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Condor Frame or “off the peg”?

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  • June 25, 2012 at 6:40 pm #16172
    swansfan

    Advice please!

    Getting fitter now so looking to suppliment the Ribble winter trainer with a bike to join my local club with, but also to start doing ‘sportives’. Been looking at Cube Agree and other similar bikes, but have an opportunity to have a custom build on a Condor frame which could work out very similar on the money side of things. Frames mentioned were the ‘Italia’, ‘Squadra’ and the more expensive ‘baracchi’.Not intending to be a racer so comfort over the longer distances more of a priority.

    Which way would you guys go?

    Thanks! đŸ™‚

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  • June 25, 2012 at 11:17 pm #688539
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    WolfieSmith

    Buy the Condor. You won’t
    Buy the Condor. You won’t regret it. Any of those mentioned are great. The new Super Accaio is worth a look as well. I bought my first Condor in 1995. I have three. Aside from perhaps a heritage Colnago I wouldn’t ride anything else as a summer bike. I potter down the shops on the 1995 Italian and I race on a Moda. They are classy bikes and a very good British company.

    June 25, 2012 at 11:17 pm #688537
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    WolfieSmith

    Buy the Condor. You won’t
    Buy the Condor. You won’t regret it. Any of those mentioned are great. The new Super Accaio is worth a look as well. I bought my first Condor in 1995. I have three. Aside from perhaps a heritage Colnago I wouldn’t ride anything else as a summer bike. I potter down the shops on the 1995 Italian and I race on a Moda. They are classy bikes and a very good British company.

    June 25, 2012 at 9:18 pm #688535
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    russyparkin

    hmm depends how confident are
    hmm depends how confident are you about your custom geometry? im not yet, been through 4-5 frames of various sizing. happy with the current bike but wouldnt commit to potentially making a unique to me frame even now.

    have you ridden any of the bikes at all yet?

    i after doing lots of ebay impulse buys decided a budget and rode about 15 bikes and over a decent distance before settling on my final choice.

    i do have a soft spot for condor though… a guy at my club has the fratelli in orange. it is tooooo sexy

    do what you think is best, everyone and their grannys grans gran has a specialized so if you turn up with a condor you wont need your name on it for the cafe stops. cubes have always impressed me as well

    f==k it! buy a condor, infact buy 2 and i will give you my address to send the other one!

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