GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
worth every single penny of the £999.99 it cost and, as it is on bike2work that isn't what I'll end up paying. It's light, it's stiff. It accelerates really quickly, it climbs like it's on a winch. The only thing that it needs to be shot of asap are the grips, too thin, not grippy enough, and not secured to the bars. oh and the pedals.....
Intended upgrades, planned before purchase as follows:-
Ritchey Pro Ergo bar ends (I can't cope without bar ends even if they look a bit daft on riser bars)
Ritchey White bar grips
White Crudguard and race guard
2nd bike kit for my VDO HC12.6 computer
Shimano M647 platform spd's (the supplied pedlas are better than they look; but given the look like shite that isn't saying much)
Controversial bit; Black Brooks B17 Narrow saddle (sorry but they suit my arse)
A little black BBB bell that fits on with O rings to keep the ramblers happy
All this is on order from a variety of web retailers and hopefully will arrive and be fitted before Saturday when I'm hitting a big chunk of the SDW with some mates.
Two minor problems with the build; it has a Cro-Mo railed saddle not the Ti railed one as per the spec, and the rebound adjuster knob has gone AWOL. Halfords in Guildford intend to sort these issues for me on Wednesday evening. Other than that their build and setup was impecable; great example of what a bikehut should be like; fair play it is the biggest Halfords bike department I've ever seen.
Intended upgrades, planned before purchase as follows:-
Ritchey Pro Ergo bar ends (I can't cope without bar ends even if they look a bit daft on riser bars)
Ritchey White bar grips
White Crudguard and race guard
2nd bike kit for my VDO HC12.6 computer
Shimano M647 platform spd's (the supplied pedlas are better than they look; but given the look like shite that isn't saying much)
Controversial bit; Black Brooks B17 Narrow saddle (sorry but they suit my arse)
A little black BBB bell that fits on with O rings to keep the ramblers happy
All this is on order from a variety of web retailers and hopefully will arrive and be fitted before Saturday when I'm hitting a big chunk of the SDW with some mates.
Two minor problems with the build; it has a Cro-Mo railed saddle not the Ti railed one as per the spec, and the rebound adjuster knob has gone AWOL. Halfords in Guildford intend to sort these issues for me on Wednesday evening. Other than that their build and setup was impecable; great example of what a bikehut should be like; fair play it is the biggest Halfords bike department I've ever seen.