£22,000 bike at Harrods inside

[BigSteev]

err..."Jonny stares at his shoes".


...no

You should. They're really nice and smooth. and I'm not normally a Shimano fan.

 

[jonny jeez]

I take your point..."dont knock it till you tried it"

(very graciously made by the way)

but it still defies logic..if you are riding a bike expending energy and working up a sweat, how hard is it to turn a gear or push a changer.

If smoothness is the objective.... I've seen (even with my limited experience) smoother suggestions with "off the shelf" belt driven bikes with hub systems.

Actually now I come to think about it, if smoothness is the objective you could buy a second hand Roller for less!

 

[bonj2]

7.4kg! that's only a couple of 100g lighter than my bike! which was about a tenth the price

 

[Arch]

7.4kg! that's only a couple of 100g lighter than my bike! which was about a tenth the price

Presumably the price/weight saving ratio is expontential. So to save a couple of kilos, you pay say double, but then to save the next half kilo, you pay four times and then for 100g it's 8 times more etc....

By the time you're saving a gramme, you're paying a couple of grand more per gramme.

 

[ttcycle]

Tried out the Trek Madone 6 briefly- which had the electronic shifting system on it. Very odd, smooth though but felt slightly alien to the bike imho.

I agree top end bikes cost £7k, you can get a custom bike etc - you can get an assessment/fitting max at £250 and a power reading from a good cycle computer -this just seems pointless expenditure to me.

 

[Auntie Helen]

And a lovely typo in the press release: "A comprehensive range of complimenting accessories".. so the accessories say, "my goodness, you're a handsome-looking bicycle..."

 

[CopperBrompton]

the accessories say, "my goodness, you're a handsome-looking bicycle..."

Actually, for £22k I hope they tell the rider how handsome and toned they look!

 

[HJ]

Ach, just get a Storck Fascenario 0.7 IS it about 2.5 Kg lighter...

 

[Will1985]

This is such an old story - we first heard about it at the beginning of the year. It's made down the road from me in Diss but I haven't yet asked them about a job. There are so many things wrong about that bike that they probably wouldn't want criticism. Total waste of money.

 

[amnesia]

Just out of interest, have either of you tried a bike with Shimano's Di2 gears?

No I haven't... I've no doubt that they're very good, however certainly not £22k good.

My point was / is that derailleur and chain has been around forever... I wouldn't say that was particularly advanced.

There have also been other bikes that have integrated lights.

I really can't see where the 'other' £15k has been spent on this bike.

 

[Watt-O]

The point of the electric gears is that they automatically retension after every gear-change, so should never slip or need adjustment. Not that I'd pay the £1600 price, but they are not quite as frivilous as they appear.

What a pain in the arse to keep the battery charged up, or is there a dynamo? A load of excess weight if you ask me, and not very practical.

 

[swee'pea99]

Ach, just get a Storck Fascenario 0.7 IS it about 2.5 Kg lighter...

Come on...it's only $9,500 - can't be much cop at that price.

 

[amnesia]

[quote name='swee'pea99']Come on...it's only $9,500 - can't be much cop at that price.[/QUOTE]

That's for the frame, forks and ceramic bearing for the headset... I suspect the other components pictured are rather pricey too

 

[CopperBrompton]

What a pain in the arse to keep the battery charged up, or is there a dynamo?

I think the batteries are good for something like 7000 gear changes. So that would last a London cyclist a good few years, or a Cornish cyclist about three days ...

 

[Watt-O]

I think the batteries are good for something like 7000 gear changes. So that would last a London cyclist a good few years, or a Cornish cyclist about three days ...

7,000 gear changes, I don't believe it!!