Right, which Giant TCR to choose.......(or Propel!)

darkhairedlord

bendertherobot wrote:

darkhairedlord wrote:

What happened to the xls ?

That was a long long time ago!

Currently:

Boardman SLR 8.9C
Vitus Energie
Giant incoming.......

How did it rate?

bendertherobot

The xls? Good, very good really with better wheels. A bit stiff. I should do a benders bikes league table.....

darkhairedlord

bendertherobot wrote:

The xls? Good, very good really with better wheels. A bit stiff. I should do a benders bikes league table.....

You do get significant churn... Most of us don't get to compare bikes for any useful period so an owner's view of how they stack up against each other might be valuable. Good look with the giant and hope you find it "inspiring". Bet you start looking again before September...

pmannion9

You buying from Paul Cycles?

bendertherobot

Yep. One of the only ones with stock (and cheapest!)

luv2ride

darkhairedlord wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

The xls? Good, very good really with better wheels. A bit stiff. I should do a benders bikes league table.....

You do get significant churn... Most of us don't get to compare bikes for any useful period so an owner's view of how they stack up against each other might be valuable.

Not a bad suggestion. I still hanker after a Ritchey Road Logic so would be great hear how that compared with the other bikes you've had

bendertherobot

I’ll get right on it....

minnnt

Happy new bike day!

bendertherobot

Ta! It's out for delivery at the moment. And it's tipping down.

darkhairedlord

We expect to see a photo of it out in the rain/snow by lunchtime.

bendertherobot

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CVCNLDyq9NnVjFm37

True colour does not photograph unless you get close up

gweeds

Can you lose any spacers?

Would also like to see some tanwalls on there

bendertherobot

Gweeds wrote:

Can you lose any spacers?

Would also like to see some tanwalls on there

Almost certainly and, yes, that's possible in the summer.

gweeds

Good stuff. TCR's look so good with an aggressive stance.

Those bars have a long sweep on the drops eh

bendertherobot

Gweeds wrote:

Good stuff. TCR's look so good with an aggressive stance.

Those bars have a long sweep on the drops eh

They are a bit long down there. But the bars are really nice otherwise, they have a flattish mid section for being on the bars without being all flat.

Indeed, one of the things I really liked about Giants generally was that there's just nothing you need to swap out. The stem is nice, the seatpost is excellent (and cures any OCD about saddle not being straight).

The tyres are apparently a bit of a weak point.

Tashman

Liking that a lot

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Lovely!

Did it come with the Ridesense gadget and sealant?

So is the shakedown ride outdoors, getting it wet, or on the turbo?

bendertherobot

Yep, the box appears to have ridesense, but not much sealant (that I can see). I may get the Pro One bundle from Merlin anyway.

Ride? That will wait till it's bone dry....

minnnt

Told you the colour was nice!

Enjoy buddy.

bendertherobot

Everything about it is right. Can’t wait to try it!

minnnt

Good man. Agree with regards to the bars, they feel very nice in use. I found the bar tape a bit annoying at first but once used to it, found it very comfy indeed.

darkhairedlord

You might want to edit the last phot to not show your reg plate

bendertherobot

Done! Not my car mind....

mrb123

Have you weighed her?

vegas76

Have you been for a ride yet?

bendertherobot

I went round the block. Waiting for it to be dry!

darkhairedlord

You'll be due to replacing it if you wait until it's dry up there.

bendertherobot

I've not ridden it very much because, as good as it is, it's been broken since I bought it. Really hard right hand shifter that, eventually gave up shifting

Been in the shop for 3 weeks and Madison reckon possibly another 2 for the warranty clearance!

darkhairedlord

bendertherobot wrote:

I've not ridden it very much because, as good as it is, it's been broken since I bought it. Really hard right hand shifter that, eventually gave up shifting

Been in the shop for 3 weeks and Madison reckon possibly another 2 for the warranty clearance!

Tell them to fix it by Friday or you'll reject it. It's the retailers problem not yours. I thought you were a lawyer?

bendertherobot

darkhairedlord wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

I've not ridden it very much because, as good as it is, it's been broken since I bought it. Really hard right hand shifter that, eventually gave up shifting

Been in the shop for 3 weeks and Madison reckon possibly another 2 for the warranty clearance!

Tell them to fix it by Friday or you'll reject it. It's the retailers problem not yours. I thought you were a lawyer?

Well, it's in a different shop than I bought it from, to be fair and I'm pretty chilled at the moment. It would be nice to ride it, yes, but there's too much going on in life to be worried about a bike.