You can use this site to get a known good XY dimensions of your handle bar position by picking the frame & stem with spacers, then you can see what other bike/frame/setups will get you to the same position.
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Thanks, Iāll have a look.
Iād got this far before I lost the will to liveā¦
Then I thought why am I comparing to the Canyon when Iāve never been convinced its ideal.
I spoke to one of the Canyon guy at an event and they said I was in between on the Speedmax, and on the Ultimate there would be more adjustment on the medium but I could go small and there was enough adjustment, the bike would be more agile/responsive (probably meant sketchy lol ), not sure if that it true though.
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I have 5 good bikes all with rim brakes
All dura ace / sram red
Compared to modern 12 speed disc brakes they are basically crap.
Bikes move so fast these days
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Nothing wrong with rim brakes 99.9% of the time imo.
The only time Iāve ever had a issue is coming off Dartmoor in the pi$$ing rain -25% in parts and couldnt feel my hands. I wonder how that would have workouted out with disk brakes but other than that.
Love the Sram red groupset.
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- No so much when Iām riding them these days
- Marketing would have you believe that.
- If you mean the price yes they move up quickly
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I have 5? Sram red groupsets all 10 speed plus spates
If I could fit 30 mm tyres on my bikes I would keep them all
Iām a crap descender Iām hoping discs help, tried them once and they were amazing
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Marketing ā¦ is lost on mungo mongo.
Its utter shite for idiots
The end
I hope you pick up a bit of speed in the warmer weather ( and me!)
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Opinions please?
Just showed Mrs FT & amazingly it wasnāt a flat out noā¦ stuff got a little bit real.
Good bike or could I do better? TT bike, fairly kind on the neck, Ā£5K absolute top of budget
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You may (or not) want to consider how easy it is to maintain/work on the bikes on your short list. Suffice to say, nonthing these days seems simple with all the integration.
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I been buying one of these since 2020, not happened so far.
Mind you, almost never in stock since covidā¦ about 2-3 weeks per yearā¦ In 2023 I finally decided to go for it, and yeap, left it a week too long.
Now I tell myself if I get back to 2hr power of 250w then Ill treat myself (until then roadie)
Might keep waiting and eventual fall on a s/hand.
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Nice bike, does it include the wheels in the picture?
Jorgan has a point and some bike shops will charge more. Part of the reason I liked the P-series as a lot of the front end is changeable at cost.
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That is a lot of bike for the Ā£Ā£Ā£Ā£.
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The dilemma I have with S/H isā¦
It still seems alot. I alway think I would want at least50% off new price.
Then there is the transactionā¦
Collectā¦
Is it genuine (get a fair few that say stuff like 2023, but when you check the serial number its a few years older)
Like I say Id want at least 50% off new price
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Could pick that one up and the way to moving the daughter into here new accommodation for year 3.
There is also a 2020 rim brake for about the same with Zipp wheels 404? Just down the road from me in Wolverhampton (at least I could use my current wheels)
Doesnāt @Chriswim have one?
Might have to call it a doctors bike?
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I got nearly 66% off on the Orro I bought and it was less than a year old.
(Itās certainly a 24 model
Brand new the groupset which is exactly the same was the price I paid for the whole bike. )
Date of purchase ( it could have been hanging around in a shop for a bit?)
Personally I think any shimano manual tt bike looks hideous on the front end and di2 would be a must have ā¦ but thatās just me.
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We buy lots of S/H bikes in this house, I canāt think of one which is less than 60% off, most quite a bit more? Perhaps we wait a bit longer?
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I donāt think Iād ever buy a brand new now!
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Taycan levels of depreciation % wise.
I went to Birmingham 10 years ago with my mate
He bought a bike that had done 2 ten mile tts
And two hours on a turbo
It was totally unmarked assuming the guy paid brand new list price he lost about 4 grand in under 3 hours use
A thousand quid an hour ! +
Even more than doctors and dentists get paid.
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