Raleigh Revenio C1 Bike

[Ajax Bay]

Will this . . . carbon bike be a complete revelation to my cycling experience . . .how it will feel compared to my steel bike. Do they feel any stiffer or transmit more uncomfortable road noise through the frame. What about my average cycling speeds. Will they increase by much. . . on a bike that would be much lighter. Should I worry about it being more fragile compared to steelie and what precautions should I adopt to keep the frame in fine fettle.

The bike is lighter (~4kg) and will feel lighter and so should accelerate faster (for the same power input) and the few extra kilos will make a difference (combination of mind and less weight) climbing the hills. But once you are up to speed there will be minimal difference - and most of people's riding is bowling along plus or minus a bit. Since the bike is lighter (than your steel one) it will have less momentum at the same speed and you may notice this on the flat/downhill. Tyres will have a significant effect on the road noise differential - and I don't know what width tyre this frame will accept (possibly max 25mm). Go wide to minimise 'road noise' with pressures moderated accordingly. This will have a small effect on rolling resistance (and therefore the average speed you can achieve). Regarding its robustness, worth just taking care to avoid bashing it and to avoid leaning it somewhere where there's the chance of rubbing against something hard (but you'd avoid this witha steel bike too). Till a couple of years ago I had an early Trek OCLV carbon bike (?15+ years old) and it showed minimal signs of wear. But it had not been left out in the rain: rain will dissolve away a carbon frame, as any fule no.

 

[broady]

I had the Raleigh Revenio Carbon bike with 10 speed 105 (5700) that I recently sold.
I think it was the 2013 model and it was a cracking bike. Comfortable to ride 100 and quick enough for the quick club runs.
I thought I'd never sell it, but I brought a better summer bike and comfortable disc brake bike so it was sat being rarely used. Sold it for £550 in fantastic condition and with an upgraded set of wheels

 

[johnnyb47]

There's been some great advice given here and would just like to thankyou all, for the time you have given in offering it. I'm now really looking forward to this coming Friday and seeing this bike ( like a kid at Christmas :=).

 

[johnnyb47]

A quick update in that I've just exchanged a call with the seller, and he,s confirmed its a full Carbon framed bike. Getting really excited now :-) :-)
I,m going to give those Raleigh shopper bike riders a real run for there money now ,on our mean streets of Wales :-)

 

[broady]

So what's the news on the bike??

 

[johnnyb47]

Ohhhh bad news I'm affraid.:=(.
I was really looking forward to today, but the owner gave me a call the other day ,and was really apologetic in that he genuinely thought the bike was a full framed carbon bike ,but was mistaken. It turned out to be an Aluminium frame, so I've declined buying it. Oh well never mind. In hindsight though I,m glad in a way that I never bought it ,even if it was a carbon bike. I was only interested because it would of been an irresistible bargain and for the fact I was curious to how a bike much lighter to my old steelie would of transformed my riding experience, but on the flip side I would of had 3 bikes cluttering up the house and could never of brought myself to selling them on. The Boardman MTB was a present off the ex brother-in-law so that will never go , and my 80,s Peugeot has got a huge sentimental value to me and is a life long companion. It would been sad to retiring it ,by hanging up on the wall after all the amazing adventurers we've had.
So it's a tail of 2 sides really. Sad the bike wasn't what it was supposed to be, but in a strange way happy that my Peugeot will still be my main bike for many miles to come :-) :-)

 

[vickster]

If you are curious about how carbon rides, go testride a bike or two. Evans are very obliging (and there's no obligation), go on a quiet dry midweek morning

Did he really pay £1200 for an alu bike?

 

[Ajax Bay]

the guy who's selling it tells me its a full carbon bike and cost him around £1200. Is he telling me porkies

the owner . . was really apologetic in that the bike . . turned out to be an Aluminium frame

Did he really pay £1200 for an alu bike?

Well did he? How is your mutual trust level getting on? He might not be able to tell the difference between a carbon frame and an aluminium one, but he can sure tell the difference between paying £1200 'C1' new) and (say) (£700 '1' new)) or acquiring it 'otherwise'.

 

[Banjo]

It looks as if he was trying to take the op for a ride in more ways than one.

Makes me wonder how the seller acquired it in the first place.