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| Currently: Moderating! | New Race Bike Advice PleaseDo we have any road race bike people on eXceem? I think there are a few?! After my accident and my bike being written off I'm looking for a new one. I have a few possibilities, but if there's anyone on here with some inside info, experience, advice or anything else then please help me pick one!! Here are the 3 options at the moment: TREK 1.7 2009 C2C VIA NIRONE 7 ALU XENON COMPACT 2010 Focus Variado Expert Compact 2010 All advice welcome! Thank You
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| iBook | rad cycles bro |
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| Mini Mac | I think you should go for this bad boy : BIANCHI C2C VIA NIRONE TBH, I know nothing about road racing bikes. |
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| Mini Mac Join Date: Feb 2008
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![]() ![]() ![]() | Is it actually for racing. |
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| Currently: Moderating! | My doubts about the Bianchi... yes it's a sweet bike, really top notch for a cheap price... BUT the replacement parts are expensive and a friend has had problems with his bottom bracket cracking a long time before it should or other bike do! But I do love the Bianchi... and the Focus... and the Treck!! ARRGGHHH!! Just about to phone my cousin who's worked in a bike shop most of his life. Hope he can shed some light, give advice, and maybe a cheeky discount It will be used for: Short distance commuting (under 10miles), Leisure rides, training rides, keeping fit and hopefully some races when I get my fitness back! So pretty much everything!
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| MJ lady with maracas | test ride test ride and more test ride.... every bike will give you a slightly different position and feel - what sort of budget you got to spend? Personally I would say go cannondale... Are you planing to buy used or were you just using the ebay ones as a example?
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| Currently: Moderating! | I was planning on buying used, but that was really only the Trek. Had a chat with my cousin who gave me some great advice, which I have taken on board and will be buying the.... drum roll ... FOCUS! a £950 bike for £595! Really does seem top of the range for my budget (of £600). Plus if I buy from Wiggle I get the 30 day test ride! 99.9% sure I've made the right choice, just need to test ride it now... oh, and pay for it! Especially as I'm not sure how long it will stay at that price!
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| MJ lady with maracas | I would never buy anything that has some form of carbon fibre on it second hand... That said not a bad price at all, and it has a fair few 105 components
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![]() ![]() ![]() | Let us know if you get Haribo (or other free goodies) with a new bike from Wiggle like you sometimes do with other packages Why never buy second hand carbon? Last edited by -null-; 21-07-10 at 07:39 PM.. |
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| MJ lady with maracas | You don't know how its been treated, or whats happened to it. The bike could well have been in some form of accident and as a result a micro fracture in the carbon fibre which can only be spotted with a x-ray
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| Currently: Moderating! | Good point Jon. @null: I'm looking forward to the haribo more than the bike! Very excited though, buying it ina min! Cost breakdown: RRP: £950 Sale: £599.99 Email Voucher: £5 Insurance payout: £250 Mum & Dad (love them so much): £300 Me: £44.99! So happy! (Shame it's not an FJ freebie though!)
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| Mini Mac | You can cash out 3 greens and claim it as a freebie |
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| Currently: Moderating! | lol!! I might just do that! Although I'm hoping for another few referrals to get me a decent helmet, shoes and pedals! (about £200 altogether!)
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![]() ![]() ![]() | Yeah cycling isn't the in-expensive hobby I thought it was is it |
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| Currently: Moderating! | Ha! Hell no! You might remember when I first joined eXceem my first freebie was a £275 Amazon Voucher... £250 of that went towards cycling equiptment for my Edinburgh to London cycle! And I already had the bike, pedals, shoes!! Really want these bad boys: Crank Brothers Egg Beater 3TI Pedals Specialized Propero 2010 Helmet Specialized BG Elite Road Shoes
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![]() ![]() ![]() | £200 for a set of pedals Do like the Specialized stuff tho, always seems to look good. Right now I'm trying to find a budget pair of baggies for MTBing. Not an easy task already but made even harder by me being 1) female and 2) fat. Last edited by -null-; 22-07-10 at 10:14 AM.. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | Got a package from Wiggle today with a sachet of "For Goodness Shakes" in it instead of haribo. |
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| Currently: Moderating! | I've been told I get a "Complementary tool kit"!! Very nice! (Wan't my harribo though Still... Can't WAIT for my bike now! (Just won some pedals off ebay - Crank brothers Egg Beater C - for £20!! Didn't mean to win them , just happened! And they're a bargain!)
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