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« Reply #510 on: Monday, July 22, 2013, 10:01:41 » |
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final table,none of us won a 3k road bike. I came second..go me! congrats David Bew whoever you are 1 David Bew Specialized Needs 2174 2 jamie robus tommythedogs 1763 3 Andrew Tegg Lancashire Cycling Project 1674 4 Chris Chadwick Wiltshire Wheelers 1379 5 Sam Binstead Blotto Parasol 1234 6 Alex Abrahams Monkey Tennis 1190 7 theo jvr Team High Road 1023
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« Reply #511 on: Monday, July 22, 2013, 10:56:14 » |
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final table,none of us won a 3k road bike. I came second..go me! congrats David Bew whoever you are
Yey Go me !! ![Pint](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/pint.gif)
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« Reply #512 on: Monday, July 22, 2013, 11:39:07 » |
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final table,none of us won a 3k road bike. I came second..go me! congrats David Bew whoever you are
Whoop a place on the podium!
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« Reply #513 on: Monday, July 22, 2013, 12:42:12 » |
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Would've done better if I remembered to transfer out my sprinters for the mountain stages ![Doh](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/doh.gif)
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« Reply #514 on: Monday, July 22, 2013, 13:58:59 » |
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I totally forgot about this after the 1st week, shame
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« Reply #515 on: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 19:09:14 » |
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If anyone after decent wheels for good money merlin have fulcrum racing 5's for 100, quid, and others.
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« Reply #516 on: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 19:22:52 » |
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If anyone after decent wheels for good money merlin have fulcrum racing 5's for 100, quid, and others.
Good call - thanks Having said that I've Just upgraded my MTBs wheels for some SRAMs, then the fork went so another purchase Rock Shox and a new headset so not exactly flushed at the mo. Wished I'd have got my LBS to fit the headset and forks - quite a mission to do so.
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« Reply #517 on: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 19:29:17 » |
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I am thinking about getting a new bike, is this a good bike, and a good deal
Kona Caldera Mountain Bike Hydraulic Disc Brakes Front Suspension Aluminium Frame 27 Speed, Excellent Condition real head turner, over £700 new, Perfect mechanical condition and clean components, never used off road or out on a wet for long, kept indoors. Still works like straight off the shop floor. It's a Lightweight aluminium 19" frame with 26" wheels. Front and rear hydraulic disc brakes, alloy rims, full set of shimano sram xt, very light bike, Recently Serviced at cost of over £50, £350.00,
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« Reply #518 on: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 20:07:42 » |
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Good call - thanks
Having said that I've Just upgraded my MTBs wheels for some SRAMs, then the fork went so another purchase Rock Shox and a new headset so not exactly flushed at the mo.
Wished I'd have got my LBS to fit the headset and forks - quite a mission to do so.
Couldn't you have just got the forks serviced?
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« Reply #519 on: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 20:14:49 » |
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I am thinking about getting a new bike, is this a good bike, and a good deal
Kona Caldera Mountain Bike Hydraulic Disc Brakes Front Suspension Aluminium Frame 27 Speed, Excellent Condition real head turner, over £700 new, Perfect mechanical condition and clean components, never used off road or out on a wet for long, kept indoors. Still works like straight off the shop floor. It's a Lightweight aluminium 19" frame with 26" wheels. Front and rear hydraulic disc brakes, alloy rims, full set of shimano sram xt, very light bike, Recently Serviced at cost of over £50, £350.00,
How old is it? Spec isn't bad for the money, but "recently serviced" means nothing really. Go and check it out, look out for worn drive train (cassette and chain) and check for wear/play in any bearings or pivot points. Check for obvious things like cracks in the frame, leaky forks or rust.
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« Reply #520 on: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 20:17:01 » |
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And does anyone local have a crank puller and bottom bracket removal tool I could borrow?
Bottom bracket is on its way out and needs replacing, but for the cost of the tools I could just take it to the shop.
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« Reply #521 on: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 21:49:46 » |
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Couldn't you have just got the forks serviced?
They were the originals, 12 years old, seized up and rusty inside, so maybe......but that's not as much fun as upgrading ![Smiley](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/smiley.gif) I have a crank tool but not much used to you, unless you can wait a week.
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« Reply #522 on: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 21:53:23 » |
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I am thinking about getting a new bike, is this a good bike, and a good deal
Kona Caldera Mountain Bike Hydraulic Disc Brakes Front Suspension Aluminium Frame 27 Speed, Excellent Condition real head turner, over £700 new, Perfect mechanical condition and clean components, never used off road or out on a wet for long, kept indoors. Still works like straight off the shop floor. It's a Lightweight aluminium 19" frame with 26" wheels. Front and rear hydraulic disc brakes, alloy rims, full set of shimano sram xt, very light bike, Recently Serviced at cost of over £50, £350.00,
As Samdy said but also if its in such good nick why was it serviced ? Or why service it and then sell it ?
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« Reply #523 on: Friday, July 26, 2013, 07:07:56 » |
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As Samdy said but also if its in such good nick why was it serviced ? Or why service it and then sell it ?
Also the groupset seems a little confused, Shimano Sram XT??? Does sound a little too good, but then again could have had it serviced to sell as may have been off road for a while. May be worth a look but I wouldn't buy such a thing for that money without seeing the bike (And seller) first.
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« Reply #524 on: Friday, July 26, 2013, 07:09:15 » |
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They were the originals, 12 years old, seized up and rusty inside, so maybe......but that's not as much fun as upgrading ![Smiley](//thetownend.com/Smileys/tefsmile/smiley.gif) I have a crank tool but not much used to you, unless you can wait a week. Similarly the fork on my old Stumpy seized up and it was cheaper to replace than repair as it was only a cheap forrk anyway. Got a cheap Manitou Black fork which was great, albeit a little higher than the one I replaced, it was all a litttle 'easy rider' after that!
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