Cycling

[Bennett]

chap in Hargroves once told me that Cube carbon frames are notoriously poor quality and prone to breaking/splitting. Whether this is true or not I have no experience - however they do always seem to very well priced for the spec which would imply the frames are the price saving point as opposed to the groupset.

just a thought. He said that their MTBs are brilliant though.

hmph, fine, i'll go with this then
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/road-track-bike/ribble-r872-105-shimano-equipped?part=SE14R872SHIMA105&sub=conf_SERC

[Bewster]

i was just passing on what I was told

[Bewster]

hmph, fine, i'll go with this then
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sed/road-track-bike/ribble-r872-105-shimano-equipped?part=SE14R872SHIMA105&sub=conf_SERC

Thats more like it. Although with 53/39 order some new knees

[Samdy Gray]

In that price range, you will not do better than this:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXSLPULT2/planet-x-pro-carbon-shimano-ultegra-road-bike

[Bennett]

ahhh you can change the ribble ones components innit. i'm shocked you can't change the wheels to something better than a Sodi though...you'd think they'd give you a "+£100 for fulcrum quattro's" or summat

[Bennett]

In that price range, you will not do better than this:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXSLPULT2/planet-x-pro-carbon-shimano-ultegra-road-bike

i did see that, and it's been noted, but surpassed by
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXRT57ULT/planet-x-rt-57-shimano-ultegra-6800-road-bike

currently, whilst i have money (albeit set aside money) i've got an upper limit of £1500 or something like.

[Bennett]

this has the makings of a "tefers put their name to bikes they'd cheat on their own steeds with"

[Bewster]

There you go, £1500k bike discounted to £1000 in October + £400 wheels + £100 go faster stripes.

Job done.

[Bewster]

this has the makings of a "tefers put their name to bikes they'd cheat on their own steeds with"

Then look no further

http://www.vannicholas.com/Road/2/allbikes.aspx

or

http://www.trekbikes.com/uk/en/collections/custom_project_one/

[fuzzy]

this has the makings of a "tefers put their name to bikes they'd cheat on their own steeds with"

Surly Pugsley or similar

[Bennett]

jeepers they're not cheap Bewster!
I follow Vanilla Bicycles on instagram, they produce some lovely bespoke bikes
http://vanillabicycles.com/

[Bewster]

The Trek project one is superb - design your own bike, own paint scheme and gruppo. You've got to have £5k plus though. How much for my dodgy kidney ??

[WEBBERhyde]

this has the makings of a "tefers put their name to bikes they'd cheat on their own steeds with"

I'm hoping to be getting a tasty mile munching weight weenie (although anything would be a weight weenie compared to my lovely steel croix de fer) between winter and spring 2015. Committed to a blow out holiday (just dribbling thinking of what I could buy bikewise for the same outlay) in October so will have to wait till after that.

Lots of stuff taking my fancy around the 1700-2000 mark, but I'm a sucker for a project and spreading costs over a period of time. For a real superbike I'd get that Planet X ultegra on a bike to work scheme, strip it down for the components, selling on the frame and wheels and look out for a deal like Westbrook cycles were doing for a Scott foil frame for 500 quid. Build up some wheels in flavour of choice. Lubbly Jubbly.

[Bewster]

This is what I wanted to do but starting with a titanium frame from Enigma or Van Nich but the prices soon spiraled.

[fuzzy]

The Trek project one is superb - design your own bike, own paint scheme and gruppo. You've got to have £5k plus though. How much for my dodgy kidney ??

You can get a 4 series Domane or Madone for £2500- not a full personalised bike but different to stock.

If I was buying a road bike for the UK, I would go for the Domane- designmed for Paris- Roubaix so better on the shitty roads we currently suffer.