Wilier Izoard today

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  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    Eurus are closer to Racing 1s - they share the same hub and wide-bladed aluminium spokes

    nice looking bike that! - very smart
  • The emu
    The emu Posts: 347
    Cheers guys!

    See this is thing I don't understand, when I hear guys on this forum talking about upgrading the R5s to R3s for 2,400 and then also having to wait so long when I managed to start with the Izoard PRO as the base for 2099 and then stepped up with the components and pedals for less.

    http://www.epic-cycles.co.uk/wilier.htm

    I can't remember total cost of upgrade for wheels, but I think it was in the range of an extra £100 - £150?

    I stopped short of the carbon bars and went for the profi, sounds stupid I know but I don't feel comfortable with the idea of riding with a carbon stem or handlebars.

    I am quite tall at 6'4, and have a long inseam hence my nickname the emu :roll: , but admittingly since taking that photo I have dropped the seat post down an inch.
    The long grazed legged one
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    The emu wrote:
    I stopped short of the carbon bars and went for the profi, sounds stupid I know but I don't feel comfortable with the idea of riding with a carbon stem or handlebars.

    You made the right decision - carbon bars aren't really worth it if you're on a budget. Better to get better wheels or gruppo than waste it on plastic stem and bars.
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  • over-the-hill
    over-the-hill Posts: 144
    The emu wrote:
    Cheers guys!

    See this is thing I don't understand, when I hear guys on this forum talking about upgrading the R5s to R3s for 2,400 and then also having to wait so long when I managed to start with the Izoard PRO as the base for 2099 and then stepped up with the components and pedals for less.

    http://www.epic-cycles.co.uk/wilier.htm

    I can't remember total cost of upgrade for wheels, but I think it was in the range of an extra £100 - £150?

    I stopped short of the carbon bars and went for the profi, sounds stupid I know but I don't feel comfortable with the idea of riding with a carbon stem or handlebars.

    I am quite tall at 6'4, and have a long inseam hence my nickname the emu :roll: , but admittingly since taking that photo I have dropped the seat post down an inch.


    They quoted an Izoard for me £2121.00 but it was no where near that spec
    It had Zonda wheels, alloy cranks, Deda Newton stem and bars.
  • halfmanhalfsnookermachine
    halfmanhalfsnookermachine Posts: 55
    Just to let you guys all know, I finnaly got my shiny new Izoard today. Having been told I had to wait eons, my somewhat surprised LBS owner rang me up and told me he had just received my bike............winner!

    Anyway, after much deliberation I stuck with my original plan and got the red / white Izoard with Centaur groupset (including the carbon crankset) and Fulcrum 5's for £1999, despite the fact that all the Willier range have gone uo about 6% due to the pound vs euro.

    All in all, I still consider this a good buy, especially since my LBS actually let me have a test ride, for free, no strings attached. So its hats off to Trevor and Nigel at Liphook Cycles for quite exemplary service despite being mucked around by the Wilier importers.

    I managed to get a quick 40 min blast tonight, it's an absolute dream to ride and i'm dead chuffed all round!

    Lagavulin, hope you get yours soon.

    HMHSM
  • The emu
    The emu Posts: 347
    Zonda is about the same as R3 so that sounds about right although not sure about the alloy crank business. I think they would give you carbon but probably would have to order them in and wait.

    I actually wish though I still had my old alloy centaur gears, as the new 08 centaur range prevents me from ranging through the gears with one step :cry:
    The long grazed legged one
  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    Pleased you've got yours (genuinely). I was told my a couple of places I enquired about the bike that the £1999 deal was a steal at that price. Enjoy.
    halfmanhalfsnookermachine wrote:
    Lagavulin, hope you get yours soon.
    Thanks. I'll be really disappointed if I don't have it in time for June.
    2010 Cannondale CAAD 9
    2008 Wilier Izoard
  • Brian1
    Brian1 Posts: 595
    Likewise Halfman,after being told by my LBS that it was going to be 3 weeks,got a call today to say it was there.Hoping to pick it up early nextweek.

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