Condor Gran Fondo titanium

[User169]

[QUOTE 4852984, member: 43827"]Disappointment!

The bike was handed in by a local employer as it had been "abandoned" in their bike storage area for six months and had notices put on it that it would be scrapped if not claimed. Given the value of the bike it has been decided to give them back the bike to see if more effort could be made to trace the owner. We would not like to see such a distinctive bike be the subject of some dispute if the owner does eventually turn up, or see it ridden by someone else.

The correct decision, even though it was just the right size for me. [/QUOTE]

Pretty amazing someone would leave a bike like that in a storage place for so long.

 

[vickster]

There's one for sale on eBay...not too far away, great spec, great price
...and it's too bloody big for me

I spoke to the seller and unfortunately, it's not a 56cm as they say, according to the measurements they gave me, it's a 57cm model (I need the 55cm framesize)

So if there's anyone out there who's around 6'2, fill your boots

The quest for the titanium holy grail continues

 

[vickster]

Finally…only 6.5 years since I started this thread 🦄

 

[Rusty Nails]

Finally…only 6.5 years since I started this thread 🦄

Great, but I won't believe you until we see the pics.
EDIT:
Just saw the pics on your other thread. Looks really good, and a good price.................but there's a lot of black on it.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Just an update on the post I made on this thread four years ago before leaving and then rejoining.

The Gran Fondo that was donated to us was eventually reclaimed by the owner. She had gone on extended maternity leave and left the bike in the office storage shed. On going back to pick it up when she felt ready to start riding again she was panic-stricken to find it gone until her admin department told her we had it. She was one very relieved woman when she collected it.

 

[fossyant]

Did you win !

 

[vickster]

Great, but I won't believe you until we see the pics.
EDIT:
Just saw the pics on your other thread. Looks really good, and a good price.................but there's a lot of black on it.

Not for long 🦄

 

[All uphill]

I predict turquoise bar tape and some nice bright Hope hubs to match.

 

[vickster]

I predict turquoise bar tape and some nice bright Hope hubs to match.

I’ve already got the tape
(Not turquoise)

 

[cougie uk]

Just an update on the post I made on this thread four years ago before leaving and then rejoining.

The Gran Fondo that was donated to us was eventually reclaimed by the owner. She had gone on extended maternity leave and left the bike in the office storage shed. On going back to pick it up when she felt ready to start riding again she was panic-stricken to find it gone until her admin department told her we had it. She was one very relieved woman when she collected it.

Whaaaaaaaat ? Who would think it a good idea to leave a nice bike like that in a bike shed anywhere ?
She's a bit too trusting.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Whaaaaaaaat ? Who would think it a good idea to leave a nice bike like that in a bike shed anywhere ?
She's a bit too trusting.

It was a secure location in the Senedd building in Cardiff. Plenty of security, including armed policemen around the site.
I doubt that she'd do it again though.

 

[vickster]

There’s a gorgeous 52cm on eBay!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30563374...X3ivNs2TC6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[Jameshow]

Lovely, lovely bike.

• 3AL-2.5V Alloy – consisting of 94.5% ti, 3% aluminium and 2.5% vanadium – best suited to building bicycle frames because of optimal, strength, fatigue endurance, corrosion-resistance and workability. But not all 3AL-2.5V is itself equal (as we will find later).
• 6AL-4V Alloy - An alloy of 6% aluminum, 4% vanadium and 90% ti. An exceptionally hard material that is useful for making drop-outs etc but difficult to make into a complete bicycle frame.

Once you have had the experience of riding Ti, it's very hard to go back to Carbon, Alu and even steel. My poor old Spesh Roubaix, which is a wonderfully comfy, lovely bike is now gathering dust in the shed, poor thing.

Come one we need an update on all the 3al not being equal!!

What's the source of that quote...

 

[Jameshow]

There’s a gorgeous 52cm on eBay!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30563374...X3ivNs2TC6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Good job the links own!!

 

[ianrauk]

Come one we need an update on all the 3al not being equal!!

What's the source of that quote...

Dunno, it was nearly 10 years ago