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  • February 16, 2014 at 10:17 am #20718
    Miles253

    I must say, before stumbling on the review of the Guila model on this site, I had never heard of Sensa. A quick google and a play with the custom options on Merlin Cycles, and I cannot understand why more people don’t own one. The value is insane. Does anybody here ride one? Reviews are generally pretty good, not astounding but what are they actually like for a average joe to ride?

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  • May 14, 2014 at 12:46 pm #775019
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    Miles253

    mooleur wrote:Haha we’ll see

    mooleur wrote:
    Haha we’ll see – the Madones pretty sexy too…..

    I’m going to end up with too many bikes and not enough money again aren’t I :P

    I’m not really sure what else you expected becoming a cyclist 🙂 ha, pics of Madone?

    May 14, 2014 at 8:05 am #775017
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    mooleur

    Haha we’ll see – the Madones
    Haha we’ll see – the Madones pretty sexy too…..

    I’m going to end up with too many bikes and not enough money again aren’t I 😛

    May 13, 2014 at 11:09 pm #775015
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    Miles253

    Ah yeah, i forget about
    Ah yeah, i forget about travel and other expenses! Sounds like a good idea to sell he Madone and buy a sensa, you might even make money!

    May 13, 2014 at 3:50 pm #775013
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    mooleur

    Thanks! it is beautiful,
    Thanks! 🙂 it is beautiful, they’ve definitely payed a lot of attention to the finishing on the bike, I love the cabling outlets too!

    I might see about that, although travel this season has been crazy money from the IoM so I’m guessing I’ll probably be skinto by the end of it!

    I’m hoping I can do well enough for them to warrant another season riding for the team, so who knows!

    Failing all that, I might just buy one all out! Although I’ve this brand new Madone that’s barely seen the light of day haha 😛

    May 13, 2014 at 1:35 pm #775011
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    Miles253

    mooleur wrote:Really really

    mooleur wrote:
    Really really old thread awakening sorryyy!!! But I did promise (better late than never, eh!?) – my review on the Sensa http://mooleur.blogspot.com

    It’s beautiful! So brilliant to ride. Highly recommend. The price is shocking – definitely buy one!

    I’m literally in love. I have to give her back at the end of the season, my heart has already started to break!

    Very good review, I love the paint on your bike too, last time I looked at these when I first posted this thread, the paint wasn’t so nice, but yours looks lovely. Can you not arrange to pay half price for the bike at the end of the season?

    May 13, 2014 at 10:28 am #775009
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    notfastenough

    Best you get cracking to make
    Best you get cracking to make sure they offer you another for next season then! 😀

    I’ll read the review, but this pesky work laptop won’t let me near anything that says ‘blog’ – I’ll catch it later.

    May 13, 2014 at 9:41 am #775007
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    mooleur

    Really really old thread
    Really really old thread awakening sorryyy!!! But I did promise (better late than never, eh!?) – my review on the Sensa http://mooleur.blogspot.com

    It’s beautiful! So brilliant to ride. Highly recommend. The price is shocking – definitely buy one!

    I’m literally in love. I have to give her back at the end of the season, my heart has already started to break!

    April 8, 2014 at 12:58 pm #775005
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    mooleur

    notfastenough wrote:Pics +1,

    notfastenough wrote:
    Pics +1, I want an action shot of you giving it the “Full Cav” over the finish line with everyone else trailing in your wake… maybe leave out the rude gestures though!

    Hahaha, here’s hoping it’s a sprint finish on Sunday then! (I’m hoping that anyway, I can’t climb for love nor money!) – it’ll be a good test of the bike if it is at least! 😀

    Cav wishes he could swear as well as me 😉

    April 8, 2014 at 12:52 pm #775003
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    notfastenough

    Pics +1, I want an action
    Pics +1, I want an action shot of you giving it the “Full Cav” over the finish line with everyone else trailing in your wake… maybe leave out the rude gestures though!

    April 8, 2014 at 12:44 pm #775001
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    mooleur

    I’ll grab a couple tonight
    I’ll grab a couple tonight for ya! 🙂 I’ve some on instagram but I’m at work so can’t post them up here

    April 8, 2014 at 12:13 pm #774999
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    Miles253

    Ahh brilliant, thanks for the
    Ahh brilliant, thanks for the update, any pics for us ?

    April 8, 2014 at 11:21 am #774997
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    mooleur

    Sorry for re-opening the old
    Sorry for re-opening the old thread but I did promise! She arrived last night and oh my days is she a beautiful bike.

    The frame I think is the supremo edition with full ultegra mechanical, first impression when lifting her out of the box was that she’s incredibly light for a bike at that price point (~1.5k).

    The carbon feels/sounds like a higher quality than that of my madone 4.7, certainly a thinner tubing.

    Finish on the frame is impressive.

    Ultegra stands up on it’s own really, brilliant groupset. The supra wheels, as others have mentioned, are a little on the heavy side but the stock set that came with it have a slightly deeper rim, I might test these on the TT bike just to see if I get a faster roll on the flat than my lightweight alloys.

    I’ve not taken her outside yet, I’ll be getting a fit on Wednesday and then racing her at the weekend so I’ll do a full review then.

    Bottom bracket is bb86 and impressively chunky, as is the downtube OH and the chainstays, oh my god the chainstays, they are beautiful – they’re HUGE. This looks like it’s going to be a quick bike on both flats and hills. They’ve got an impressive balance in geometry.

    I’ve read that even this range of frames uses the same carbon as their more expensive range, with carbon/SL finishing kit I would absolutely put this on a par with my other halfs s-works tarmac sl4 weight-wise and even stiffness-wise.

    So far – stunning bike, highly impressed, sort of wish I’d held off on buying the trek but I’m lucky to be able to get to use this for this season!

    Will post review next week ^_^

    March 13, 2014 at 9:52 pm #774995
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    Miles253

    Thejaunce wrote:Thanks Miles,

    Thejaunce wrote:
    Thanks Miles, I went for a Sensa Romagna Special… As mentioned its my first road bike so can’t give a comparative review, but I love it! Agree with wanting to upgrade, already found myself making eyes at various wheel sets…

    It’s very easy to do, but I think most people would suggest holding off until you have reached max ability on your current set. Then again…there’s very few feelings as good as blowing money on something nice.

    March 13, 2014 at 9:12 pm #774993
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    Thejaunce

    Thanks Miles, I went for a
    Thanks Miles, I went for a Sensa Romagna Special… As mentioned its my first road bike so can’t give a comparative review, but I love it! Agree with wanting to upgrade, already found myself making eyes at various wheel sets…

    March 13, 2014 at 8:33 am #774991
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    Miles253

    Thejaunce wrote:I am a road

    Thejaunce wrote:
    I am a road newbie and bought a Sensa bike after using a friends for a pretty tough ride around the Peak some months back. My budget wasn’t grand (pardon the pun), so was made up when I found a bike with 105 group set and carbon forks for under 1k! Since taking ownership it’s been a dream to ride, but I must qualify, apart from the odd go on a friends bike, my usual ride (commuting) is/was a hybrid. I’m still learning when it comes to things like upgrading components and I’m sure as time goes on I my want to change wheels etc, but for now I love taking my Sensa out for ride ;)

    Welcome to road riding! You will soon get into wanting to upgrade, almost as soon as you get comfortable on your bike. Which model Sensa did you go for?

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