My new '09 Zesty 514
timmys
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Rather on the spur of the moment I snapped up one of the last '09 Zesty 514's a couple of weeks ago. I had decided months ago that a 514 was going to be my next bike but I hadn't intended to get one for while but I really don't like the looks of the '10 514 so that pushed me over the edge. My only real justification for such a massive spend was the fact that with the slight discount on the '09 and the price increase of the '10 if I had waited a couple of weeks longer to get a 514 then it would have cost me £600 more than I paid.
So on with the pics;
The obligatory "straight out of the box kitchen shots";
With the addition of a Charge Spoon saddle and a KS i900 seatpost (and some more red bling; jockey wheels and bar ends). (Taken at Thetford).
Who says the French can't be funny?
So on with the pics;
The obligatory "straight out of the box kitchen shots";
With the addition of a Charge Spoon saddle and a KS i900 seatpost (and some more red bling; jockey wheels and bar ends). (Taken at Thetford).
Who says the French can't be funny?
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Very nice indeed! I'll be interested to hear if you have any reliability issues with your seatpost as I'm thinking of getting one myself.0
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Airienteer wrote:Very nice indeed! I'll be interested to hear if you have any reliability issues with your seatpost as I'm thinking of getting one myself.
I actually had one on my old bike (had to buy a new one though as the seatpost size is different). The old one suffered from the scratched stanchion that seems to happen to quite a lot of them but I doesn't seem to have any effect on the function so I wasn't too bothered. I found the saddle clamp bolt has a tendency to loosen but nothing that some thread-lock wouldn't fix. Other than that it's been fine - very little lateral play and no problems going up or down. I got the original one in June, so it's only really had summer use, I'm slightly worried about the effect of winter mud and grit on it but we'll see.0 -
nice bike, but i for one actually prefer the '10 version and my dad is willing to partially finance it so im not to bothered about the price increase. btw is that a large??? im kinda between sizes and that looks pretty big0
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lawman wrote:nice bike, but i for one actually prefer the '10 version and my dad is willing to partially finance it so im not to bothered about the price increase. btw is that a large??? im kinda between sizes and that looks pretty big
Yes it is a large, I'm 6 ft 2". I'm sure we've had this conversation in a previous thread though!0 -
oh yeah :oops: my bad
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That is a stunning ride mate...
Starting again!!!!0 -
Really is an awesome bit of kit you have there
& like your eye for detail.
Agree with you that the colour scheme with the '10 model is too fussy for my taste.0 -
got to be one of the best looking bikes around IMO. I think i need some tissue :oops: :shock:2014 Whyte T-129S0
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lovely bike, nice red details as well 8)2019 Ribble CGR SL
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Lovely ride!!!
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