I’ve been thinking of getting a bike for roadwork, commuting and a spot of hika-a-bike style silyness, I think I’ve found, what to me, looks like a bit of a bargain (Ex-Photo Shoot, Discontinued) , this is it:

Wilier Mortirolo Cross

Its the following build:

Colour – Carbon/Red
Crank – Ritchey 170mm
Front Mech – Campag Veloce
Rear Mech – Campag Veloce
Rims – Fulcrum R7
Tyres – Michelin Cyclo Cross Jet
Handlebars – ITM Racer 44cm
Stem – ITM Racer 120mm
Seat Post – Ritchey Carbon Pro
Saddle – Selle Italia C2

Its original price was in 2008 was £1699

but its on sale as an ex photoshoot/demo bike for Price: £1,099.00 (Including VAT at 15%) + Carriage – £18

Now I could get that on my works Cyclescheme as my Orange is about to run out anytime now!

Does anyone have one of these? I know Wilier are a good marque but how about this model?

I’m out of my comfort zone and I want to spend wisely, all advice much appreciated!!

no one? is there not a single Wilier owner here? 🙁

cables routed under the top tube, crap for carrying the bike

Hmmm be weary MrNutt of the carbon at any cost, It’ll probably be a superb riding bike, but it does have some unusual features considering it carries a cx tag.

OG now you’re giving me the fear!

I’m not really a fan of plastic and I was trying to convince myself that it all wouldn’t end in an expensive tangle of wire and a cloud of black dust!

any suggestions as to an alternative for about £1000.00??

There’s the Genesis Croix De Fer, Cotic Road Rat or Singular Peregrine, all in steel for longevity.

I did’nt mean it like that, quite the opposite it’s probably built like a brick ****house.
Not looked about, but there’s always mention of Cube and Focus.

If lightweight is your thing, there’s PLanet X ‘s Uncle John which is quite a nice ride.
Are you after Disc brakes or would you be satisfied with Rim Brakes?

I’d prefer disks to be honest, memory’s of careering down hilly fields on my old racer, squeezing the brakes as hard as I could to no avail still haunt me!!

mmm singular, that was my original plan actually but then how do they weigh in?

the Focus at 1K is an absolute steal

……….or the Pinnacle Expede at Evans or the BMC CX02 at wiggle (which I kinda bought one of 2 weeks ago).

Ref The Peregrine, there’s a C+ (am I allowed to say that here?) review on Flickr (search for Singular cycles). It was well recieved, versatile and wieghed about 27lb from memory.
Only size S frames in stock currently until June according to the Singular Site this morning.

agh! I can’t read the review on flickr!! 🙁

“cables routed under the top tube, crap for carrying the bike”

In the general all-body pain that is CX, I doubt he’ll notice a little cable stop digging into his shoulder!

I wanted a light and racey bike and went for the Scott CX Comp. It’s about 21.5 as standard and it’s lost about 1.5lb since. It’s a fast bike, but not a comfy one.

I think that when you come across a bike which has made such a fundamental error in design as putting a cable stop in the portage spot then you’d have to wonder what else they’ve got wrong, and mini-vs as well.
Looks like the gearing is pretty much ok though.