S-Express
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As a matter of interest, what are your selection criteria?
Gone for a Cervelo S3 instead of a Litespeed C1 or De Rosa SuperKing 888
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As a matter of interest, what are your selection criteria?
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Frame, then his preference, followed by groupset and wheels. I'd prefer something from a retailer and re-sale value/potential is important although we're looking for a bike to last him 2-3 years.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
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- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
@S-Express - not discounted it, just gathering a wider picture. The PX looks good but I'm half-beholden to a 12yo and how they look at things. They're close by and we're planning to go have a look over the next week.
If he doesn't decide he'll find himself racing on my Principia RSLe
I'm guessing at some point your son and mine'll be in the same race - which part of the country are you in?
If he doesn't decide he'll find himself racing on my Principia RSLe
I'm guessing at some point your son and mine'll be in the same race - which part of the country are you in?
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Chrisz
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- Location
- Sittingbourne
De Rosa (but I am biased having just scored myself a very pretty Decent Rosa with my redundancy payout!!)
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
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- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Last option before we decide - and have to since he's growing: there's a Cervelo S3 available locally which we're seeing tomorrow
However whilst the frame is a year old the groupset's 3 years old and the wheels two.
However whilst the frame is a year old the groupset's 3 years old and the wheels two.
Elybazza61
Guru
That Cervelo looks good;the groupset may be older but it's only just been replaced,I've just put 9000 on my Helium and it is very nice.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
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- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Decision made: the Litespeed C1 at Wiggle is sold so we've made an offer on the Cervelo and it's been accepted. It's Dura Ace 9000 with decent wheels on a 2015/6 frameset. It means a) I'm poor and b) we'll have an Argon to sell shortly. If I kept my bikes that clean it'd be a miracle!
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Shortandcrisp
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Good choice!
al-fresco
Growing older but not up...
- Location
- Shropshire
Admins - can you stop DCLane posting pornograhy like this please?
Elybazza61
Guru
Will be a pic of that Cervelo up soon I should think.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
@al-fresco For reference that's the Bianchi - but minus wheels:
The only half-decent photo is this one:
The only half-decent photo is this one:
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al-fresco
Growing older but not up...
- Location
- Shropshire
You git! I haven't thought about a Bianchi for 6 months. Now I'm getting all unnecessary again.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Thanks all. Tonight we've picked up the Cervelo S3 together with a spare seatpost and full history.
Child no. 2's happy* and we've him booked in for a bike fit prior to the start of the U14's circuit season next month.
*That was until I pointed out to him that he can no longer blame Dad's incompetent bike building as an excuse in a race.
Child no. 2's happy* and we've him booked in for a bike fit prior to the start of the U14's circuit season next month.
*That was until I pointed out to him that he can no longer blame Dad's incompetent bike building as an excuse in a race.
