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  • shortfall
    shortfall Posts: 3,288
    edited October 2018
    CookeeeMonster wrote:
    Pretty standard bikeradar thread here. Guy asks a reasonable question and people jump on with arsey, pointless, timewasting answers intermixed with a few reasonable ones where they explain their opinion rather than act like a troll. Kudos to the 2nd type...to the others just stop will you?

    A bloke who seemingly thought the weight of a bike was the be all and end all was given sound advice that might prevent him from buying something completely unsuitable and wasting ££££££s in the process. What's not to like about that?

    A standard BR thread would have involved a ubiquitous poster with lots of user names wading in with a complete load of bollox and then getting banned again. :D
  • Moonbiker
    Moonbiker Posts: 1,706
    https://www.merlincycles.com/eddy-merck ... 04303.html

    The Eddy Merckx Blockhaus 67 road bike is made from super-light (1,150 grams) aluminium and is matched with a light, compliant carbon fork weighing only 360 grams.

    Lightest bike for least money you can buy atm i reckon.

    & a light bike does feels nice to ride even if it doesn't make much difference in average speed .
  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    Shortfall wrote:
    CookeeeMonster wrote:
    Pretty standard bikeradar thread here. Guy asks a reasonable question and people jump on with arsey, pointless, timewasting answers intermixed with a few reasonable ones where they explain their opinion rather than act like a troll. Kudos to the 2nd type...to the others just stop will you?

    A bloke who seemingly thought the weight of a bike was the be all and end all was given sound advice that might prevent him from buying something completely unsuitable and wasting ££££££s in the process. What's not to like about that?

    A standard BR thread would have involved a ubiquitous poster with lots of user names wading in with a complete load of bollox and then getting banned again. :D

    Reading again it's not as bad as I thought but still, a couple of the posts are telling him what they want in a bike rather than helping the OP with his search.
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Moonbiker wrote:
    https://www.merlincycles.com/eddy-merckx-blockhaus-67-tiagra-road-bike-2017-104303.html

    The Eddy Merckx Blockhaus 67 road bike is made from super-light (1,150 grams) aluminium and is matched with a light, compliant carbon fork weighing only 360 grams.

    Lightest bike for least money you can buy atm i reckon.

    & a light bike does feels nice to ride even if it doesn't make much difference in average speed .

    1050g and 350g for a size 56cm Emonda ALR frame and forks.
  • wotnoshoeseh
    wotnoshoeseh Posts: 531
    https://www.merlincycles.com/eddy-merck ... 01779.html

    Looks as if the 105 version is even cheaper than the Tiagra one??
  • Moonbiker
    Moonbiker Posts: 1,706
    Emonda more expensive & the 105 is only in size for a dwarf unfortunately.

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