New bike for £1000-£1300 budget
STEFANOS4784
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Hi all, i was just wandering if any-one could offer a bit of advise, i currently have a 1999 cannondale r500 which i have been riding more and more recently, i got it second hand for £250 off a mate about 4 years ago it's only the past year or so that i've been riding more, mostly for a 10 mile hilly commute to work and back again, i was smushed off it about a year ago as a bloke in a BMW who couldn't see over the wheel side swiped me an snapped my collar bone, so gettin some money off his insurance, anyhoo done a lot of research and sort of narrowed it down to maybe the planet x or focus cayo, however i have since decided that i might prefer something more comfortable and less racy as i have ridden a couple of times to see my bro in Exeter (82 miles) and even riding my commute my lower back aches a bit so on longer rides it's nasty, maybe due to frame size and current set up (it is 54cm frame and i am 6ft with 90cm inner leg) i saw the specialized roubaix which seems to have more of an up-right position but there so much conflicting info, any help greatly appreciated, cheers all
winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg
Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg
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Generally speaking, a 54cm frame for someone with a 35.5" crotch-foot sounds rather too small! My 54cm Felt is a good-to-fractionally too small fit for me (I'm 5'10" and 31" leg). I suspect you should be looking at something more in the region of a 58cm frame.
Have a gander at this online fit calculator to get a ballpark setup... http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CC ... ATOR_INTRO
A £1300 budget will get you a very nice spec bike! If I come across any interesting 56 to 60 cm frame bike deals, I will let you know================
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I agree with the 56cm frame, I am also 5'10" and have a 56cm frame that is perfect. Have you had a look at the Scott CR1 Team. They are around £1400 but I'm sure you can get one within your budget. I love mine, carbon frame with 105 groupset, I've upgraded the wheels and will use the Aksiums as a winter training wheel.If it's not a Yeti, it's not worth riding!0
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Condor Acciaio might fit the bill at that price range and for what you're looking for. Ticked the boxes for me and no regrets.0
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Many thanks, to all, that sizing link was very useful by the way, cheers againwinter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
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So what size frame does it suggest then?
If the bike you like has a sloping rather than horizontal top tube, you can usually get a frame about 4cm smaller.================
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58 for competetive 60 for eddy, think might go for eddie as comfort on long rides would be great, thanks again for your help, very usefulwinter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
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http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/produc ... rtno=32941 (58cm Felt F55)
http://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/produc ... Tech%20105 (58cm Bianchi 928 carbon tech)
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=23681 (58cm Cube Agree GTC pro)
http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/detail.asp/sku=RD014 (58/60cm Van Nicholas Euros)
http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/detail.asp/sku=RD004 (56cm sloping Bottechia BS600 aviator Carbon Road Bike)
Struggling to find many 60cm horizontal frames so far, but a few "left-field" bikes to look at (i.e. not going the Focus/Ribble/Planet-X route)...================
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Wow, amazed at the helfulness of your responses NitrousOxide you must be one o the nicest people out there to go outa your way like that. Anyhoo reckon i might go for the Felt at chain reaction, sent them an e-mail ragarding flexibility with there finance as not 100% sure when insurance monies will be coming through and don't really want a credit card (to dangerous) will keep ya posted and again, your help is greatly appreciatedwinter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
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Glad to help, I tend to do window shopping regularly, out of habit (looking for the tempting deals)
Another "left-field" idea to throw at you, which you may well have read by me before in the forum...
Buy an "absolute steal" priced Principia RSL EVO 05 frameset ( http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=24206) for £268
Buy a groupset eg. Ultegra for ~£380
Buy other essential bike bits (saddle; post; stem; handlebars; chain)
Order a set of wheels of your choosing (good offer at Ribble for handbuilts at mo)
Get a local bike shop to put the bike together for you (obviously getting quote in advance)
... I suspect, even including the LBS assembly charge, you could create a better "bang for the buck" bike. Naturally, you may prefer a carbon/steel/titanium frame, but the Principia aluminium frames are legendary (I had a '97 RSL and so regret selling it two years ago).================
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DHC-12K-Carbon-Ra ... m153.l1262
Unless I've missed something in the description, this seems like a great deal, as I believe those wheels are something like £500 worth of kit alone! :shock:================
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Does seem a bargain, slightly suspicious for some reason as the wheels retail @ 549.99
http://www.primera-bournemouth.co.uk/Te ... rodID=2838
group-set 284.99 rrp 399.99
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/id33891.html
2 x tires 23.98 (probably cr@p)
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Vitto ... 360018648/
seat post 29.99
http://www.dhcyclesport.co.uk/parts-acc ... d229cl2e05
saddle £16.95 rrp 29.25
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/P ... goryID/264
bar tape about a 5er
bottle cages about a 10er for both so that is 920.90 for the individual components leaving less than 200 quid for the frame cheapest could find with-out really trawling the net £243.12
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Hasa-Full-Car ... .m14.l1318
surely gotta be something wrong,
plus don't think i'm good enough to justify a bike with wheels that look so pro, lol, look like an ass in my cut off combats and officers club t-shirt, good find though, thanks again mate , think i might go for the felt 1st one you suggested, but still tempted by the more up-right position on the roubaix :? Hmmmmm decisions decisions and the more i look the harder it is, also tempted by a synapse as well but you seem to get more bang for your buck with un-heard of branded frames or on-line only dealers!winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
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