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£4.5k insurance payout!! What bike would you buy?

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  • July 20, 2015 at 6:43 pm #24467
    Royal1664

    Hi Team,

    Looks like the guy who hit me is paying out £4.5k for a replacement bike for me (nice of him!!!).

    I’m torn between the WILIER CENTO 1 AIR with Mavic cosmic 40c or the FELT AR1 on Zipp 404 fire crests. Both have Ultegra Di2!

    Thoughts on both or something different??????

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  • July 22, 2015 at 6:26 pm #854465
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    Royal1664

    Two very good ideas! Food for
    Two very good ideas! Food for thought!

    July 22, 2015 at 6:15 pm #854463
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    crikey

    Don’t trust anyone who tells
    Don’t trust anyone who tells you to spend loads and buy a ‘bike for life’…

    Bikes change so quickly that your ‘bike for life’ will look a bit silly in 5 years time.
    I nearly got one a number of years ago, then STI shifters appeared, then aluminium appeared, then carbon appeared, then electronic groupsets appeared, then disc brakes appeared, then aero frames appeared.

    You can’t future proof a purchase, so buy something half decent and replace it in a few years.

    July 22, 2015 at 6:01 pm #854461
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    HalfWheeler

    Steel custom made job,
    Steel custom made job, Reynolds 953. Bike of a lifetime.

    July 22, 2015 at 5:48 pm #854459
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    crikey

    I’d go to Stockport, find a
    I’d go to Stockport, find a local girl with a taste for beer and wake up a week later in Runcorn.
    You’d still have £4470 to spend on a bike.

    July 22, 2015 at 5:37 pm #854457
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    mike the bike

    Personally I would take
    Personally I would take myself off to Berlin, find me a local girl with a taste for champagne and wake up a week later in Paris.
    Any loose change at the bottom of your suitcase could be spent on a bike.

    (This idea has certain similarities to Mr Russell’s post above.)

    July 21, 2015 at 4:08 pm #854455
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    Mungecrundle

    Why are you asking us? Deep
    Why are you asking us? Deep down inside you know exactly what you want 😉

    July 21, 2015 at 12:16 pm #854453
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    stem

    I think I’d go for a Mason
    I think I’d go for a Mason Resolution 105 Hydro (£2.8k) and Canyon
    Ultimate CF SL 8.0 (£1.7k).

    July 21, 2015 at 12:11 pm #854451
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    ciderman_100

    something not run of the mill
    something not run of the mill with record eps B-)

    July 21, 2015 at 10:10 am #854449
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    Royal1664

    I had the AR5 and loved it
    I had the AR5 and loved it completely but I do understand the rear brake issue. I had to unlock on the climbs and then remember to lock before the downhills. The WILIER is tempting but I’ve read reviews that its extremely stiff. Going to try and get some test rides in!!!!

    July 21, 2015 at 9:52 am #854447
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    peted76

    Nice problem to have, you
    Nice problem to have, you could stick a pin in the UCI rankings and pick an awesome bike with that cash.

    I’d be tempted to go to my local ‘specialist fitters’ (GC Bike Fit) they could order a made to measure frame from the likes of Independant Fabrication and order and build it into a dream bike around me.

    From the two bikes you’ve mentioned, I think we’ve similar tastes… tough to choose, big fan of both, I want to say the Felt AR, if it weren’t for that pesky bottom bracket located rear brake.

    July 21, 2015 at 9:31 am #854445
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    rjfrussell

    spend a grand on a bike and
    spend a grand on a bike and give the rest to charidee, mate.

    July 21, 2015 at 8:18 am #854443
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    kev-s

    Put it towards a 8k bike
    Put it towards a 8k bike B-) B-)

    or as said try as many bikes you can and see what you like the most

    July 20, 2015 at 10:18 pm #854441
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    vonhelmet

    Buy two bikes. Or even three.
    Buy two bikes. Or even three.

    July 20, 2015 at 9:43 pm #854439
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    I’d go for a custom spec and
    I’d go for a custom spec and build it up myself…that’s part of the fun for me.
    Also then you can have it exactly how you want it and not have to change a single thing.
    And I’d probably save some money and go on a cycling holiday or summin 🙂

    July 20, 2015 at 7:21 pm #854437
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    crikey

    Buy something you can afford
    Buy something you can afford to replace if it gets trashed; spend £2K and ride it like you stole it, then replace the worn out bits with DI3 or the next equivalent which will be along in 2 years or so.

    You aren’t going to go any faster by spending £2K more…

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