The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Been to my local brewery this morning and picked up a couple of cases of wallop.
Off to the beach after lunch to take doggie for a walk.
Weather's definitely taken a turn for the worse. Spitting with rain and about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I am amazed at that , here in Binley we had no rain overnight. It keeps trying to spot with rain but not enough to wet the ground .

Its been drizzling off and on all day, dinner time I drove over to coundon to pick up a take away from Sarnies and got damp waiting in the queue.

 

[monkers]

Bye bye Cube Axial WS ...

...hello Trek Domane S4 Tiagra Carbon

 

[classic33]

With daughter moving home last year I'm partial to a bit of flat pack assembly. Mrs Tenkay and I are IKEA ninjas. I even went as far as suggesting that there'd be a market for IKEA scale models along the lines of LEGO 😁

You need to keep up.
http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/ikea-creates-scale-model-village-test-self-suffici/

 

[gavroche]

Bye bye Cube Axial WS ...

...hello Trek Domaine S4 Tiagra Carbon

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Good looking bike. Been out on it yet? Is that a 32 teeth cog at the back?

 

[Dirk]

'Twas quiet on the beach just now......

Not a soul....or sole....to be seen.

 

[monkers]

Hiya thanks.

Choice is limited at the moment. I went and saw it just after lunch, looks super in the flesh as it were. They are going to do the PDI this evening so that I can collect it tomorrow morning after 9. It's a 10 ratio cassette with 32T at the top and 11T at the bottom.

I had a choice of two different bikes at the same price. I really didn't know which to choose, so I did the girly thing in the end and just chose by colour.

 

[GM]

Bye bye Cube Axial WS ...

...hello Trek Domane S4 Tiagra Carbon

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Very nice indeed!....

 

[Paulus]

Hiya thanks.

Choice is limited at the moment. I went and saw it just after lunch, looks super in the flesh as it were. They are going to do the PDI this evening so that I can collect it tomorrow morning after 9. It's a 10 ratio cassette with 32T at the top and 11T at the bottom.

I had a choice of two different bikes at the same price. I really didn't know which to choose, so I did the girly thing in the end and just chose by colour.

Whats happened to the Cube?

 

[Paulus]

I have slime in my Y fronts

🤮🤮

 

[monkers]

Whats happened to the Cube?

It's been a bit of a saga, but long story short, some of the components were not compatible. The dealer I bought it from is not local so I couldn't be bothered to travel to return it and have the discussion. Instead it's gone in p/ex to the LBS. Shame as I rather liked the Cube, it was light and accelerative, but there we are. The Trek should be an upgrade but it doesn't have the advantage of female geometry. As I understand it the biggest differences these days are mostly bars and saddle so I can change these if I feel the need. It has a slopey cross bar and I managed to cock my leg over it.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

It's been a bit of a saga, but long story short, some the components were not compatible. The dealer I bought it from is not local so I couldn't be bothered to travel to return it and have the discussion. Instead it's gone in p/ex to the LBS. Shame as I rather liked the Cube, it was light and accelerative, but there we are. The Trek should be an upgrade but it doesn't have the advantage of female geometry. As I understand it the biggest differences these days are mostly bars and saddle so I can change these if I feel the need. It has a slopey cross bar and I managed to cock my leg over it.

Whats the stand over hieght like?

 

[monkers]

Whats the stand over hieght like?

Like the Cube, it's a 56 frame, but less bar slope, so it's very much tippy-toe for me. It had no pedals on, the chap reassured me that if I manage a 56 Cube, then I'll find seat adjustment on the Trek. Neither Cube or Trek are supplied with pedals, so he's going to swap them over for me while I wait.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Like the Cube, it's a 56 frame, but less bar slope, so it's very much tippy-toe for me. It had no pedals on, the chap reassured me that if I manage a 56 Cube, then I'll find seat adjustment on the Trek. Neither Cube or Trek are supplied with pedals, so he's going to swap them over for me while I wait.

sounds a little big for you, with both feet on the floor there should be a small gap between you and the top tube. Nice bike though.

 

[PaulSB]

Hiya thanks.

Choice is limited at the moment. I went and saw it just after lunch, looks super in the flesh as it were. They are going to do the PDI this evening so that I can collect it tomorrow morning after 9. It's a 10 ratio cassette with 32T at the top and 11T at the bottom.

I had a choice of two different bikes at the same price. I really didn't know which to choose, so I did the girly thing in the end and just chose by colour.

Looks great monkers, you'll have some great rides.

It's a boyee thing on colour as well. When it comes to new bikes they have to look beautiful as well as ride beautifully......🥰