First Road Bike - Merida Ride 94

paris_
paris_ Posts: 18
edited May 2018 in Your road bikes
Hi All, here's my first road bike.

Use it mainly for commuting but do take it out at the weekends also. (Here it is posing on top of Portsdown Hill :mrgreen: )

It's a Merida frame/fork/seat but with parts taken from an old Bianchi.
From my limited knowledge, it has Ultegra brakes/gears and Mavic wheels.

I'm hoping to take part in a sportive later this year. Hopefully it won't be the worst bike there! :lol:

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Any recommendations for upgrades? I've got new bars/stem on my shopping list already.

Comments

  • beanstalk
    beanstalk Posts: 143
    Nice one, apart from the spacer tower.
  • paris_
    paris_ Posts: 18
    beanstalk wrote:
    Nice one, apart from the spacer tower.

    The steering tube?

    I've been thinking of lowering the stem. Wouldn't want to do any cutting though :shock:
  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    Looks nice but would look better with stem lowered, if you can do it and be comfy on it then try it.
    Google how to cut the stem if it works with the stem lowered, not a hard job to do.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Nice bike. Enjoy.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Paris_ wrote:
    Wouldn't want to do any cutting though :shock:

    Why not? It's simple.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • paris_
    paris_ Posts: 18
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Why not? It's simple.

    Scared I'll instantly come to regret it :lol:
  • ollaay
    ollaay Posts: 166
    Looking good.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Paris_ wrote:
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Why not? It's simple.

    Scared I'll instantly come to regret it :lol:


    Nah - you'll be fine. What do you think you'll regret?

    Remember - a life lived in fear is a life half lived.

    Carpe diem my son.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    That's not the top of Portsdown Hill. Now stop taking pics of your bike halfway up and crack on and get to the top! ;)

    Nice bike, may see you around on it!
    Trail fun - Transition Bandit
    Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
    Allround - Cotic Solaris
  • paris_
    paris_ Posts: 18
    lostboysaint wrote:
    That's not the top of Portsdown Hill. Now stop taking pics of your bike halfway up and crack on and get to the top! ;)

    Ha, fair enough!

    I only live in Portchester (halfway up the hill). So climb it on almost every ride :D
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Yeah, we decide how hard a work out we want and the choose which route up on our way out from Fareham. It's only 10 mins or so into our ride and we then drop down the back (usually Crooked Walk Lane) and then off into the countryside. If we're feeling like taking it easy we'll go up from Cams, if we fancy a beasting then we'll go past the Crem, left up Nyewood and then up to the top on Skew Lane. If you're half way up the Hill then we probably go past your front door!
    Trail fun - Transition Bandit
    Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
    Allround - Cotic Solaris
  • paris_
    paris_ Posts: 18
    I live one road away from Nyewood :lol:
    I usually head straight up there, and up Skew. Great start to a ride, especially when it's cold out.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Paris_ wrote:
    I live one road away from Nyewood :lol:
    I usually head straight up there, and up Skew. Great start to a ride, especially when it's cold out.

    Get the HR up nicely!
    Trail fun - Transition Bandit
    Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
    Allround - Cotic Solaris
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    Got the Ride 400 as my winter/turbo bike. Similar colour scheme. Merida did like fuchsia while they sponsored Lampre.
    I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.
  • dannbodge
    dannbodge Posts: 1,152
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Yeah, we decide how hard a work out we want and the choose which route up on our way out from Fareham. It's only 10 mins or so into our ride and we then drop down the back (usually Crooked Walk Lane) and then off into the countryside. If we're feeling like taking it easy we'll go up from Cams, if we fancy a beasting then we'll go past the Crem, left up Nyewood and then up to the top on Skew Lane. If you're half way up the Hill then we probably go past your front door!

    Pfft if it doesn't include Farlington avenue or southwick hill road it doesn't count.

    Bike looks good though. I'll keep an eye out and give you a wave if I ever see you on it.
  • paris_
    paris_ Posts: 18
    Small update with nicer picture.
    Replaced the stem/bars as advised to a compact set up, making it much nicer to ride.

    Next up is new tyres (already ordered), the rear currently has squared off quite a bit :lol:

    GUnv7RB.jpg
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    Paris_ wrote:
    Small update with nicer picture.
    Replaced the stem/bars as advised to a compact set up, making it much nicer to ride.

    Next up is new tyres (already ordered), the rear currently has squared off quite a bit :lol:

    GUnv7RB.jpg

    Needs a 17' flipped stem.
    I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.

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