Been once, wouldn’t go back in a hurry. In ‘hill’ really. Snow wasn’t that great either. And it was a long transfer.. would go anywhere else first..

Giant defy advanced.. awesome bike!

Yip, really easy.. I think I followed the pink bike tutorial..

I use this:

http://www.motocleaningproducts.co.uk/special-offers?product_id=142

just as good, and its only £20 for 10 ltrs.. 🙂

I replaced the jockey wheels on my X0 mech with BBB ones.. can’t for the life of me remember where I got them. I might have been wiggle..

Spesh command blacklite here.. great post and easily serviceable when you need too.. ?

This isn’t on your list at all and not be anywhere near what your thinking, but I’ve got a pinnacle dolomite 3, full new spec sora (only 9 speed though) takes guards, panniers and 32mm tyres. It’s a large and I’ll take £300 posted..

Meant to add.. if anyone has any information or finds it could they drop me a mail.. email in profile.. thanks

Yeh, I ride spesh just now and ride a 44. Looking at a set off 44 fiziks, so possibly a bit big..

As ^ hello Hanson lifas.. worth whatever they cost you

I’ve got a defy comp 1 with ultegra just now which is white and I liked the colour of the defy advanced 3.. would like it with advanced 1 spec though!

Was looking at a defy one advanced but have heard different things about what colour schemes will be available.. would like an advanced one with the colours of the 2 or 3!

I run fox talas 120 on the ups and 140 on the way back down.

Campag zondas.. ive got the same giant wheels as you and i tried a pair of a friends zonda’s.. great set of wheels and can be had for £249 at ribble. 🙂

No bother. ?

Sorry for the hijack, but I’m selling this:

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/pinnacle-dolomite-3-large

I bought it as to take on holiday as I needed something that would take 28mm tyres. Would make an ideal winter bike as it’s got plenty of room for guards and panniers etc. Full sora group set. 🙂

Unfortunately there all motorcycle clothing dealerships..

Was going to order some for my yeti asr5 but not sure what mount to get on the drop down. . Can anyone point me in the right direction 🙂

I’ve used a woman called mandy belch. She practices out of Newlands tennis club on the south side of Glasgow.
http://www.newlandsphysiotherapy.co.uk/

she’s done some work with the commonwealth teams.. really good

Ive got a set of talas that i usually wind down to 120 when im climbing.. As kit says its a bit light on steep techy stuff at 140.. 🙂

Bummer.. i just placed an order of £100 2hrs ago.. 🙁

yeh, think im just gonna give that idea a miss.. a lot of people are reiterating my thoughts regarding debris on the wheel taking some lumps out my carbon!

@ransos.. ive just ordered a set of the pro 4 s/c in 700×25 to replace my pro 3’s that were 700×23.. how do they size up?

not a lot of flex in the wheels..its a defy composite running the standard P-SL1 wheels. theres loads of room to the sides, its the lack of room at the top of the tyre and the seatstay bridge?? Im taking the bike on holiday for a week, so probably 4 or 5 rides..

I too would reccommend rhodes..as has been said above, pefkos is nice as are most of the villages around there.I have family out there and try and get out at least once a year. Also great roads for road biking!

Will be watching this thread.. got the same problem. 6ft 3″ with a 35 inseam and cant seem to find bibshorts that are a decent fit!

Mine is also an acer-seems a bit of a theme running here(slow start up and proccessing etc).

Im also needing a new laptop.. that dell seems great value!

I go to rhodes quite a lot (got family there). i usually take my road bike as theres better road cycling. I have used rodos cycling, and to be honest, its more of a sightseeing tour. Ive also used rhodesroads as toasty has done and it was better..

Sauvignon blanc= mental!!

As above- got the alu version and love it! running fox talas 100-140- i think the sweetspot is 120 but use 140 when i point it downhill. Best bike ive owned… 😀

Have you tried dales?

Thanks for all the reply’s folks. seems like its not a wise idea to take the road bike. im going to take the m/bike instead.. 🙂

I always use http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk Never been dissapointed.. 😀

I was actually going to try and stay away from the towns and head out into the hills on the roads. But if everyone says the roads are bad i’ll just take my m/bike. Shame, as i taking the roadbike lets you see a bit more of the country.. 🙁

Seems an overwhelming air on the side of not to take the roadbike.. I’ll prob just take the m/bike then and head for the hills!

Is it that bad? I’ve cycled abroad quite a bit (greece, italy, spain).. heat doesn’t bother me as id be riding early morning.. I was more worried about road conditions etc.. 😕

Ive got an S40 (essentially the same but with a boot). As peeps said above its a focus with a volvo body.. but some of the 2.0D dont share the same engines as the focus.. parts are cheap if you dont buy from the stealers. Usual problems if its a diesel- dmf’s.. dpf’s, egr valves etc. You can get them without a DPF.. just few and far between.. I managed to track one down without a dpf, roadtax is a bit higher but i dont mind as it saves a world of problems with the dpf. head over to http://www.volvoforums.org.uk for a wealth of info. 😀

Im off out there mid august. I remember just having to wave a crisp £20 and that was that.. 🙂

I had the exact same dilemma. Managed to get a defy comp 1 for 1400 from pauls cycles. . Glad I went for the carbon.. beautiful bike to ride and won’t need to upgrade for a while. .