The weight of this bike...?
hilza
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I'm getting ready to buy a Specialized Secteur as my 1st road bike, FINALLY have enough in the 'Bike Fund' 
Can anyone help me with the weight of this bike as it doesn't say anywhere on the web? I'm going into my LBS in a few days so could just wait till then to find out but I'm getting impaitiant 
Can anyone help me with the weight of this bike as it doesn't say anywhere on the web? I'm going into my LBS in a few days so could just wait till then to find out but I'm getting impaitiant 0
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20 odd lbs0
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Sounds about right.
Why are you waiting a few days? Get it NOW 0 -
And while you're at it, buy a dictionary with the change ;-)2010 Lynskey R230
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jrduquemin wrote:And while you're at it, buy a dictionary with the change ;-)
I think that's the correct spelling for a woman. There's always an extra 'i' as in 'I want this', 'I want you to do that' or 'I've got a headache' etc."There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."0 -
TornadoTom wrote:20 odd lbs
20 'even' pounds...??0 -
Aggieboy wrote:jrduquemin wrote:And while you're at it, buy a dictionary with the change ;-)
I think that's the correct spelling for a woman. There's always an extra 'i' as in 'I want this', 'I want you to do that' or 'I've got a headache' etc.
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Thanks, but can we leave my dyslexia out of it?0
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hilza wrote:Thanks, but can we leave my dyslexia out of it?
Spellchecker? Red line underneath anything that is spelt wrong. Avoids being laughed on bike forums.0 -
there doesn't appear to be one on mine... no red lines at all.0
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Install one then0
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Ignore the pedants, everyone knows what you mean, they're just bitter and twisted
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A fair bit of cash to spend on a pretty average bike in my view.
It's a bit of a risk buying second hand but in my experience there can be some good buys out there. For that sort of money, you could get a very good second bike albeit you miss out on the LBS factor. Get an informed friend to help you out instead perhaps.
You'll probably want to upgrade the Secteur in no time at all!0 -
If you use Google chrome as your browser you get a built in spell checker - bizarre then that it doesn't recognise "GOOGLE" 0
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Oh hang on, i seem to have drifted onto spellcheckradar.com, apologies :arrow:winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
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STEFANOS4784 wrote:Ignore the pedants, everyone knows what you mean, they're just bitter and twisted
I AM bitter and twisted :-)
Besides, it appears that none of you saw the spelling mistake. The youth of today with their 800 word vocabularies.... ;-)2010 Lynskey R230
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jrduquemin wrote:STEFANOS4784 wrote:Ignore the pedants, everyone knows what you mean, they're just bitter and twisted
I AM bitter and twisted :-)
Besides, it appears that none of you saw the spelling mistake. The youth of today with their 800 word vocabularies.... ;-)
Saw, or cared about? =']0 -
Not much point in buying right now unless the OP is planning on polishing it for the next week. I'm holding out on buying a Secteur sport from an LBS (13 is local, I travel 72 miles every day) until the weather picks up and the salt content of spray reaches acceptable levels.
Firefox also comes with built in spell checker but this doesn't help if the spelling is correct but not the intended word. I was unimpressed by an email from a recruitment company that was written by an agent with a degree in Business Management who managed to use weather twice as in " I don't know weather you're interested..." :roll:0 -
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hilza wrote:Thanks, but can we leave my dyslexia out of it?
Hi Hilza,
Tell them to Feck off, you asked a question and should have had an honest reply.
As for weight, if you are dead set on this bike, then fine, but there are a lot lighter out there.
The Planet X is a fantastic Bike with a Carbon Frame and probably weighs 3lb lighter.
http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/aca ... STOCK.html
The Boardman has brilliant reviews and comes with SRAM groupset, tremendous buy and you would have money left.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165710
The Ribble Grand Fondo is a superb piece of equipment, hopefully this link will take you to it: -
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/bikebuild ... e=1#Wheels
PM me if I can help any further.
BTW I make lots of spelling errors and I install the Google tool bar and use the check facility on my spelling, I still get it wrong, but anyone who wants to criticise can do, it just show how small minded they are when someone is asking fro genuine help.
Best of Luck.0 -
Nothing wrong with polishing your bike...
Nope, just best not to get caught doing it... :shock:0 -
Slow-N-Old wrote:hilza wrote:Thanks, but can we leave my dyslexia out of it?
Hi Hilza,
Tell them to Feck off, you asked a question and should have had an honest reply.
As for weight, if you are dead set on this bike, then fine, but there are a lot lighter out there.
The Planet X is a fantastic Bike with a Carbon Frame and probably weighs 3lb lighter.
http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/aca ... STOCK.html
The Boardman has brilliant reviews and comes with SRAM groupset, tremendous buy and you would have money left.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165710
The Ribble Grand Fondo is a superb piece of equipment, hopefully this link will take you to it: -
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/bikebuild ... e=1#Wheels
PM me if I can help any further.
BTW I make lots of spelling errors and I install the Google tool bar and use the check facility on my spelling, I still get it wrong, but anyone who wants to criticise can do, it just show how small minded they are when someone is asking fro genuine help.
Best of Luck.
Although the above bikes will be lighter than the Secteur Sport, I'm afraid they are all around double the OP's budget. (iro £550, if I'm correct) Cycling weakly0 -
No probs Sky, I didn't see a price, so worked off the Evans Price.0
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Didn't pick up on the fact that your last sentence didn't make sense though, did it?TornadoTom wrote:hilza wrote:Thanks, but can we leave my dyslexia out of it?
Spellchecker? Red line underneath anything that is spelt wrong. Avoids being laughed on bike forums. 0 -
Slow-N-Old wrote:No probs Sky, I didn't see a price, so worked off the Evans Price.
...as I said, 'if I'm correct' - Spesh confusingly have quite a few models under the 'Secteur' name, and I think it's the £550 base model that Hilzas looking at.
I agree with you about the spelling Nazi Pedants though!
...unless Hilza asks what peggals to get. Cycling weakly0 -
About 11kg for the base model. What is more important is the all up weight of bike and rider.
I have no idea what my bike weighs but I weigh 16 stone and that's far more important than whether my bike weighs 20 or 22 pounds.
To replace parts on a bike to save 2lbs costs a LOT!!
To lose 7lbs from the rider costs not a single penny.......0 -
carrock wrote:About 11kg for the base model. What is more important is the all up weight of bike and rider.
I have no idea what my bike weighs but I weigh 16 stone and that's far more important than whether my bike weighs 20 or 22 pounds.
To replace parts on a bike to save 2lbs costs a LOT!!
To lose 7lbs from the rider costs not a single penny.......
...does my bum look big on this bike? Cycling weakly0 -
Rokkala wrote:jrduquemin wrote:STEFANOS4784 wrote:Ignore the pedants, everyone knows what you mean, they're just bitter and twisted
I AM bitter and twisted :-)
Besides, it appears that none of you saw the spelling mistake. The youth of today with their 800 word vocabularies.... ;-)
Saw, or cared about? =']
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