Condor Gran Fondo titanium

[ianrauk]

@vickster , if you want, happy to meet up in Hyde Park so you can have a ride of my Van Nick so you can see what all the fuss about Ti is.

 

[jefmcg]

Not sure if this has the etchings you lust after but it sure is a beauty View attachment 89731

Spooky. She was already talking about checking out de Rosa.

 

[vickster]

@vickster , if you want, happy to meet up in Hyde Park so you can have a ride of my Van Nick so you can see what all the fuss about Ti is.

Cool, I might take you up on that, guess we are same sort of height, if you are 5'2 or 6'4 it won't work

 

[vickster]

Spooky. She was already talking about checking out de Rosa.

Not sure who would have in stock, not buying without fondling first!

 

[craigwend]

Look, lust & sell a kidney ...
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/show-us-your-titanium.56645/

only 33 pages long

 

[ianrauk]

Cool, I might take you up on that, guess we are same sort of height, if you are 5'2 or 6'4 it won't work

5'9"
My VN is a 54" frame

 

[vickster]

Spot on I would think then

 

[vickster]

Look, lust & sell a kidney ...
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/show-us-your-titanium.56645/

only 33 pages long

I did recently, can't imagine too many are more expensive than the Condor

 

[jowwy]

I did recently, can't imagine too many are more expensive than the Condor

I suppose its all according what kit adorns the frame once the bike is complete

 

[vickster]

I'll be spending the money on the frame and SRAM rival, reasonable sub £500 wheels and then the other bits. I'm not actually that bothered about spending that much on components, they don't interest me as long as they work, are the right size and make the bike comfortable.

Until yesterday my max budget for any ti bike was going to be £3k. Looks like that's out the window, oops should have had your sabbath frame you and never visited condor. Hindsight eh

 

[ianrauk]

If you want decent priced wheels to your own spec then speak to David at DCR Wheels.

 

[ianrauk]

And if you are working to a budget.. did you see THIS
Though be aware. It doesn't have bosses for racks or mudguards.

 

[vickster]

The styling doesn't excite. I don't really have a budget, I have a self justification limit, which needs to be established still as the condor is somewhere above it . It is a treat to make up for a really pants year since I got knocked off my bike...ideally I need the payout first. I reckon that's 6 months off still

Doesn't look like any CCers have the frameset?

 

[jowwy]

I'll be spending the money on the frame and SRAM rival, reasonable sub £500 wheels and then the other bits. I'm not actually that bothered about spending that much on components, they don't interest me as long as they work, are the right size and make the bike comfortable.

Until yesterday my max budget for any ti bike was going to be £3k. Looks like that's out the window, oops should have had your sabbath frame you and never visited condor. Hindsight eh

Indeed and it went for a good price in the end too......but never mind.

Any frame i buy now would have to be disc brake enabled, wont consider any other frame

 

[vickster]

Fair enough, I don't have any great need or desire for discs