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« Reply #1725 on: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 21:06:35 » |
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oh yeah, well, it's got a paint chip or two on the handlebar, which appears to equate to a £500 discount.
hmm, i've ended this smugly...i started off trying to be nice
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Nomoreheroes
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« Reply #1726 on: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 22:18:35 » |
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looked at the canyon outlet today, Ultimate AL SLX Di2 Ultegra bike within my price bracket.
bought it as it ticked -
significantly lighter than T3
Aluminium is more robust than carbon
Ultegra Di2 is nice
Decent wheelset so no need to upgrade
come on DHL, deliver the fucker
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« Reply #1727 on: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 22:23:09 » |
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looked at the canyon outlet today, Ultimate AL SLX Di2 Ultegra bike within my price bracket.
bought it as it ticked -
significantly lighter than T3
Aluminium is more robust than carbon
Ultegra Di2 is nice
Decent wheelset so no need to upgrade
come on DHL, deliver the fucker
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« Reply #1728 on: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 22:28:49 » |
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !
I'll still be keeping the t3, don't you worry! |
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« Reply #1729 on: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 22:37:50 » |
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I'll still be keeping the t3, don't you worry!
Winter bike so you don't get your posh one dirty. |
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« Reply #1730 on: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 00:21:35 » |
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Despite currently building up my new frame at the moment....Bloody envious Bennett, sounds like a heck of a spec...good thing is alu doesn't melt in the rain like carbon! Finally got my genesis equilibrium disc frame delivered to mitchells a couple of weeks ago. After having to get the shop to fit the headset for me (I was eyeing up a lump hammer and a block of wood, but thought better of it) and the star nut, and acquiring a few bits and pieces I forgot I needed, I managed to start stripping down my old Croix de Fer and building up the new frame last weekend. Got brand new finishing kit and an ultegra chainset, apart from that, all the mechanical stuff has been transferred from the old bike (105 and trp spyre disc brakes) as its stuff I put on it last year anyway and hasn't been really heavily used since. Did the cabling last night. Just needs bar tape doing and I'm ready to give it a test spin. The steerer tube will no doubt need cutting down once Ive sized myself up on it. I haven't touched it yet and bunged a shit load of spacers on it for the moment. Daren't cut anything off until I'm totally satisfied with the bar height and reach. Will try and get some pictures up when I get a moment or two. |
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« Reply #1732 on: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 19:02:07 » |
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Any recommendations for tyres to cope with the crap roads at the moment?
Have been using Continental Gatorskins (700x25c) on the winter bike for years, with no punctures, but they're hopeless on wet/greasy roads.
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« Reply #1733 on: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 19:31:06 » |
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I can recall an article advising that grip on road bike tyres pretty much displaces no water and offers no additional grip. Fucked if I can remember where I read it though.
I'm still using 700x23c Michelin Comp 4's but have knocked the pressure right down, I've stayed upright (unless there's ice about)
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« Reply #1734 on: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 19:42:10 » |
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« Reply #1735 on: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 22:25:27 » |
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Thanks. Handy link. Was very tempted by those Vittoria Open Pave, as they're on sale at Wiggle. Doesn't quite seem right to have a tyre made of cotton though. Plumped for the Schwalbe Durano.
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« Reply #1736 on: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 22:27:31 » |
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Good Choice
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« Reply #1737 on: Monday, December 15, 2014, 14:43:11 » |
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Most of my late autumn/ winter/ early spring riding is done on my Ridgeback touring bike (daily commuter). It came shod with Continental Contacts which suffered the odd flat due to the sort of sharps that would generally get one arrested for possession of offensive weapons type offences.
When the rear wore out I replaced with a Schwalbe Marathon plus which was a bastard to fit but has been as resistant as a resistant thing on a particularly bloody minded day (so far) so the awkward fit didn't matter. This has been recently replaced due to wearing out and getting big cuts inn the carcass. The front has been replaced recently with another Conti Contact a) as I couldn't get a M+ when I needed it and b) less weight on the front so less prone to sharp pointy intrusion.
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« Reply #1738 on: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 19:10:00 » |
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looked at the canyon outlet today, Ultimate AL SLX Di2 Ultegra bike within my price bracket.
bought it as it ticked -
significantly lighter than T3
Aluminium is more robust than carbon
Ultegra Di2 is nice
Decent wheelset so no need to upgrade
come on DHL, deliver the fucker
For some reason Canyon aren't giving it to the courier until next week for delivery. Gits |
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« Reply #1739 on: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 19:16:21 » |
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For some reason Canyon aren't giving it to the courier until next week for delivery.
Gits
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