Cycling

[yeo]

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

[Bewster]

final table,none of us won a 3k road bike.
I came second..go me! congrats David Bew whoever you are

Yey Go me !! 

[horlock07]

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!

[Samdy Gray]

Would've done better if I remembered to transfer out my sprinters for the mountain stages

[Abrahammer]

I totally forgot about this after the 1st week, shame

[horlock07]

If anyone after decent wheels for good money merlin have fulcrum racing 5's for 100, quid, and others.

[Bewster]

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.

[woolster]

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,

[Samdy Gray]

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?

[Samdy Gray]

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.

[Samdy Gray]

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.

[Bewster]

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 

I have a crank tool but not much used to you, unless you can wait a week.

[Bewster]

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 ?

[horlock07]

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.

[horlock07]

They were the originals, 12 years old, seized up and rusty inside, so maybe......but that's not as much fun as upgrading 

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!