Seems you are ok with plastic on your property thoughI direct you to post #170 above...metal and carbon
3 Grand. Bike of a lifetime
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vickster
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Actually it's been banished to the shedSeems you are ok with plastic on your property though
I like carbon forks, all my bikes have them. I like carbon bikes, but I don't believe a £3k factory one from a global manufacturer is a bike for a lifetime
I was talking about the plastic doorsActually it's been banished to the shed
I like carbon forks, all my bikes have them. I like carbon bikes, but I don't believe a £3k factory one from a global manufacturer is a bike for a lifetime
After the "finer things in life" speech and then seeing those I am shocked That's an interesting point of view .UPVC...yeah wood rots (and I'm not made of money as the whole house was done)...and I live in a 3 bed EoT in Sutton...hardly worth spending oodles on
vickster
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I have limited interest in home improvements ultimately, I'm not going to do anything that won't add value (apart from stick a bike store in the garden at great expense
)You're not in the property market are youI have limited interest in home improvements ultimately, I'm not going to do anything that won't add value (apart from stick a bike store in the garden at great expense
Shame , if you thought about it you could sell without a loss and afford plastic bikes
outlash
also available in orange
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- ice station zebra
Are you actually going to ride it or is it going straight onto the classifieds. Again?
SteCenturion
I am your Father
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- The Dark Side of the Moon.
Did well to get that in for circa £3K.
Frameset alone is around £1500 & DA group around £1K + P-SLR's & finishing kit,
Bravo, nice, shouty, but nice.
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Winnershsaint
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Thought I'd bump this as it may all be falling into place at last. Firstly, I've managed in principle to secure early retirement. I go back on a new contract 3 days a week in an obviously different role. Trying to negotiate the 'when' has been problematic though. Work are not the problem, Teacher's Pensions in Darlington are. That aside it comes down to a straight fight, which is about as clear as mud. I want something a little different bordering premium brand. Storck kind of fit that bill, but in the background sits a Cervelo R3 or even S3. Seems straightforward! Not so, however. Been suggested I look at the Scenero, which I can get with hydraulic discs for £3400, or have as standard Ultegra build for much less and put some superior wheels on like Fulcrum Racing Zero/Campag Shamal. There again there's the Scentron. Now there is one which I may be able to get as an ex-display with some fancy wheels (American Classic Carbon 38 clinchers). Reviews are always good, even if it resembles a Panzerwagon with its oversized tubes. But there's the rub it's basically a sportive bike. The Scenero has some aero pretensions but I could have that with either discs or Di2, but not both for about the same as the Scentron. I am one confused bunny!
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Winnershsaint
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Came across a bike shop, just opened , on the A4 at Thatcham today. As in all cases i was unable to pass by it so parked up and went in. Nice cafe there by the looks of it. Had a long chat with the owner about my new bike needs. Turns out they are my nearest Boardman Elite dealers, the chat has put me in a right quandry. I had pretty much decided on a Cervelo S3 with Ultegra Di2 with American Classics Aero 420 wheels, but I can get a Boardman Elite 9.4 Disc for £3300. So that's Ultegra Di2 and disc brakes for £600 less than the Cervelo. 950g frame and 400g fork so not exactly a heavyweight. Retul bike fit also, cost of which is knocked off the price if you buy from them.I would be really interested to hear views on whether or not I should deviate from my tunnel vision about the S3.
Its a no brainer for me, disc brakes all the way..........
