2012 Wilier Cento Uno

ashleymp777

Cento Uno frame
Campag Chorus 11sp groupset
Ritchey WCS carbon stem, saddle, seat clamp
Miche wheels





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roddixon

Why is there no green with envy smiley?

Nice bike 8)

Brian1

That is f88king beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!Can i ask how much you paid and where you got it.

ashleymp777

I bought it as a frame only as the parts came from another road bike of mine. Bought it from Bromley Bikes (where all my bikes come from) and paid a lot opf money ;-) Too much to be reminded about thats for sure.

macdesigner

Great looking machine... you can't beat the look of a carbon weave IMHO

Mad Roadie

great bike - nice looker too, but a biased Cento owner too!

rude-dog

nearly identical to mine, although mines a few years older and a different colour !

so of course i love it !!!! (another very biased cento owner!)

ashleymp777

Any recomendations on what new wheels to get? Got about £5-600 or so to spend. Not masses of money to spend but enough I hope.

TMR

ashleymp777 wrote:

Any recomendations on what new wheels to get? Got about £5-600 or so to spend. Not masses of money to spend but enough I hope.

Kysrium Elites would be my choice on that budget.

addictedtocarbon

ashleymp777 wrote:

Any recomendations on what new wheels to get? Got about £5-600 or so to spend. Not masses of money to spend but enough I hope.

Or fulcrum racing 1's

markyone

Nice bike,
my choice wheels would be fulcrum.

b0dski

I'll have a set of mint Ksyrium SSC SL's for sale as soon as I sort out a set of Carbon aero wheels

Scrumple

They ride like a dream, don't they.

I'd look out for some deals on Cosmic Carbones, unless you want all round wheels? They were made for red racing zero's. but you'd need a bit more cash.

Kysirium sl's would be champion.

Herbsman

What's the 46 Ton thing about?

Herbsman

Don't answer that - I just Googled it.

thegreatdivide

As Scrumple said, Cento Uno's look fantastic with Racing Zeros. Wiggle have the Black Label set on sale but they're still pretty steep http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fulcrum-racing- ... -wheelset/

The red spoke version would set your Cento off perfectly.

Brian1

That bike needs a set of carbon rims.Take a look at www.wheelsmith.co.uk. Loads of good reviews on this forum.

max1234

I'm very tempted by the Cento1 - definately a stunning bike. Did you manage to try one before buying? What's the ride like, the reviews i've seen say fast but still comfortable, is that a fair comment?
Thanks

ashleymp777

max1234 wrote:

I'm very tempted by the Cento1 - definitely a stunning bike. Did you manage to try one before buying? What's the ride like, the reviews i've seen say fast but still comfortable, is that a fair comment?
Thanks

Yes, I tried one for a weekend and was immediately taken with it. Compared to my previous Wilier Izoard it's certainly more comfortable and easily faster. Majority of my rides are 5+ hrs and have never come back feeling like it's beaten me up.

Brian1

Hi Ash
Hope this is not a stupid question but I ride an Izoard and was thinking of moving up to the cento. In what way do you find it more comfortable than the Izoard. Thanks

thegreatdivide

I have an Izoard and a Cento Uno too. Personally I'm not sure about one frame being more comfortable than the other. The Cento has quite short geometary - it was a pro bike - while the Izoard is a bit more 'relaxed' - but both my bikes are now pretty much set up the same way from fitting specs and they also have the same saddle so my arse doesn't get a shock.

The noticeable differences I can feel are:

The obvious weight difference - my 52.4cm Cento with 2011 Zeros and 2011 Super Record comes in at approx 6.5kg
The power transfer - get out of the saddle, push the pedals and it flies!!!
Climbing - although fitness is always the BIG factor the weight of the bike helps and taking hills is almost fun now ;-) My times on climbs round here are much better on the Cento.

It's also a very beautiful frame in the flesh. I saw one on a Wilier stand and it was love at first sight.

It took me getting hit by a car to afford one, but if you have the cash to spend give it a very serious thought.

Here's a very poor photo of mine taken last autumn (I'm going to take some good shots when the sun comes out again):

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Monkeydust

I've seen a few old comments about shoddy rear shifting on the Cento Uno due to internally routed cabling. Anyone experienced this, is it a load of cobblers, or was it an issue Wilier have now sorted out?
Thanks!

thegreatdivide

I think you mean this twit's comments

http://range.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/2 ... to-uno-sl/

I think the guy has a few personal issues. His bird probabaly ran off with someone who had a Cento ;-)

I've never had a problem with shifting and if it was such a big problem why would Lampre ISD want to use the SLR? (NB - they asked for the top tube internal routing to be removed for ease of maintenance but kept the internal in the chainstay).

It's an amazing frame.

ashleymp777

Well I've certainly never had an problems with shifting thats for sure.

LiberataERedenta

The best "Do-It-All" bike around. It's good at everything - speed, handling, comfort, stifness, lightweight.

So many other bikes focus on being the stiffest or lightest or comfiest but the Cento Uno does it all which is what you need in a road race or sportive bike - versatility!

One of the best looking bikes ever too as a bonus!