So today this was built in our workshop...

Andy B

Apologies for the pic, was taken on my phone

RealMan

Going to have to give me a clue. What's so special about it..?

Andy B

RealMan wrote:

Going to have to give me a clue. What's so special about it..?

It's the nicest bike I've sold & built whilst working in the shop, a £2900 Cube Fritzz The One (full spec on website)

Fox TALAS fork
Fox RP23 Shock
Formula The One brakes
XT drivetrain
Sun Ringle wheelset

etc etc...

RealMan

Not been working there long then?

Its ok I guess.

Raymondavalon

Ooh.. a bike
And! It cost [just] a little more than average..

Only the Germans could name an FS bike Fritzz

It's nice..

Andy B

Raymondavalon wrote:

Ooh.. a bike
And! It cost [just] a little more than average...

Average price in the range, but not the average price of bikes sold though, I'd say that was more around £800-£1k

Not everyone rides ~£3k bikes

RealMan

Got plenty of bikes like that in my bike shop. I think even that exact one (different colour though). A guy who works in the bike shop said he was thinking about buying one, had to stop myself from saying "but you don't ride.."

nickfrog

I like it very much. I like the matt black paintwork. The stem is about twice too long though.

GHill

That's a nice looking bike. I hope the splatter guard is effective for protecting the shock, and that it doesn't clog and foul the wheel path.

rudedog

thats a fair gap between the rear wheel and seat tube.

rudedog

thats a fair gap between the rear wheel and seat tube.

Radioactiveman

RealMan wrote:

Got plenty of bikes like that in my bike shop. I think even that exact one (different colour though). A guy who works in the bike shop said he was thinking about buying one, had to stop myself from saying "but you don't ride.."

Like most high end bikes sold then,the amount of bikes you see in pictures that are immaculately clean either on websites or ebay . See plenty of them attached to high end german automobiles, roof racks are the most excitement some bikes get.

silveringsurfer

Top tube looks short so the stem is probably right to keep it from being too upright. Very Euro (not in a good way). Nice looking bike cosmetically though. Not sure you can get a better although exceptionally non-pc name for a german bike than Fritzz. Quite sure if Orange had tried it someone would have taken exception!

alfablue

That's cool Andy - good looking bike IMHO. That sort of bike is way above my means, most I have spent on a bike is half that (a Ti hardtail).

xtreem

So far I've never seen an ugly Cube. This one's mint too.

But how do you mean it was built?
Put the wheels and pedals on and twisted the handlebars or you've changed some stock parts?

RealMan

Radioactiveman wrote:

Like most high end bikes sold then,the amount of bikes you see in pictures that are immaculately clean either on websites or ebay . See plenty of them attached to high end german automobiles, roof racks are the most excitement some bikes get.

Have a read:

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-clean

allthegearnoidea

there's last years model of that in my lbs, in the White, maroony red yellow colour, Love the bike, really is a nice bit of kit But no need for a 160mm travel bike! otherwise i'd have begged, borrowed etc. to have it in the shed!

Andy B

Xtreem wrote:

So far I've never seen an ugly Cube. This one's mint too.

But how do you mean it was built?
Put the wheels and pedals on and twisted the handlebars or you've changed some stock parts?

Basic out of the box build, bars not attached to stem, fit saddle to seatpost, swap brakes to the UK way (Cube send the bikes with the brakes opposite to how we ride here), fit pedals, set gears & brakes as well as setting up the fork & shock for the customer, relatively basic stuff, but seen as most of the bikes we sell cost from £120-£1000, selling a £2900 bike in my 1st month of working at the shop is pretty cool.