Advise needed, culling the herd?
itboffin
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I'm not sure what to do with my current bike collection, I have a Ribble TT which I built with a view to doing a few TT rides but to be honest that's looking pretty unlikely, it must have only done 100 road miles in the year or so since I finished the build, I had it stuck on the turbo last year whilst recovering from a knee problem since then it's done very little.
Then there's the old steel single speed which as it turns out is a custom build rather than a plain old Raleigh 531, currently in bits stripped and ready to be resprayed, to be honest why? I already have five other perfectly good working bikes.
So do I sell both as is and perhaps buy a carbon race bike?
Rebuild the old steel and sell?
Turn the TT into a FGSS sell/ride?
Leaving them as is gathering dust and doing no one any good?
Seems a shame to have two perfectly good bikes doing nothing at all, don't you think...?
Then there's the old steel single speed which as it turns out is a custom build rather than a plain old Raleigh 531, currently in bits stripped and ready to be resprayed, to be honest why? I already have five other perfectly good working bikes.
So do I sell both as is and perhaps buy a carbon race bike?
Rebuild the old steel and sell?
Turn the TT into a FGSS sell/ride?
Leaving them as is gathering dust and doing no one any good?
Seems a shame to have two perfectly good bikes doing nothing at all, don't you think...?
Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
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I always have these sort of thoughts about spare bikes I have in addition to what's in my sig, then I think, nah, I'm keeping them0
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I keep thinking about building another shed/buying a garage to house the ever increasing collection of bikes...0
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So do I sell both as is and perhaps buy a carbon race bike?
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Il Principe wrote:So do I sell both as is and perhaps buy a carbon race bike?
*nuff said.
Yeh I know and with the Alps looming I need to make that call v soon, so many time has the credit card been out only to be put away because of lack of space, the garage is now to full to work in and the conservatory is heading that way. Not good!!!
mmm carbon 8)Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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That is an amazing price, I paid around £1800 for the whole Di2 groupset (inlcuding the 7900 brakes and chainset)0
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Il Principe wrote:
+1. That's an absolute bargain.....Dahon Speed Pro TT; Trek Portland
Viner Magnifica '08 ; Condor Squadra
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They're a good bunch down at Pearson when it comes to offers, I remember they sold a bunch of Tricross SS' a while back for silly money, my boss bought one!
- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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StuAff wrote:Il Principe wrote:
+1. That's an absolute bargain.....
Crumbs I didn't realise the choice was between that and the rusty steel thing with no gears.
tough one, I'd advice* you to get the shiny one.
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will3 wrote:StuAff wrote:Il Principe wrote:
+1. That's an absolute bargain.....
Crumbs I didn't realise the choice was between that and the rusty steel thing with no gears.
tough one, I'd advice* you to get the shiny one.
*(see what I did there?)
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Yeh but this is tempting too @ £1844 delivered
# Ribble Sportive Carbon Road Frame M (52cm C to Top)
# Ribble Sportive Racing Carbon Road Forks 1 1/8" ITS
# Ribble Headset Unbranded 1 1/8" Hidden (ITS) 45 x 45
# Campagnolo Chorus 11 Spd Double Groupset
# Campagnolo Record Ultra-Torque Overboard Cups Eng
# Campagnolo Chorus-D Skeleton Brakes Road
# Campagnolo 11 Spd Chorus Cassette 12-25
# Campagnolo 11 Spd Chorus Chain
# Campagnolo Chorus UT Carb 11spd Chainset Compact 172.5 34/50
# Campagnolo Chorus 11 Dble Front Gear STD/CT Bz-on
# Campagnolo Chorus 11 Spd Rear Gear
# Campagnolo UltraShift Ergopowers Chorus 11 Spd w/Cables
# Campagnolo Pr Whls Vento Reaction Black Clincher 9/10/11 Camp
# Easton EA50 Ergo Road Handlebars (31.8) 40cm
# Deda Quattro 31 (Oversize) Handlebar Stem 100mm
# Selle Italia SLR Gelflow Saddle Red
# CSN Carbon S.E. Seatpillar 31.6 400mm
# Continental GP4000S Folding Tyre 700x23mm Black/Black
# Prorace Inner Tube 700x18/25 LV52mm
# Fizik Microtex Handlebar Tape RedRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
what size is the TT bike?BMC TM01 - FCN 0
Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
Premier (CX) - FCN 6
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itboffin wrote:Yeh but this is tempting too @ £1844 delivered
# Ribble Sportive Carbon Road Frame M (52cm C to Top)
# Ribble Sportive Racing Carbon Road Forks 1 1/8" ITS
# Ribble Headset Unbranded 1 1/8" Hidden (ITS) 45 x 45
# Campagnolo Chorus 11 Spd Double Groupset
# Campagnolo Record Ultra-Torque Overboard Cups Eng
# Campagnolo Chorus-D Skeleton Brakes Road
# Campagnolo 11 Spd Chorus Cassette 12-25
# Campagnolo 11 Spd Chorus Chain
# Campagnolo Chorus UT Carb 11spd Chainset Compact 172.5 34/50
# Campagnolo Chorus 11 Dble Front Gear STD/CT Bz-on
# Campagnolo Chorus 11 Spd Rear Gear
# Campagnolo UltraShift Ergopowers Chorus 11 Spd w/Cables
# Campagnolo Pr Whls Vento Reaction Black Clincher 9/10/11 Camp
# Easton EA50 Ergo Road Handlebars (31.8) 40cm
# Deda Quattro 31 (Oversize) Handlebar Stem 100mm
# Selle Italia SLR Gelflow Saddle Red
# CSN Carbon S.E. Seatpillar 31.6 400mm
# Continental GP4000S Folding Tyre 700x23mm Black/Black
# Prorace Inner Tube 700x18/25 LV52mm
# Fizik Microtex Handlebar Tape Red
Given your <ahem> friend, is it wise to be buying a bike with Ventos? They are notorious for being an absolute **** to get tyres on (I speak from experience from helping a colleague). I'm seeing a lonely wet dark road in Wiltshire, and a man with no finger nails sat sobbing by the side of the road. Mind you, you might have thumbs of iron by now.
@IP - are you getting a cut or something? Obviously I need to get in with them a bit more.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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spasypaddy wrote:what size is the TT bike?
56cmRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:I'm not sure what to do with my current bike collection, I have a Ribble TT which I built with a view to doing a few TT rides but to be honest that's looking pretty unlikely, it must have only done 100 road miles in the year or so since I finished the build, I had it stuck on the turbo last year whilst recovering from a knee problem since then it's done very little.
Then there's the old steel single speed which as it turns out is a custom build rather than a plain old Raleigh 531, currently in bits stripped and ready to be resprayed, to be honest why? I already have five other perfectly good working bikes.
So do I sell both as is and perhaps buy a carbon race bike?
Rebuild the old steel and sell?
Turn the TT into a FGSS sell/ride?
Leaving them as is gathering dust and doing no one any good?
Seems a shame to have two perfectly good bikes doing nothing at all, don't you think...?
<sigh> It's not difficult, really...
Bikes are like women. In the jurisdiction that you reside in, you need no more than two. One to ride during the week, and one to ride at the weekends.
In addition, you can have one to ride in a foreign part that you visit regularly.
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smiles sweetly and reminds of single speed ideaLe Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]0 -
itboffin wrote:spasypaddy wrote:what size is the TT bike?
56cm
I'm outBMC TM01 - FCN 0
Look 695 (Geared) - FCN 1
Bowman Palace:R - FCN 1
Cannondale CAAD 9 - FCN 2
Premier (CX) - FCN 6
Premier (fixed/SS) - FCN30 -
Maybe I am sappy, but every bike for me is nostalgic..e.g. I still keep a £200 MTB I bought from Halfords as it was my first commuter, just because of that.
Selling one would be like selling an organ0 -
londonbairn wrote:Maybe I am sappy, but every bike for me is nostalgic..e.g. I still keep a £200 MTB I bought from Halfords as it was my first commuter, just because of that.
Selling one would be like selling an organ
I already have a piano
Need the room really it's getting seriously crowded in the garage, not only are there actually 8 bikes but also lots of parts including wheels.
G66 you're a man after my own heart :PRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
rjsterry wrote:
Given your <ahem> friend, is it wise to be buying a bike with Ventos? They are notorious for being an absolute **** to get tyres on (I speak from experience from helping a colleague). I'm seeing a lonely wet dark road in Wiltshire, and a man with no finger nails sat sobbing by the side of the road. Mind you, you might have thumbs of iron by now.
@IP - are you getting a cut or something? Obviously I need to get in with them a bit more.
Yup i have no need for tyre leversRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
You mean "advice" obviously !0
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dreamlx10 wrote:You mean "advice" obviously !
You are correct however i've been taking large doses of morphine for the last two days so the FACT that i'm even able to turn my computer on goes to show that i'm NAILS 8)
Noob! :PRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
MonkeyMonster wrote:smiles sweetly and reminds of single speed idea
I'm sure we can come to an arrangement but i'm not gonna lie to you, it's gonna get weird :?
:roll:Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
One nice bike, one commuter/training bike, one fetish bike i.e. a crosser or mtb.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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The Felt is such a steal. The Ribble's a bargain, but its still Ribble...
If you don't buy the Felt, you must live with that decision... it could drive you over the edge :evil:Bike1
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dreamlx10 wrote:Joined: 05 Sep 2004
:PRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:Need the room really it's getting seriously crowded in the garage, not only are there actually 8 bikes but also lots of parts including wheels.
What you need is more imaginative storage solutions not less bikes.
OT: Could you help me out with a quick query: what size seat post, seat clamp and what spec of headset does the white Ribble TT take? As I'm looking to see if I can put one together out of the spares box on a minimal budget
Cheers
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mostly harmless wrote:itboffin wrote:Need the room really it's getting seriously crowded in the garage, not only are there actually 8 bikes but also lots of parts including wheels.
What you need is more imaginative storage solutions not less bikes.
OT: Could you help me out with a quick query: what size seat post, seat clamp and what spec of headset does the white Ribble TT take? As I'm looking to see if I can put one together out of the spares box on a minimal budget
Cheers
MH
Truth is I could store them but why when someone else could actually use them, I have enough parts to make bike 9 that's not good.
So the ribble has a standard 27.2 seat post, not sure about the clamp as it came fitted, this is the full spec
# Ribble TT Frame White L (56.0cm C to Top)
# Condor Nero Foza 5 60th Black Full Carbon Forks 1 1/8
# Ribble Headset Branded Ribble 1 1/8" Hidden (ITS) 45 x 45
# Shimano 105 Silver TT 10 Spd Groupset
# Shimano Dura Ace 7900 BB Cups (Eng)
# Shimano 105 10 Spd 5600 Brakes
# Shimano 10 Spd 105 5600 Cassette 12-25
# KMC XL 10 Speed Chain
# Shimano 105 Double 5600 10 Spd Chainset 172.5 39/53
# Shimano 105 (5600) 10 Double Front Gear Braze-on
# Shimano 105 (5600) 10 Spd Rear Gear Short
# Cane Creek TT Alloy Brake Levers
# Shimano 10Spd Dura Ace 7900 Bar End Shifters
# Dura Ace SP41 inner & outer cables
# Bontrager SSR Wheels Clincher Black 8/9/10 Shim
# Deda Crononero Handlebars Low Profile 42cm
# Deda Quattro 31 (Oversize) Handlebar Stem 100mm
# Deda Parabolica Uno Extension Oversize
# Continental Ultra GatorSkin Rigid Tyre 700x23mm
# Look Keo Classic Pedals BlackRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0