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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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  • March 12, 2014 at 9:25 pm #774989
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    Thejaunce

    I am a road newbie and bought
    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 😉

    March 12, 2014 at 9:25 pm #774987
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    Thejaunce

    I am a road newbie and bought
    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 😉

    March 12, 2014 at 4:39 pm #774985
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    mooleur

    userfriendly wrote:Brilliant,

    userfriendly wrote:
    Brilliant, thanks. I was thinking of building a bike myself for the summer, getting to choose every single component being the main attraction of it, but that would be nowhere near the value for the monies. I’m kind of eyeing up the Toscana Custom now, as it looks both visually pretty and reasonably lightweight – for a price well below what my spec ended up with.

    They are incredibly well priced considering what you get with them that’s true. I was sort of wondering if they maybe had skimped on carbon quality/weight but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Not too sure on the Toscana but certainly the Sensa apparently has fantastic tubing, nice big chunky bb area etc.

    I think it’s just a case of for once a well built bike hasn’t been brandished with the pricetag of being from a well known manufacturer Which is really nice to see, prices be crazy these days! 🙂

    March 12, 2014 at 4:35 pm #774983
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    mooleur

    Haha I’ve just noticed that!!
    Haha I’ve just noticed that!! Seems a bit…er…..unrealistic that’s for sure!

    March 12, 2014 at 4:15 pm #774981
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    jellysticks

    Totally unrelated to the
    Totally unrelated to the topic (sorry everyone) but do some replies on various threads on here get spambotted or something in terms of being ‘liked’? I don’t mean to be rude but 97 likes for a relatively banal reply to a non-controversial question…?! Doesn’t matter I suppose, just wondering!

    March 12, 2014 at 4:15 pm #774979
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    farrell

    jellysticks wrote:Totally

    jellysticks wrote:
    Totally unrelated to the topic (sorry everyone) but do some replies on various threads on here get spambotted or something in terms of being ‘liked’? I don’t mean to be rude but 97 likes for a relatively banal reply to a non-controversial question…?! Doesn’t matter I suppose, just wondering!

    Well spotted.

    That does seem rather odd doesn’t it.

    March 12, 2014 at 2:53 pm #774977
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    userfriendly

    Brilliant, thanks. I was
    Brilliant, thanks. I was thinking of building a bike myself for the summer, getting to choose every single component being the main attraction of it, but that would be nowhere near the value for the monies. I’m kind of eyeing up the Toscana Custom now, as it looks both visually pretty and reasonably lightweight – for a price well below what my spec ended up with.

    March 12, 2014 at 2:39 pm #774975
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    mooleur

    userfriendly wrote:I don’t

    userfriendly wrote:
    I don’t see a way to specify handlebar width with their custom bikes. I assume they will fit standard width, e.g. 42cm for a medium sized frame. Is that something Merlin / Sensa are happy to change?

    I’d say so, (I’ve got very narrow shoulders and will be getting 38’s through when the bike arrives) – although I can’t see the option on the site.. If you fire off an email to Merlin they’re pretty speedy for getting back on stuff like that. It’d probably be a case of ordering and then just confirming the finer details. 🙂

    March 12, 2014 at 2:10 pm #774973
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    userfriendly

    I don’t see a way to specify
    I don’t see a way to specify handlebar width with their custom bikes. I assume they will fit standard width, e.g. 42cm for a medium sized frame. Is that something Merlin / Sensa are happy to change?

    February 24, 2014 at 10:51 pm #774971
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    Miles253

    Thanks for the update! I look
    Thanks for the update! I look forward to the next one

    February 24, 2014 at 9:39 am #774969
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    mooleur

    Update on Sensa! Mine’s not
    Update on Sensa! Mine’s not arrived yet (hopefully this week maybe!) but saw some pics of my team-mate riding hers this weekend and, as a Madone owner my requirement for down-tube-girth is a great one, it looks like the Sensa will satisfy this requirement.

    Impressive as normally I’ve found tubing on bikes at this price point a bit skimpy. My Kuota looks like a ragged prostitutes G-string in comparison – very much looking forward to trying a sprint on this!

    Will let you know once arrived & ridden. 🙂

    February 19, 2014 at 9:03 pm #774967
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    dunnoh

    The Mekks frame was lovely –
    The Mekks frame was lovely – light and looked really well made. The crank wasn’t a well known brand but looked great and worked fine. The Headset and BB are quality. Hes just replaced the wheels after a 18 months and uses it in all weathers.

    February 18, 2014 at 7:37 am #774965
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    Miles253

    Seem to draw mixed opinions,
    Seem to draw mixed opinions, Mekk is another brand I know little about, what blew you away about it? As for the supra wheels, are they particularly bad or jus not favourable in comparison.

    February 17, 2014 at 10:32 pm #774963
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    Shanefutcher

    Sensa trentino sl comp.its
    Sensa trentino sl comp.its shimano 105 and supra wheels.i put the supra wheels on my winter steed and fitted fulcrum 5’s on the trentino with conti’s gp4000s.the bike is amazing and accelerates like its got an engine

    February 17, 2014 at 5:18 pm #774961
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    dunnoh

    Miles253 wrote:What was wrong

    Miles253 wrote:
    What was wrong with the aesthetics may I ask?

    It was last year and I popped in to have a look for a mate. Compared to my Bianchi the finish wasn’t that great. I looked at the £900 one and the main components were really good. It was silly little things like the seat tube clamp looked cheap. He ended up getting a Mekk and that really blew me away. Great looking machine. Its each to his own, I’m sure a lot of people don’t like Celeste!

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