Cube Peloton 2011 - 64cm.

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bornagainst

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First post....

Thought I'd drop in a picture of my new Cube Peloton 2011... with the 'Land of the Giants' 64cm frame (or equivalent - or however they measure it nowadays)

So far it's in a different league to the Specialized Sirrus I've been riding for nearly 10 years.

Mark.


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DrSquirrel

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Very Pretty...


I have a 08 (wasn't impressed with the 09/10 models).<br><br><br>ps. come back to the chat room :tongue:
 
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bornagainst

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Just for record, I'm 6' 6" (perhaps a tiny bit under). I can't fault the size of the bike and I'm very glad I took the chance and went for the biggest frame they do. I'd only had chance to sit on a 60cm bike before this.

It always seems that default online photo's tend to be the smaller frames, so I thought it would be worth sticking this up. A quick Google search now shows this thread as one of the top result for "cube peloton 64cm"

Mark.
 
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Trevgordon

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First post on here as have been looking for a large road bike and came across the site and post...

I am looking to buy a road bike as have been riding a hybrid the last 10 years - mainly commuting to work.

I am not looking to get into racing anything but wanted a change from a hybrid where i would use it to commute to work and possibly longer rides on the weekend. So basically looking for a road bike that has a decent performance, but is durable enough to withstand commuting etc.

I am 6 ft 6 and 19 st, and feel that a 64 cm peloton frame would fit my size, but my main worry would be the durability of the wheels/hubs and components with frequent use?

I have also been looking at the genesis equilibriums which have good read reviews, and seem fairly durable, but looking at spec the frames only go to 60 cm.

So with a budget of around £800 to £1000, I wanted to see if any thoughts:

a road bike would be durable enough given my size and type of use (commuting etc - no off roading as i have mountain bike for that)
what would you recommend between cube peloton 64 cm frame and genesis equilibrium as only goes to 60 cm?
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any other road bikes that you would recommend for a taller/heaveier rider?

Look foward to your reply.

cheers

Trevor Gordon
 
Winnershsaint

Winnershsaint

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DrSquirrel said:
Very Pretty...


I have a 08 (wasn't impressed with the 09/10 models).<br><br><br>ps. come back to the chat room :tongue:
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I have the unimpressive 2010 Peloton. Does it for me. Might even post a picture when LBS have changed the chain and cassette
 
Winnershsaint

Winnershsaint

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DrSquirrel said:
Don't take it to heart, it just doesn't do it for me, unlike for yourself.
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It seems that the 08/09 models were better specced than mine, groupset Shimano 105 not Tiagra etc. Haven't got anything to compare my Peloton. never ridden anything at that spec so could'n't comment on better/worse or otherwise. What is apparent is a slight but gradual weight increase 09 - 8.9Kg, 10 - 9.2Kg, 11 - 9.4Kg. There are better bikes out there, but whatever the model the Peloton is an excellent vfm bike. Certainly as much bike as I could ever do justice. That said I might be tempted by the Agree GTC Pro if I had a spare £1500 sloshing around!
 
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DrSquirrel

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Winnershsaint said:
It seems that the 08/09 models were better specced than mine, groupset Shimano 105 not Tiagra etc. Haven't got anything to compare my Peloton. never ridden anything at that spec so could'n't comment on better/worse or otherwise. What is apparent is a slight but gradual weight increase 09 - 8.9Kg, 10 - 9.2Kg, 11 - 9.4Kg. There are better bikes out there, but whatever the model the Peloton is an excellent vfm bike. Certainly as much bike as I could ever do justice. That said I might be tempted by the Agree GTC Pro if I had a spare £1500 sloshing around!
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Ah okay, so you meant it literally.

My '08 is 9.5kg so "much" heavier than the 09, 10 and 11 models... (this is for a 56 frame)
 
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Shrim

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bornagainst said:
So far it's in a different league to the Specialized Sirrus I've been riding for nearly 10 years.
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It would be interesting to understand the improvements in performance (average speed improvements mainly) of your new bike compared to your Sirrus . I have a Sirrus and thinking of a road bike but wondering what benefits it would give. Your feedback would be welcome.
 
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