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VdP was one of my transfers
VdP was one of my transfers in last night. Not so smart a move now.
That is the thing about the
That is the thing about the game. Your team looks great the night before and then afterwards you can’t believe you didn’t pick VdP.
Dekker saved me from a disaster, but is never good when your purist team outscores your standard team.
Decathlon are French owned.
Decathlon are French owned. If they are importing non EU bikes to France and then exporting to non EU UK they will have an extra 14% tariff.
in itself…. no. Maybe more
in itself…. no. Maybe more likely than discount bikes in the UK market is that a cautious stocking approach will reduce availability.
As we agreed on a previous thread, at the moment, the bike consumer is worse off due to Brexit. You may think that is temporary, I am less sure.
Time will tell.
The link does suggest the
The link does suggest the tariffs have an impact on Specialized. Where before they could move stock between European and UK markets, that will not be so easy. Another example of a barrier to trade and a negative impact for the consumer.
I suspect that Cube bikes are
I suspect that Cube bikes are made outside the EU, imported into the EU (Germany) and therefore subject to further 14% tarif when re-exported to the UK. Just like Canyon. Throw the COVID supply and demand premium (which seems to be around 10% across the board) and the double whammy of Brexit and COVID and a 23% rise is maybe not a huge surprise.
I bought a bike a while back.
I bought a bike a while back. It came with Hunt 4 Season wheels. I have ridden the bike 4,000 km in all weathers. No issues at all with them.
EBH to Total Direct Energie..
EBH to Total Direct Energie…. next you will be telling me Chris Froome has changed teams.Have Evans run into any
Have Evans run into any problems, don’t know about stock availability, but being owned by Mike Ashley is probably a problem.
Check for wear on your chain.
Check for wear on your chain. Chain checker tools are cheap and simple to use. If your chain is too worn it will slip on the cassette.
I am assuming it is a new cassette on the trainer? The cassette on the bike will have worn with the old chain and may not slip. You may, however, need a new one when you go back to riding outside.
https://road.cc/content
https://road.cc/content/feature/when-should-you-replace-your-chain-219450Worth ruling out anyway.
I have a summer bike with
I have a summer bike with SRAM Red so I am used to Double Tap and get on fine with it. Thanks for the feedback.
I have Tiagra on the current winter bike. I thought Shimano 10 speed components were easy and cheap to get until I looked at replacing the shifters in the middle of a pandemic!
As Kinesis and the Fairlight
As Kinesis and the Fairlight Strael are mentioned in the comments and I own one of each I though I would give you some thoughts.
I ride my Strael regularly through the winter, but don’t commute on it. It is just too nice a bike to throw back in the shed on a dark night and haul out again in the morning still filthy from yesterday. It is my winter and poor weather weekend and club ride choice though.
I have a Kinesis T2 for commuting. Kinesis make good bikes for British winters. Now that bike is rim braked and not suitable for your spec. I am at a decision point with it as I will have to replace much of the drive train soon and one of the shifters is dodgy. If I don’t spend the money on it I am considering a Kinesis R1 complete bike with SRAM Apex 1x. Ticks all the boxes on your list. Anybody got one that can provide feedback?
You are braver than me.
You are braver than me. There is no chance I would click on a link from these posts.
