Nope lol.
My chicken legs are far too incompatible with that. Its a relatively flat commute and only use a few gears - but I find the wind a grind. I really couldnt cope with single speed.
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Why did you want gears?
Isnāt it flat?
Sorry. Just read the above.
60km round trip for me now. Still fixed.
Easy.
Rim brakes doesnāt matter. Just use your legs.
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Any views on Merida ?
This seems to tick alot of boxes. Also comes in 105 but at another Ā£550 seems overkill.
Not the lightest at 9.8, tho suspect the tyres arent helping that any.
No clue how they do the sizing, as its putting me on a medium which they size as 51!?!?
Fck itā¦
The 105 Merida was lighter, narrower bars and obvs had the 105.
Pretty much ticks every box I had - Iāll swap the tyres out and hopefully get another 9+ years outta this one.
Thanks for all the input which I promptly ignored!
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I think Merida a decent brand?
Merwho?
(Iāve got a friend who loves his 
)
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Exactlyā¦ tho my first ever road bike was a Kuota, Im currently on a Norcoā¦
I dont have to worry about re-sale if it gets run into the ground.
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My first road bike was a Merida and it was pretty bullet proof. They went through weird phase of putting the rear brake near the bottom bracket - didnāt catch on funnily enough.
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How about this?
US importā¦ sounds a bit of a hassle. But comes with guaranteed entry to Roth any year up to 2029 
edit: 5 seconds of research suggests may be a scam. Based in Indonesia!
Ah well, back to dreaming. The actual Canyon site 2026 model is 9K and no way Mrs FT is swinging for that.
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I have a bridge for sale if you are interested ?
But the funds need to go through Nigeria ?!
Gorgeous bike like.
Retirement present ?
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Hereās the 2026 model from Canyon direct
Not sure I like the spiral design on the back wheel or the light blue detail on the frame.
Not that it matters as Mrs would skin me alive if one turned up in a box , Ā£9,300 + Ā£59.99 delivery
Iād have to accidentally miss off a zero or something.
(Alsoā¦ sold out 
)
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Cycle2Work via your new company? Thatād save you about 40% or thereabouts. Cheap as chips.
I donāt like the wheel decals either. But I guess theyāre stickers and can be removed with a bit of gentle heat. And replaced with some custom vinyl Fruity stickers.
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Well, I suspect the counter-argument from herself might be that chips are in fact Ā£3.95
However, I like your thinking and style 
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Ā£2K is āwell pricedā imo. Sadly, I donāt sell bikes.
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Ok I will caveat the āwell pricedā reference when looking at TT/Tri super bikes. For the spec compared to other bikes in that category then it carries a lot for the price.
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I didnāt mean to appear to criticise your comment, there are zero tri bikes at my price point, so Iām in la la landia. Iām sure that relatively speaking you are correct.
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Fwiw I have got to the age of 35 in triathlon years without ever spending Ā£2K on a bike 
P2 frame and wheels were sourced second hand on eBay & then built up with a tiagra groupset.
(Although Canyon and Rachel Reeves may finally have hooked me in with those C2W Speedmaxes)
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