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Long lost ‘friend’ returns……?

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  • June 22, 2014 at 5:48 pm #21743
    trikeman

    Hi All,
    not been on here for donkeys (sorry) and after finally getting the all clear after my ankle ‘fubar’ I am able to re-join the realms of cycling. To start I will be needing a bike for sure, still got the old MTB but want to start getting back on the road. It’s been a long time and a hard road to get my confidence in pedals after the ‘bump’ which if any of you can remember put my right foot facing backwards (balk) :& but the strength is coming back – unfortunately the fitness has gone back several years……..

    So, looking for a half decent road bike or a good hybrid to get me started and to regain the fitness, road sense and strength, especially after tearing just about every tendon and breaking several bones in my ankle/foot. Around 54cm and happy with alu.

    Has anyone got anything (without the heartache of eBay, Gumtree or Friday ad’s nutters?) At the moment up to about £700 (yep, I know my muti-grand bikes have gone) so has the age increased too.
    :))

    Let me know – no doubt I shall be haunting these hollowed pages going forward.

    Regards,

    Trikeman. 😉

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  • June 28, 2014 at 6:03 am #800473
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    trikeman

    Hi notfastenough,
    my
    Hi notfastenough,
    my apologies for slow reply – working away this week. Many thanks for your offer, which I contemplated, however Wife must have seen me ‘sulking’ about so while I was a way she got me a hybrid from a local sale for me to get back on the road.
    Once back fit etc then I will be looking for something a little more ‘roady’.

    Regards,

    Trikeman. 😉

    June 24, 2014 at 2:32 pm #800471
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    notfastenough

    Hi trikeman, long time no
    Hi trikeman, long time no see. I don’t have a complete bike to sell, but I’ve got a frameset, finishing kit, and possibly wheels (not decided on those yet) which are taking up space. The frame is carbon from Graham Weigh in Deeside, with a nude carbon finish. As he says, it’s the same frame you’d get from Ribble, Planet-X etc. Strictly speaking, it’s a 52 in compact geometry. I used it with a fair amount of exposed seatpost and a 110mm stem to give me something close to an equivalent 56cm, but you could just as easily set it up slightly smaller. The finishing kit is a mixture of RSP, Deda, Charge saddle etc. I also have an adjustable angle stem if back backs are your thing.

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