Bought a new bike today

andy_winch

I feel like a kid at christmas as I bought a new bike today. Specialized Allez sport silver. A snip at £699.99 ! Shame I can`t collect until saturday ! I know it`s not the most expensive bike in the world, but I did do the right thing didn`t I ?
Has anyone else bought a new bike lately ?

redddraggon

andy_winch wrote:

Has anyone else bought a new bike lately ?

You'll have to get some pictures up when you get it. Hopefully the weekend weather will be good for you.

I recently built/bought a new bike, I won't go into too much detail, there's multiple pages in two threads on it.

fossyant

Nope....

Not bought a new one in 15 years.......but they are all rather nice....... (

Jammy bugger.

Here they are...








Hope to get one in a couple of years, for my 40th (pressie from me to me) which will be rather nice......

You lucky bugger....

grayo59

Just bought a Specialized Allez double for £450.

Very pleased too!

Random Vince

fossyant; good to see the gear levers are in the right place on the road bikes!

can't stand them integrated with the brake levers!

TheGreatGatsby

not a fu;ll bike have just bout the frameset and saddle for my new project for the summer



Gats

meagain

Three since Xmas - but none NEW! I did buy a new one once - lost c. £800 when I sold it after less than a year (I arely keep any bike longer than a few months - I bore easily!). Sorry, always cheaper to let someone else take the 40% depreciation hit as they wheel it proudly from the shop!

geoff_ss

I've just assembled a new bike on a Kinesis Tk frame and it's sitting in the garage because I'm not going to ride it for the first time on salty roads even though the weather's glorious again today. (I'm going to fly model planes instead )

I went out yesterday and ended up partly walking down a 20% hill because it was icy in the shade. A broken leg this early in the year isn't on my game plan. It was a very enjoyable ride just the same and I washed the old bike down when I got home.

I haven't bought a ready rolled bike for many years and most of mine are hand built frames by either Mercian or Derek Wilkins. Haven't sold many, either; they just accumulate.

Geoff

Ashley_R

My new Lemod Filmore fixed is waiting for me to pick it up at my LBS, can't wait!

Only problem is I haven't worked out where I'm going to keep it yet, the stables getting quite full!!

cycologist

Ashley_R wrote:

Only problem is I haven't worked out where I'm going to keep it yet, the stables getting quite full!!

Presumably there is no room at the inn either.

andy_winch

redddraggon wrote:

andy_winch wrote:

Has anyone else bought a new bike lately ?

You'll have to get some pictures up when you get it. Hopefully the weekend weather will be good for you.

I recently built/bought a new bike, I won't go into too much detail, there's multiple pages in two threads on it.

I would post some photos but I don`t know how to attach them to a post !

McBain_v1

I'd love to buy another bike, but I've got 5 and Mrs McBain is starting to complain. I'll have to use the "new frame" gag (making sure I never dispose of the old one) I think. Perhaps a nice 853 Rourke to use as a winter bike.

APIII

McBain_v1 wrote:

I'll have to use the "new frame" gag (making sure I never dispose of the old one)

LOL! I tried that one. She saw through it immediately of course.

cart71

this is my allez sport very pleased with it

andy_winch

That`s the one !
That`s my baby !
Glad to hear that you`re pleased with the beast !
I`ve got it in a 52 frame as i`m a shortie !
Enjoy many happy hours in the saddle like I intend to !