Help - I may be on the horns of a dilemma

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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    :lol: I'd be exactly the same, should have just bought a new bike as well eh?
    Purveyor of sonic doom

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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    :lol: CP I was about to say the same...
    FCN 7/1
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Greg66 wrote:
    ITB: pm'd ya.

    This is all getting a bit out of hand.

    So obviously - new frame is easier is set up with new cables. And a new chain. I thought cassette would be ok with a newer chain, but swapped into onto Bike 2 (which has a newer chain than Bike 1 had) - errr, no. 16 Jumps like a b@stard. Shame you can't buy the individual sprockets. That would be too easy. New cassette.

    And new bar tape. And while I think about it, that shifter that I mashed up in my frost fall looks a bit crappy to to on a new frame. New shifters please. And look at that rear mech. Ditto. And I've never really liked those bottle cages...

    And so it goes on.

    B@lls.

    Greg you've committed now FFS it's already in the shop, Carbon is the new Alu move on don't look back etc etc it's for the best.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    G66 - you've got my sympathies. B@lls indeed.

    Do you remember Voight's seat post failing on the Champs Elysees last year?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    cjcp wrote:
    G66 - you've got my sympathies. B@lls indeed.

    Do you remember Voight's seat post failing on the Champs Elysees last year?

    I do. Nasty, that. IIRC the head of the post snapped clean off. He's such a b@stardly strong rider I'm not completely surprised, but it can't have been much fun riding out of the saddle for 20/30/40k.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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  • Sea_Green_Incorruptible
    Sea_Green_Incorruptible Posts: 431
    Result! Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative have agreed to refund me my money. Madison (the distributor) offered an S1 replacment, but not until next month. Given that I've already been without bike for nearly three weeks now that was not acceptable.

    Madison refused to budge, with an implication that frames like this shouldn't really be used for commuting. B*llocks. The point of the Cervelo blurb on the Team is that it's a tough bike that can take some punishment - that's why it had the anodysed finish in the first place.

    Still good on EBC for recognising Madison's crappiness and offering the refund. I would encourage you to buy from them - they have been very helpful throughout.

    I'm also 99% decided on the replacement. I wasn't joking when I said I was enjoying the single speed. It makes me work harder and go faster. So... the choice is... (I think) a fully uprgaded Peason Touche, with my old Orbea frame built up as my sunny summer roadie...
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Sea_Green_Incorruptible wrote:

    I'm also 99% decided on the replacement. I wasn't joking when I said I was enjoying the single speed. It makes me work harder and go faster. So... the choice is... (I think) a fully uprgaded Peason Touche, with my old Orbea frame built up as my sunny summer roadie...

    Good choice fella and good news about the refund!
  • Sea_Green_Incorruptible
    Sea_Green_Incorruptible Posts: 431
    Pm'd you too Jash.
  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    jashburnham wrote:
    Sea_Green_Incorruptible wrote:

    I'm also 99% decided on the replacement. I wasn't joking when I said I was enjoying the single speed. It makes me work harder and go faster. So... the choice is... (I think) a fully uprgaded Peason Touche, with my old Orbea frame built up as my sunny summer roadie...

    Good choice fella and good news about the refund!

    +1. My Touche has been brilliant as has the service from Pearson.
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