Saucy thoughts about a new carbon steed...

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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,800
    menthel wrote:
    Oh and speaking of the Devil (Ditchling) anyone fancy it again? ;)
    Good god no! Are you insane?
    Besides, I might hold you up on my heavy old tractor. :mrgreen:
    although I might be swayed, it was kind of fun.
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Veronese68 wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Oh and speaking of the Devil (Ditchling) anyone fancy it again? ;)
    Good god no! Are you insane?
    Besides, I might hold you up on my heavy old tractor. :mrgreen:
    although I might be swayed, it was kind of fun.

    I will be doing it again- hopefully I will not be as dead at the end! Might even go for a pint after if I can...
    RIP commute...
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Have you considered a nice steel Baum? :D

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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Have you considered a nice steel Baum? :D

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    Nope!
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Then you can add it to your list. They do Ti as well. :D
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    bendertherobot wrote:
    Then you can add it to your list. They do Ti as well. :D

    I have carefully not put it on my list.

    Ti? Boak!!
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Boardman carbon. Pukka. air Slr looks loooovely and suits some fat carbon wheels.

    This is mine:
    viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=13004563
  • Sharkyssurfers
    Sharkyssurfers Posts: 767
    Been lurking in the distance for a while now, I sold some of my bikes and imediately missed the carbon. Been looking at getting a new carbon like OP, have now narrowed it down to fuji transonic 2.1 and the Sensa Calibro custom both with DI2 just under or just over the 2k mark.
    Sorry its not me it's the bike ;o)

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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    The boardman slr and transonic certainly look interesting. I will nip into evans today and get them to bring in a couple of bikes for the weekend- the Emonda and the BMC I think at the moment.
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    That transonic looks very attractive. In the mechanical ultegra version there would be plenty of money left over for some blingy deep section wheels...
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    menthel wrote:
    That transonic looks very attractive. In the mechanical ultegra version there would be plenty of money left over for some blingy deep section wheels...

    Or you could get one with disc brakes and get blingy carbon clinchers that won't murder you... :wink:
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    That transonic looks very attractive. In the mechanical ultegra version there would be plenty of money left over for some blingy deep section wheels...

    Or you could get one with disc brakes and get blingy carbon clinchers that won't murder you... :wink:

    Come on Paolo, you have met me- it's fairly obvious I can't get up enough speed to use the aero effect, let alone decend anything bigger than a Surrey Hummock! ;)
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  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    Have you considered the new Cervelo R2?
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    IC. wrote:
    Have you considered the new Cervelo R2?

    Yes but the issue is test riding it- Sigma should stock it but do they allow test rides?
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  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    They'd be fools not to.

    Alternatively, find a friend with an R3 and pretend the fork isn't quite as good.
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    2020 Merida Reacto Disc Ltd - black on black
    2015 CAAD8 105 - very green - stripped to turbo bike
    2018 Planet X Exocet 2 - grey

    The departed:

    2017 Cervelo R3 DI2 - sold
    Boardman CX Team - sold
    Cannondale Synapse - broken
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  • oldbazza
    oldbazza Posts: 646
    Well I've just built up my Ridley Helium sl for just over £2000 with an Ultegra groupset;did get the frame for half price and used some stuff I had(Zonda wheels,Deda stem and bars).
    But the standard version in TDF colours is what I would have got if the sl hadn't come up at a good price;

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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Really, you had to show me that? The one frame I really lusted after in this years tour? Gah!
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,965
    oldbazza wrote:
    Well I've just built up my Ridley Helium sl for just over £2000 with an Ultegra groupset;did get the frame for half price and used some stuff I had(Zonda wheels,Deda stem and bars).
    But the standard version in TDF colours is what I would have got if the sl hadn't come up at a good price;

    http://www.slanecycles.com/ridley-heliu ... ApKj8P8HAQ

    Looks like they have a Large 2013 SL remaining:
    http://www.slanecycles.com/ridley-helium-sl-1305a-frameset-black-white-yellow-2013-p-26382.html
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Too big for my 5'9"!
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  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    menthel wrote:
    Really, you had to show me that? The one frame I really lusted after in this years tour? Gah!

    What size frame are you? I bought a Helium SL Team from my LBS at 50% off recently. Think they might have one left at £1,800...
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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,965
    menthel wrote:
    Too big for my 5'9"!

    Shame :-(

    Same here, lovely looking frame though eh.
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    The Fuggler wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    Really, you had to show me that? The one frame I really lusted after in this years tour? Gah!

    What size frame are you? I bought a Helium SL Team from my LBS at 50% off recently. Think they might have one left at £1,800...

    Probably a medium at 5'9". Still, £1800 frame only is a bit rich...
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    It's a full bike with 11 speed Ultegra and Fulcrum Quattros. I think they've only got large left though. I will check as I've got to pop in later...
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    The Fuggler wrote:
    It's a full bike with 11 speed Ultegra and Fulcrum Quattros. I think they've only got large left though. I will check as I've got to pop in later...

    Interested...

    Where is the lbs by the way?
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  • leeefm
    leeefm Posts: 260
    If you're up for a more cheap kind of carbon jobbie, you could take a gander at the Planet X ones. The N2A looks very nice. Not a bad weight either, but not sure of its pedigree.
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    leeefm wrote:
    If you're up for a more cheap kind of carbon jobbie, you could take a gander at the Planet X ones. The N2A looks very nice. Not a bad weight either, but not sure of its pedigree.

    Don't fancy planetx, ribble etc really. Again, don't know much about them and I can't try one.
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    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • ShandyH
    ShandyH Posts: 555
    What about one of these?

    http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/giant ... wwodJqoAKw
  • the_fuggler
    the_fuggler Posts: 1,228
    menthel wrote:
    The Fuggler wrote:
    It's a full bike with 11 speed Ultegra and Fulcrum Quattros. I think they've only got large left though. I will check as I've got to pop in later...

    Interested...

    Where is the lbs by the way?

    Ah - here's the catch. St Austell. And none left. Sorry.

    As an aside, what about a Genesis Zero?
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Have ordered in the Emonda and BMC at Evans.

    Not enamoured by the giant tbh.

    Have thought about the Zero but can't find anywhere local to try one!
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    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    That and I need to get to Condor...
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