Condor Bivio X

Focus-rider

liking the pink cables bender, definitely the way to go with a condor. I reapplied my pink bar tape tonight and even though everyone in work slagged it off its the bollocks and i love it.

bendertherobot

Guards are sks p45 (I think!)

Not keen on the front angle but they are otherwise excellent.

150 miles this week, mostly wet. Have a hy rd on there now as well

mroli

bendertherobot wrote:

Guards are sks p45 (I think!)
Have a hy rd on there now as well

Thought you might have as I've got a BB7 caliper...! (Ta!)

bendertherobot

you may get another soon. Once they sort stock out..............

Meirionatron

Nothing good about a wet back and feet, mudguards are a win in my book

bendertherobot

Noticed some lateral play in the rear wheel. LBS put some new bearings in.

God, it was quick before, but now, my my.........

the_fuggler

Lovely build!

bendertherobot

Now running two TRP HY RD brakes.

Setup of these is so laughably easy. Makes the BB7 setup look like brain surgery.

bendertherobot

ugo.santalucia

Sweet, but those mudguards... it's May FFS!!!

drlodge

I've just added a rear rack in addition to the SKS mudgaurds on my CX. The guards are staying!

bendertherobot

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Sweet, but those mudguards... it's May FFS!!!

200 miler next weekend. They may come off

mm1

I like this a lot. After building up my Baracchi and getting my Acciao resprayed (must post this sometime) I am now hankering for a cross bike for next winter (and to do some Summer touring on), guess it will be one of these.

bendertherobot

bendertherobot wrote:

ugo.santalucia wrote:

Sweet, but those mudguards... it's May FFS!!!

200 miler next weekend. They may come off

Though, looking at the forecast, 40 mph headwind, rain and 4 degree "feel" they may not

bendertherobot

Upgraded and changed a few bits.

In comes a SRAM Force Wifli rear mech, for added off road ability. Out goes the FIzik for a simple Charge Spoon.

ugo.santalucia

You're still wearing those stupid arches in July?

bendertherobot

ugo.santalucia wrote:

You're still wearing those stupid arches in July?

Yes, it's a commuting bike. I use it in RAIN.

bendertherobot

Cyclocross boots!

menthel

bendertherobot wrote:

Cyclocross boots!

Nice, looks like my Italia's rugged sibling!

bendertherobot

Absolutely! It's a great shaped frame isn't it!

menthel

bendertherobot wrote:

Absolutely! It's a great shaped frame isn't it!

Superb, so well put together too. The ride quality is great too.

ugo.santalucia

About time you got rid of the stupid arches...

bendertherobot

i'm seriously thinking about leaving them off all the time now, and using the mountain bike for commuting when it rains

ugo.santalucia

bendertherobot wrote:

i'm seriously thinking about leaving them off all the time now, and using the mountain bike for commuting when it rains

Mid life crises can have positive outcomes occasionally...
Jokes aside, I never really got the point of a set of guards... unless you want to ride with proper clothes on. It's one of these things... if you feel you need an i-phone, then maybe you need guards too, but once you get used to live without, you realise you are not missing out on anything...

bendertherobot

ugo.santalucia wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

i'm seriously thinking about leaving them off all the time now, and using the mountain bike for commuting when it rains

Mid life crises can have positive outcomes occasionally...
Jokes aside, I never really got the point of a set of guards... unless you want to ride with proper clothes on. It's one of these things... if you feel you need an i-phone, then maybe you need guards too, but once you get used to live without, you realise you are not missing out on anything...

The other obvious benefit is, when I get bored, which won't be long, I won't look at the Ritchey Swiss Cross frame and think, darn, no mudguards. Instead I'll just buy it and use the MTB when it's grim.

Besides I have a Gabba (well, in fact I have two) so there's very little to clean.

jezzasnr

ugo.santalucia wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

i'm seriously thinking about leaving them off all the time now, and using the mountain bike for commuting when it rains

Mid life crises can have positive outcomes occasionally...
Jokes aside, I never really got the point of a set of guards... unless you want to ride with proper clothes on. It's one of these things... if you feel you need an i-phone, then maybe you need guards too, but once you get used to live without, you realise you are not missing out on anything...

riding in a group?

ugo.santalucia

jezzasnr wrote:

riding in a group?

Makes no difference... you get spray either way, just at a different angle. Besides, spray is a good reminder not to stay on someone's wheel when it's wet, as it's not safe

bendertherobot

Have to agree with that. Overtaken by two riders last night, no mudguards, spray was less than that thrown up from mudguarded ones. And, as Ugo says, need to stay back, especially in such conditions.

menthel

The only thing mudguards do is protect you from that spray off the tyre that is aimed at your own bum. Its the only difference I have ever noticed! They certainly do my son no good when he is on the trailer bike- before I realised he finished one trip to school looking like he had been involved on one of the wet and dirty spring classics!

arthur_scrimshaw

A bit of honesty needed here! Well my version anyway. Some bikes (especially like the ones on this thread) look crap with mudguards and that is a good reason not to want them on. My commuter has mudguards, it's not the best looking bike so I don't care if it makes it look worse, but they do stop my backside and saddlebag (gasp!) getting soaked with road spray and the front guard stops me getting a face full of spray off the front wheel. I know that if it's raining I'll still get wet but rain is not the same as road spray which is liquid slurry with added grit and animal body parts.