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Choosing a new bike, how hard can it be?

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  • April 2, 2013 at 10:50 am #18388
    thebungle

    Hello All

    New poster but long term lurker, finally got round to registering!

    I will be buying myself a new bike this year, I’m due a payout from the insurance for having my bike written off last year, my winter bike is currently doing sterling service but I’m starting to get the new bike itch.

    Where do I start?

    I want a bike that will be universally admired, one that will float up hills, hammer the descents and be almost self-propelled on the flat.

    I want the classic lines of steel, the magic of titanium and the lightweight of carbon.

    Not much to ask for is it?

    Perhaps I should just buy a Specialized Tarmac instead of the Enigma Esprit I’m currently lusting over..

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  • April 2, 2013 at 2:23 pm #725321
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    Raleigh

    Surely.
    SURELY.
    I was the
    Surely.

    SURELY.

    I was the Eighty Thousand and first contributor?

    IS THAT WORTH NOTHING?

    _

    I had exactly the same thing, I wanted something different.

    The S1 is that.

    It certainly stands out on the line from all the average Dogmas and Tarmacs (Yes, people have Dogmas and tarmacs in Youth and Junior Races).

    In a way, I’ll be sorry that I’ll probably not race on it again, but my team bike is bloody good.

    Oh yeah…

    Have you looked at Vo2?

    April 2, 2013 at 1:50 pm #725319
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    Super Domestique

    Dave Atkinson wrote:In other

    Dave Atkinson wrote:
    In other news, you’ve managed to be the 80,000th contribution to the site. So you win a pair of socks :-)

    What was that Dave? ‘as do all those that contributed to this thread up until your announcement?’ Awesome! B-)

    oh well, you can’t blame a guy for trying, right? 😉

    April 2, 2013 at 1:47 pm #725317
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    Super Domestique

    Al’76 wrote:After eighteen

    Al’76 wrote:
    After eighteen months on an Allez Elite, I picked up 2012 Tarmac SL3 in the Christmas sales for £2k (thank you Evans :D). Stiff, light, very fast and compliant…..loving it!

    Might not be niche, but the fact (no pun intended) that a manufacturer is willing to issue a Whitepaper on their material selection, design & engineering etc. speaks volumes. Before I saw the Spesh on sale I thought long and hard about the new Canyon Ultimate CF SLX (not exactly niche I know, but I like “bang for my buck”), but the UK sales rep (curt, generally unhelpful) wouldn’t give any information on the frame at all; that, in conjunction with rumours of poor aftersales service, was enough to put me off.

    Some brands get big and retain the principles that they had from the outset..I think Spesh is one of those brands.

    I hear Cav is rather pleased to be back on one.

    Mine is the SL3 too. Lovely bikes to ride.

    April 2, 2013 at 1:26 pm #725315
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    Al'76

    After eighteen months on an
    After eighteen months on an Allez Elite, I picked up 2012 Tarmac SL3 in the Christmas sales for £2k (thank you Evans :D). Stiff, light, very fast and compliant…..loving it!

    Might not be niche, but the fact (no pun intended) that a manufacturer is willing to issue a Whitepaper on their material selection, design & engineering etc. speaks volumes. Before I saw the Spesh on sale I thought long and hard about the new Canyon Ultimate CF SLX (not exactly niche I know, but I like “bang for my buck”), but the UK sales rep (curt, generally unhelpful) wouldn’t give any information on the frame at all; that, in conjunction with rumours of poor aftersales service, was enough to put me off.

    Some brands get big and retain the principles that they had from the outset..I think Spesh is one of those brands.

    I hear Cav is rather pleased to be back on one.

    April 2, 2013 at 1:24 pm #725313
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    thebungle

    Dave Atkinson wrote:In other

    Dave Atkinson wrote:
    In other news, you’ve managed to be the 80,000th contribution to the site. So you win a pair of socks :-)

    Happy days!

    If me that is, if not I’ll just continue to hit the ‘like’ button on Facebook 😉

    April 2, 2013 at 12:46 pm #725311
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    dave atkinson

    In other news, you’ve managed
    In other news, you’ve managed to be the 80,000th contribution to the site. So you win a pair of socks 🙂

    April 2, 2013 at 12:31 pm #725309
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    Super Domestique

    Fair enough.
    I lusted after
    Fair enough.

    I lusted after a Pinarello before I even owned a road bike, then through my first year or so on my Allez.

    When I had the money and opportunity to get one though I compared it to a Tarmac Expert (both brands in same store) then I could see I was getting more pure race bike for my money. Beyond my capability I might add.

    The fact that I could get a greater deal on the Spesh was the final straw. It was also amazingly comfy for the type of bike it is, including being more comfy than the Allez.

    That said, if you have a niche bike itch then get scratching.

    April 2, 2013 at 12:22 pm #725307
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    thebungle

    Nothing at all, it’s all the
    Nothing at all, it’s all the bike I would most likely ever need and more but for me I want something a little ‘different’.

    The problem being of course that being different doesn’t always equate to being better!

    FWIW based purely on an aesthetic point of view none of the big brands currently really do it for me, be it Spesh, Giant or Trek, if I’m spending £2.5k upwards I really have to lust over it 🙂

    April 2, 2013 at 12:03 pm #725305
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    Anonymous

    I love my 2010 Tarmac comp.
    I love my 2010 Tarmac comp.

    April 2, 2013 at 11:39 am #725303
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    Super Domestique

    What’s wrong with a Tarmac?
    What’s wrong with a Tarmac?

    April 2, 2013 at 10:55 am #725301
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    Raleigh

    Its this easy:
    Cervelo S1.
    Its this easy:

    Cervelo S1.

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