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Van Nic chinook

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  • April 16, 2012 at 11:22 am #15569
    bernieaidy

    đŸ˜• Any Van Nic chinook owners out there.
    Any reviews or comments would be appreciated.
    In the market for ti bike but on budget,spotted this one
    in 62cm frame.Im a tall rider 6ft5,hoping this might do the trick.
    Thanks.

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  • April 17, 2012 at 3:58 pm #674815
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    Super Domestique

    For what its worth I know the
    For what its worth I know the feeling.

    Keep us posted.

    April 17, 2012 at 3:34 pm #674813
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    bernieaidy

    Chickened out maybe later.
    ~X( Chickened out maybe later.

    April 17, 2012 at 2:09 pm #674811
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    Super Domestique

    bernieaidy wrote:Thanks for

    bernieaidy wrote:
    Thanks for the input B C.
    I’m hovering over the’BUY IT’button as I read this!

    Well? Have you clicked it yet lol.

    April 17, 2012 at 1:38 pm #674809
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    bernieaidy

    Thanks for the input B C.
    I’m
    Thanks for the input B C.
    I’m hovering over the’BUY IT’button as I read this!

    April 17, 2012 at 10:12 am #674807
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Buy it, you won’t regret
    Buy it, you won’t regret it.
    I picked up one second hand late last year and I’m delighted with it.
    It’s quick, comfortable and more than any other bike I own it just asks to be ridden faster.
    I’m no racer and I don’t find it uncomfortable at all, just great fun.

    +1 for netclectic’s ‘Comfortable, fast, responsive, light, beautiful. I would heartily recommend it.’

    April 17, 2012 at 8:09 am #674805
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    Super Domestique

    bernieaidy wrote:Yeah S D

    bernieaidy wrote:
    Yeah S D read that one.
    Mistral was my 1st option but only goes up to 60cm frame and Van Nic don’t custom build it.
    Chinook only one off the peg at 62cm so looks like I’m just going to have to go faster.

    Sorry, I didn’t know about the frame size.

    The Chinook looks great. Hope you get one.

    April 17, 2012 at 7:07 am #674803
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    notfastenough

    The shop should still be able
    The shop should still be able to fit you to it. There is a school of thought that the ‘sportive’ geometry bikes are un-necessary, and that the answer is simply to use things like headset spacers to make a ‘standard’ geometry frame fit the rider. That’s pretty much how mine is currently set up. Not saying it’s any better, just that it shouldn’t, IMHO, put you off.

    April 16, 2012 at 5:14 pm #674801
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    bernieaidy

    Yeah S D read that
    Yeah S D read that one.
    Mistral was my 1st option but only goes up to 60cm frame and Van Nic don’t custom build it.
    Chinook only one off the peg at 62cm so looks like I’m just going to have to go faster.

    April 16, 2012 at 2:20 pm #674799
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    Super Domestique

    The Mistral is meant to be
    The Mistral is meant to be more comfy geometry according to the cycling plus test recently.

    April 16, 2012 at 12:53 pm #674797
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    bernieaidy

    Nice one thanks for
    Nice one thanks for that.Hoping the geometry isnt too racy on it as Im more of a club/sportive rider.

    April 16, 2012 at 12:20 pm #674795
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    netclectic

    I’ve owned my Chinook for
    I’ve owned my Chinook for just over 2 weeks now. It’s a custom build with SRAM Force and Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels. I went for the Easton EC90 SLX Fork, the Van Nic Ti stem and seat post with Deda Zero bars and Prologo Scratch saddle.

    I was fitted on the bike by the guys at Bike Science in Bristol. At 5’10” the stock 54cm frame was perfect.

    I’ve done over 300 miles since collecting it and I couldn’t be happier with it. I also ride a Genesis Equilibrium 20 and a Surly Long Haul Trucker, both steel framed and very forgiving comfortable rides and the Chinook fits right in.

    Comfortable, fast, responsive, light, beautiful. I would heartily recommend it. đŸ˜€

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