Guess what!!

[RoubaixCube]

Just won a B'TWIN TRIBAN 540 off ebay for 423 notes!! what a farking score!!!

Owner claims to have had it for 4 months. but upgraded to a Triban Ultra 700. According to the pictures it looks virtually new. Tyres have a little wear on them obviously but the frame looks pristine!!!

absolute steal!

Will be picking her up from oxfordshire on Tuesday

 

[vickster]

Ask him for proof of purchase before handing over cash, get a copy as if you sell it on, your purchaser may well ask for the same and get a receipt

Enjoy

 

[screenman]

I would need a parachute to get off that saddle, bit of bad weather and it will have snow on it.

Hope you get as much pleasure from it as I do my bikes.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Ask him for proof of purchase before handing over cash, get a copy as if you sell it on, your purchaser may well ask for the same and get a receipt

Enjoy

Im asking about paperwork right now. I asked for a copy of it just for warranty purposes. unfortunately i jumped the gun and already paid for the bike :| (I pray to god the bike isnt stolen and the police wont come and take it off me lol)

::EDIT::

I asked for paperwork for warranty purposes, He says he will try and dig out manuals and whatever that came with the bike but no mention of proof of purchase.

99.5% positive Feedback out of 1,045 transactions. I dont think he could be THAT shady.

I'll ask if its possible to have or see an original copy of the invoice when i go collect the bike.

 

[vickster]

Well I assume if you paid PayPal you are covered if it's stolen. The with those PayPal w@nkers who knows! You shou,d be covered on the credit card used otherwise
Bike needs a respray though

And how much seatpost is showing!?

 

[Milkfloat]

Looks like the photos were taken in summer and it still has some paperwork attached to one of the cranks. I suspect these are his photos from when he first got it. If you paid by PayPal then you will be covered if it turns out to be not so good when you pick it up.

 

[Cuchilo]

£600 new ?

 

[RoubaixCube]

Looks like the photos were taken in summer and it still has some paperwork attached to one of the cranks. I suspect these are his photos from when he first got it. If you paid by PayPal then you will be covered if it turns out to be not so good when you pick it up.

Yeah. I got a friend coming with me along for the drive as where he's located is about 2hrs out of london (Witney)

£600 new ?

Yup save me a fair amount of dosh - Even if do have to pay for diesel to drive 75miles there and back

I was tempted to catch a train up there and ride the bike back to london But i want to take the bike and get it inspected by a tech first before i do anything serious with it.

 

[Crandoggler]

Hell of a bike, stolen or not!

 

[Dave 123]

Nice.

Won?

Bought?

 

[winjim]

Frame
New, sloping, 6061-T6 aluminium BTWIN SPORT frame with integrated headset socket. Short-frame geometry, 1760 kg in size M, strong, versatile frame: mudguard and front and rear-pannier racks can be mounted.

Seems a bit heavy to me, and that's just the frame!

But in all seriousness, did you ask for any recent pictures of the bike? As pointed out upthread, those are old photos, the bar tape's the wrong colour for starters.

 

[welsh dragon]

Nice looking bike. Well done indeed. Hope you like it.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Seems a bit heavy to me, and that's just the frame!

But in all seriousness, did you ask for any recent pictures of the bike? As pointed out upthread, those are old photos, the bar tape's the wrong colour for starters.

I think thats a typo on Decathlon's website. Its actually 9.5kg without pedals If you go right down the spec list. Pretty light if you ask me. My hybrid weighs in at 10.5kg all stock. Add in the 38mm Marathon Plus tyres and It becomes such a lumbering beast I feel like an idiot for speccing such big tyres but its served pretty well as a training bike if you think about it. Gonna kit the new bike up with some 32mm Marathon Supremes which are so much lighter though not as bombproof as the marathon plus's.

If the auction description he says he changed the bar tape. He has 99.5% feedback out of almost 1.5k trades. I have no real reason to doubt the guy. He seems pretty legit in his messages.

If i do turn up on the day and it does turn out to be a wreck then no worries. paypal has my back and i will contact ebay and recover the money spent on gas and whatever food stops i took along the way. If not at least its a day out. I'll take the camera with me and do a little sightseeing

I know im kind of going in blind but I'll give the previous owner the benefit of the doubt and hope hes a decent non-red light jumper like the rest of us.

I cant wait to see how much faster i am on my commutes. Things to do - get 32 spoke wheels & add a rack and change the seat to a charge spoon

 

[Crandoggler]

Why change wheels? And 32mm's on that bike? No chance? Surely.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Why change wheels? And 32mm's on that bike? No chance? Surely.

Cuz i want a 'do it all' kind of road bike that can handle me (16 stone) and some light touring (loads up to 5-10kg. I dont do a lot of off roading. The question you ask was debated quite heavily in my window shopping thread (surely you remember it as you posted there also) - Im starting to get the feeling that not many people read my original posts before commenting.

I looked around for a good CX bike that for £600 that came with Shimano 105s or cheaper Tiagra groupsets but i found none that fit that price range. Anything that I had a look at came with Sora or Apex groupsets but my heart is set on getting a 105. I even found a £800-850 boardman CX bike with an SRAM Apex groupset.....

a member suggested a Planet X london bike. I dont think i liked the groupset it came with at the time, and it was more expensive than the Triban.

Ribbles was also suggested but it was an alloy bike without the carbon fork - went up to £750-800 as soon as the groupset was changed to 105

I asked folks to link bikes which fitted the same criteria as the 540 but able to carry light loads and there was barely any feedback.

a Cannondale CaadX 105 2016 is just under £1000 a 2015 model costs £700-800 where found. Though there are loads of them on ebay. Even one with chips in the paintwork is going for £800.

Nobody was able to beat the price on the Triban 540.

32mm tyres is possible according to the product description on Decathlons website

Road.cc's overview also states the same thing in their overview of Tribans new 520 and 540 bikes

I was honestly going to wait till next year to buy a bike in the march sales but whats the biggest discount Decathlon will give on their new range of bikes??? Its christmas and not once was the price of the 540 or 520 even dropped by 5% and even if they did, i doubt they would drop the price down to 35% off. Saw it on ebay and I just couldnt pass it up. Had the bidding went over or close to £500 then i would have stopped bidding,