WIlier gtr veloce

dombhoy
dombhoy Posts: 147
edited September 2014 in Road buying advice
Has anyone got one or have any experience of one as i am looking to purcahse one

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  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    Yes but I ditched all the Veloce stuff and furniture. I just wanted the frame set.
    I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.
  • dombhoy
    dombhoy Posts: 147
    And how has it been?
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    Well it was built for use as my second bike, so the one I take out in crappy weather. But remembering I ditched everything that came with the frame, it has a quality groupset and furniture fitted (see my signature below) and gets taken out in decent weather every now and again. The frame geometry is more sportive than race, but it's stiff enough to be ridden hard, yet at the same time is more comfortable than a dedicated race geometry. The internal cabling for the rear derailleur is a pig to thread through the chain stay so if you intend doing your own servicing, bear it in mind.

    As for the stuff that was ditched, I sold it all to someone to upgrade their Allez. What I do know is the FSA Gossamer non-drive side crank arm has a tendency to come loose despite being torqued correctly. Another in the group bought a GTR with Veloce and has retained all the components, and his non-drive side crank arm comes loose regularly too. It's supposedly a known issue and at some point something similar to loctite was being recommended for use on the securing bolt. Not something I'd want to do.
    I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.
  • dombhoy
    dombhoy Posts: 147
    Thanks for the info.
  • SoSimple
    SoSimple Posts: 301
    There's a thread on the 'your road bikes' section with the 2015 GTR and have to say it looks the business.

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