Forum Members Bike of the Year !

kingrollo

OK then - budget up to £1800 - must be a dropped handlebar type - and must still be be available .....whats your vote for the 2009 bike of the year ? (would do as a poll , but to many options)

markos1963

1. Orbea Onix 09
2. Ribble Sportive Racing
3. Boardman Carbon

Mister W

With no bias whatsoever.......... Argon 18 Radon

Anonymous

Can't vote as I haven't ridden that many 09 bikes enough to give any meaningful comparison.

Although I know what I like...

Gazzaputt

Focus Cayo 105

Anonymous

I have a strong suspicion that people are just going to put the bike they bought...

Very much like they do when responding to 'what bike' threads.

daviesee

NapoleonD wrote:

I have a strong suspicion that people are just going to put the bike they bought...

Very much like they do when responding to 'what bike' threads.

Very true, but I would still do it again.

Colnago Master X-Light.

Yes, there are lighter, and stiffer, and cheaper but nothing will replace mine :P

Mettan

Well, just for capturing mindshare (and being a "budget" star), the Ribble Sportive - good value for money and a good bike aswell - (not £1800 obviously).

DaSy

Litespeed Icon - not even remotely £1800 ish, but it's what I bought and so must be the best bike - come to think of it, I bought it in 08, so doesn't qualify on so many levels.

So it must be the Litespeed Icon then...

APIII

daviesee wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

I have a strong suspicion that people are just going to put the bike they bought...

Very much like they do when responding to 'what bike' threads.

Very true, but I would still do it again.

Colnago Master X-Light.

Yes, there are lighter, and stiffer, and cheaper but nothing will replace mine :P

I want one !
Picture please

Anonymous

I wanted one too but ended up going the Ti route...

Was going to get the Merckx colours.

dennisn

Maybe Bike Radar could have a contest for best members bike voted so by the members.
Not sure how they would prove it's a members bike and not some showroom model,
but maybe.

daviesee

APIII wrote:

daviesee wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

I have a strong suspicion that people are just going to put the bike they bought...

Very much like they do when responding to 'what bike' threads.

Very true, but I would still do it again.

Colnago Master X-Light.

Yes, there are lighter, and stiffer, and cheaper but nothing will replace mine :P

I want one !
Picture please

I would like to but operator error/incompetance is stopping me.

Maybe if you try this link it will open :?:

http://images.nikonians.org/galleries/s ... puser/7397

APIII

fixed!

nice by the way, although don't let NapD see that you've got it on the small ring

guilliano

I'd put a vote forward for the Van Nicholas Euros, purely because I want one! Other than that I'd say the Giant TCR Advanced Rabobank (not the SL version), partly because the non Rabobank version won bike of the year in C+

zedders

the ribble sportive without the deep section wheels should win, surely?

Anonymous

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hammerite

I'm wondering about the ratings and labels given in C+. I have a Wilier Izoard (last years model, which looks identical and indentically specc'd..... rather sexy it is too!), in this months C+ it was given an 8.

The negative comments were something like "would expect better wheels for a bike of this value". So to me it seems that the rating isn't necessarily based just on the bike, but for VFM.

Being that I paid about 20% less than the current retail price, in C+ eyes would the bike get a better rating if the RRP was less. The difference I paid compared to the RRP would probably pay for 2 jumps up the Fulcrum wheel set scale.

Not that I'm too bothered of the rating C+ gave the bike, in my eyes it's bike of the year

daviesee

APIII wrote:

fixed!

nice by the way, although don't let NapD see that you've got it on the small ring

Took the shot before reading these posts :oops:

The saddle has went up, the bars down and the Campy stickers on the wheels are now long gone. They have to be pristine or removed. Nice bare aluminium now 8)

Need to get that steerer cut though :P

PS:- How do you load up a photo?

Marcosplace

GIANT TCR Advanced

Poulsy

That Colnago really needs a silver stem ...Looks very similar to my Superissimo from '97 (that I had repainted).