm on the L size. Best road bike I've bought so far.
Few weeks ago:
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Tricky mate: I'll help you out if you like.
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anyone build it up themselves? I've just ordered it on the cycle to work scheme but 'doing the spannering myself' just wondered if i've made a massive error and should take it to a bike shop instead
Can you fix a mountain bike?
On the whole building up a road bike is much easier, obviously some parts are not quite the same but basic principles apply.
Actually I built up cxi's one in the end as he "had a few parts left over" 😉
I'll stick in another positive vote.
Mine is almost a year old also bought on the C2W scheme so a real bargain.
Yep.. built up a mountain bike with a friend.. was just worried about bottom bracket and the fact it is carbon (which sounds ever so more delicate than steel)
Thurman!.. yes.. i'll take you up on that offer... very kind. Will shout you some beer tokens 🙂
I was just about to recommend Mr Overshoot's bike building service 😉
I did a good chunk myself but wanted a bit of expert help on sorting the brakes and a few other bits.