Condor - Gran Fondo

[eml1909]

Just arrived ... and I am in love already!

 

[ianrauk]

That's a lovely looking bike.
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and I like the boxing round the tree.
Can you retake the pictures but without all the messy fallen leaves... thanks

 

[Rob3rt]

Looks gorgeous, and I would normally heckle rather than compliment such a practical looking machine. I can't quite figure what sort of thought went into the hood placement though, hehe.

 

[eml1909]

Thanks!

[... the "hood placement"?]

 

[Pottsy]

Very, very nice.

I have a Condor Moda which is similar but a bit racier with no mudguard, rack etc. fittings. I love it.

Oh and your lawn needs a bit of a cut.

 

[gaz]

A nice looking bike, a practical one!

I can't quite figure what sort of thought went into the hood placement though, hehe.

Ditto!

 

[eml1909]

Excuse my ignorance, but I don't understand....

 

[smokeysmoo]

Sweet! I like that. +1 though for the oddly placed hoods, (oh and the upside down front light )

 

[eml1909]

PS It's primarily for commuting, which is why I went for something with mudguards and a pannier rack...

 

[smokeysmoo]

PS It's primarily for commuting, which is why I went for something with mudguards and a pannier rack...

Nothing wrong with that, but the brake levers/shifters are set very high on the bars. I'm sure it's very comfortable but it just looks a bit odd. FWIW just sit on it and try to reach the brake lever from the bottom of the handlebars, (on the drops so to speak), and you'll see what everyone means

 

[eml1909]

I hadn't even noticed that they are in a strange position .... which just goes to show how much I know! My previous bike was a hybrid.

Where should the hoods be and is this something that can be changed or is it the design of the bike?

 

[eml1909]

And presumably this is only a "problem" when I am riding on the "drops", which will be very, very rare? I expect that 99.9999% I will be riding on the hoods.

 

[smokeysmoo]

I hadn't even noticed that they are in a strange position .... which just goes to show how much I know! My previous bike was a hybrid.

Where should the hoods be and is this something that can be changed or is it the design of the bike?

Dead easy Look at the shifters on this bike

See how the levers are almost vertical to the ground. To achieve that you need to rotate your bars up a bit and move your shifters down, but if you find it comfortable as it is just forget all about it and enjoy the bike.

It does look sweet

 

[eml1909]

I absolutely love the bike, but thanks for the re-assurance regarding the shifters/hoods. When I'm riding on the hoods, it seems comfortable enough to me (but I have nothing to compare it to!). When I'm on the drops, I see what you mean ... it's not easy to reach the brakes.

If I want to change this, I assume that Condor will be able to do this for me (hopefully without charge given how much the bike cost!)....?!

 

[Rob3rt]

You can do it yourself given 20 mins (inc re-taping the bar) but leave it how it is and see how you get on