My wife's new Idol

poppit

....De Rosa that is.






Ultegra groupset, Fulcrum Racing Quattro wheels.

Still playing around a bit with the front end, she loves it though. It handles a bit like her Canyon but is more stable on descents and is stiffer so accelerates faster.

smoggysteve

Beautiful

arran77

Very cool even with the shimano groupset

rickeverett

arran77 wrote:

Very cool even with the shimano groupset

better stuff :twisted:

smoggysteve

rickeverett wrote:

arran77 wrote:

Very cool even with the shimano groupset

better stuff :twisted:

Agree, Campagnolo just doesn't do it for me anymore and I aint prepared to compromise just cos its Italian

dombhoy

one of the coolest looking bikes on the forum however is it just me or does it look like the handlebars need tilting down a bit

poppit

dombhoy wrote:

one of the coolest looking bikes on the forum however is it just me or does it look like the handlebars need tilting down a bit

Yes, like I said, still playing around with the cockpit setup. Tilted the bars back slightly to give her the correct saddle to hood distance as per her bikefit, it really needs the bars untaping and the shifters moving back slightly but not going to do that until she's ridden it a bit.

smokey_bacon

Thats a beautiful frame.

neal1984

Lovely looking bike. Just bought those bars for a foil I'm building. How's she finding them for comfort?

Miles253

Lovely looking! ive fallen out of love with campag, too damn expensive.

Markjaspi

That's really nice.

poppit

Neal1984 wrote:

Lovely looking bike. Just bought those bars for a foil I'm building. How's she finding them for comfort?

They seem to be fine, they're quite compact so suit smaller hands. Did a 100km ride today and everything was good, 1600m of climbing :shock:

Rode to Bakewell and back, called in at the L'eroica show and saw a lot of folk on old bikes, nice to see so many people out on bikes whatever age.

adowling92

Definitely needs a more sleek saddle! Nice bike though

stevenb

Looks amazing. My wife would love a bike like that.

AshW92

Forget everyone's wives, i'd love to ride that! Haha, beautiful bike mate

poppit

adowling92 wrote:

Definitely needs a more sleek saddle! Nice bike though

Womens saddles tend to be less sleek than men's, Selle Italia don't have a big women's range plus she finds this saddle to be perfect so can't see her changing any time soon.

She's loving riding it, probably a touch heavier than her Canyon but stiffer and faster overall.

russyh

Thats absolutely stunning!!! Well done to your wife!!

poppit

We'll see how it and she performs at Ride London!

OfficerDigby

Looks like v. nice bike!.

This is one of few places I found info in this bike (on-line). Apart from guardian review.


I'm amazed how little info De Rosa put out there. Weight/tyre clearance etc.
So it seems like it weighs a little more than Canyon ultimate Al, but could be a better ride?

Did you (or wife) further pimp it up, or leave as was?

Cheers!

chemicalviking

Oh dear me , that is georgeous !

Mr Dog

Great looking bike.. nice to see a complete lack of girly pink. Have to agree about the bars!

poppit

Now she's swapped onto her winter bike we can sort the bars out

Buckie2k5

poppit wrote:

Now she's swapped onto her winter bike we can sort the bars out

You could also align the tyre decals with the valves... How does she find the quattros? fancy a set for myself.

poppit

Buckie2k5 wrote:

poppit wrote:

Now she's swapped onto her winter bike we can sort the bars out

You could also align the tyre decals with the valves... How does she find the quattros? fancy a set for myself.

It doesn't have those tyres on any more but I'll make sure they're lined up when I swap them back. She likes the quattros, seem to roll well and she's faster on the flat, although the bike as a whole is more aero than her Canyon.

poppit

OfficerDigby wrote:

Looks like v. nice bike!.

This is one of few places I found info in this bike (on-line). Apart from guardian review.


I'm amazed how little info De Rosa put out there. Weight/tyre clearance etc.
So it seems like it weighs a little more than Canyon ultimate Al, but could be a better ride?

Did you (or wife) further pimp it up, or leave as was?

Cheers!

No, its standard spec. The Canyon is probably the best alloy framed bike you can buy, and very light. The wheels alone are probably 400g heavier on the De Rosa. The DR is slighly less twitchy on handling but overall its faster and nicer to ride, performs well in a monsoon as we found out at Ride London!

poppit

Just thought I'd see what it would look like with a pair of my 50mm wheels on it. I think it looks good, she's not having them though!

Yellow Peril

poppit wrote:

Just thought I'd see what it would look like with a pair of my 50mm wheels on it. I think it looks good, she's not having them though!

How do you rate the Bullets? I've been toying with the idea of buying a pair

poppit

Yellow Peril wrote:

poppit wrote:

Just thought I'd see what it would look like with a pair of my 50mm wheels on it. I think it looks good, she's not having them though!

How do you rate the Bullets? I've been toying with the idea of buying a pair

Not used them yet, waiting for the summer, just couldn't resist them in the Wiggle sale. They are very well made, like all Campag wheels.

PLuKE

Looking good!

You went for CULT? Nice.

I have had 3 pairs of Bullet 80mm wheelsets now, all with faults!

Got a pair of USB bearing Bullet 80mm coming. 4th time lucky!

sigorman85

Ah a twin how is she finding it ? I love mine it's amazing

poppit

PLuKE wrote:

Looking good!

You went for CULT? Nice.

I have had 3 pairs of Bullet 80mm wheelsets now, all with faults!

Got a pair of USB bearing Bullet 80mm coming. 4th time lucky!

Yes, although I wouldn't have paid full price for them, it was a good deal at £400 off rrp.