Your other, other ride...

[Drew]

I'd expect 20 gears and better than Sora for £700


Felt F85 for £599 (not sure why so cheap) with 105 & Microshift

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-f85-2012/



But I'd go for a Felt Z85 with full Shimano 105 setup - £675

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-z85-105-2012/

[carlosthejack...]

Nice, but Wiggle are on a different scheme to the one offered by my employer...
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[Frog]

What scheme are they on?
Do they have a website with a list of retailers on?
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[D O G]

Ribble also charge an admin fee for all cycle2work scheme bikes. IIRC is is £90.

[400bandit]

This reminds me, has anyone got any Shimano 3x9 shifters they want to sell me?

I'll have to get a pic of my roadie and the MTB.

Cheers,

Joe
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[carlosthejack...]

[Drew]

[DKMonst3r]

Awww I was expecting at least a few pics of the female genital area...

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[carlosthejack...]

[Aff]

Carbony goodness for the road.

https://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/Biles/Road.jpg

And for when it's muddy.

https://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/Biles/Mud.jpg
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[lonie]

https://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/528487_10151145151992165_2146696491_n.jpg

my baby,

flybikes frame

blank p8 rear rim and hub

KHE bikes front rim stock hub

subrossa forks

gusset slink chain

crasher 25t spocket

akimbo cranks

FIT FAF teal wall tyres

BSD too loose bar's

ODI flangeless longneck pro grips

shadow ravager pedals

stolen bike co implant headset

fly bottom bracket

and a shitty mongoose seat.

no action shots of it though
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how fast is too fast?

[andi]

Road
https://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/andipicture/cycling%20pics/CubeAgreeSL001.jpg
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[flat spot]

https://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/flatspots_pics/P1000893.jpg

Specialised Rockhopper had from new in 2001.

Extras include,

Bell
Front + Rear Mudguards
Little Bag Under Seat
Pump
Water Bottle + Cage
Cat Eye Speedo (top speed 48mph)
Seat That Doesn't Hurt Your Arse Going Down Bumpy Tracks
Non Chunky But Sort Of Chunky Tyres

Done many many miles and never let me down which is why I'm looking to buy a Specialised Camber.

https://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/flatspots_pics/P1000894.jpg

Circa 1985 Aero Reflex, built with NOS parts. Bling.

[JonB]

carlos WTF have you done?!

I've been away from the PC and was going to post musings on whether the cycle to work really is any good anyway. You don't save a lot and you are restricted to certain retailers and £1000 limit.

You are really going to regret buying that bike.

Couple of reasons.

The groupset is sora, which is 9-speed. Everything from Tiagra (which is only the groupset one above in terms of quality) is now 10 speed. So what you have saved initially, is going to bite you in the ass when you see that 9 speed cassettes and chains are rare as rocking horse s*** and although you will be able to buy them for years to come, you won't find good deals on them.

£700 on interest free finance would have bought you a bike at this time of the year which is worth upwards of £1000. Probably full carbon frame and Tiagra/105 mix.

Ribble Cycles customer services are notoriously shocking.

I have to say it, but you've been sold on pretty colours and a suspect cycletowork scheme.

On the cycletowork scheme. I was looking to buy a bike that was worth £1000. Once I had done all the calculations, it was going to cost me about £750. Good saving you would think. 3 months later at the end of the year (i.e this time of year) it was reduced to £731. Catch my drift?

Listen, the frame isn't bad. So you have a good platform. But it is going to cost you upwards of £300 (a compatible set of STI shifters will cost you at least £120 alone) to get that upgraded to 10 or 11 speed in the future. This is why I think you'll look back at this purchase and wonder whether you have made it too quickly.

P.S Ribble are mis-selling as the R540 pedals as they are not 105. The 105 equivalent pedals are, funnily enough 105 5700's.

Jon.
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[carlosthejack...]

Strangely enough, I've actually cancelled that order and re-done it with the Tiagra groupset and upgraded wheels, and the support I've had from customer services has been excellent.

Thanks for the advice though, much appreciated.
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[JonB]

Phew. Good decision. Enjoy your new ride!

I've never had to use the customer services, but they have a pretty poor reputation, maybe they are addressing it.

I buy lots of componentry from them as they are pretty unbeatable on price.
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[carlosthejack...]

Plainly we were connected in some way today...
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DonnyBrago: "I think you may be confusing rain and napalm..." Paulington: "It's not what you ride, it's how you ride it."
Current rides: '05 VFR800 VTEC, '57 Mondeo 1.8 TDCi #58LEGEND

[GREENI3]

https://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o637/watchman94/IMG_0202.jpg

[Dr. DaveJPS]

https://www.davejps.com/Yashica-Mat/slides/Y%20Aysgarth%20fuji012.jpg

My new other-other ride that I bought on Saturday, a 1980 Viscount KP Crisps team replica;
10 speed, hand made in England steel frame, Shimano brakes and levers.

had it serviced and two new tyres (not pictured) as various bits were loose (including rear wheel as i found out 17 miles into a 26 mile ride on sunday)

total costs;
£60 for the bike
£30 for the service
£20 for the tyres

meaning that by mondeo man's suppositions, I'm only £2 worse than him
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[Drew]

[Dr. DaveJPS]

[Nb]

Got 2 bikes, a 2009 specialized sirrus that someone gave me a few weeks ago virtually unused, and a alien aurora electric bike that i used to commute to work on which im now selling as the specialized is so easy to ride.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v678/blazebrown/20120901_113238.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v678/blazebrown/20120901_092857-1.jpg
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[Drew]

Just waiting on the 2013 stock to become available and then ordering

https://www.feltbicycles.com/Resources/ProductPhotos/Bikes/2013_B16_Sml.png

Going to order from wiggle and use their 30 day test ride, just in case I can't get use to a TT bike

[Sable]

If anyone sees my langster from last pages in West London, run it over! Stolen last week

[flat spot]