I need YOUR help in buying a new bike.

[PaulB]

Here's your mission, should you choose to accept it.....

I'm in dire need of a new bike Kim Kardashian, it's not been as easy as I thought it would be.

I'm not a snob or anything, but my new bike must be equipped a with Campagnolo groupset. Six years ago when I got my last good bike, Planet X would construct a bike for you with your specifications. They still will UNLESS you want it equipped with Campag.

So I shopped around but nearly all bikes now come with Shimano. I've got nothing against Shimano, I'm just more comfortable with the Italian specs Campag bring.

So who knows - short of buying a frame of my choosing and a complete Record groupset and constructing the thing myself (which i don't have the skills or experience to do), where Campag equipped bikes are being sold in the UK?

Price won't necessarily be an issue but I'm ideally looking for a carbon-fibre bike (all manufacturers acceptable) equipped with Chorus, Potenza or Record.

I'll travel to see the bike or choose a steed online but options seem very limited at the moment.

 

[vickster]

Try Condor. You can spec with Campag
https://www.condorcycles.com/apps/productbuilder/build-a-bike

 

[Milkfloat]

Looks for Italian bikes, they still have some kind of death wish to stick with Campag.

 

[vickster]

Eg Bianchi
https://www.bianchibikes.co.uk/oltre-2/bianchi-oltre-sale/bianchi_oltre_xr4_chorus/

or buy all the parts and get a trusted LBS to build. You don’t need to do it yourself

 

[PaulB]

Eg Bianchi
https://www.bianchibikes.co.uk/oltre-2/bianchi-oltre-sale/bianchi_oltre_xr4_chorus/

or buy all the parts and get a trusted LBS to build. You don’t need to do it yourself

I tried that. They're out of stock of all sizes and I don't expect them to get any back in.

 

[PaulB]

Try Condor. You can spec with Campag
https://www.condorcycles.com/apps/productbuilder/build-a-bike

And so you can! Thanks for that. I think that's the way I'll go.

 

[vickster]

And so you can! Thanks for that. I think that's the way I'll go.

Give them call and see what they have in store to sit on if you fancy a trip to the Big Smoke

 

[PaulB]

Sorry everyone but that Condor thing turned out bad. They don't have any of the frame sizes I need in the bikes I'd go for and I couldn't possibly risk a trip to that London so I have to start again.

So to repeat, does anyone know where I can buy a road bike with Campagnolo ready to ride pretty much straight away? There's fewer and fewer of these rare beasts about anymore.

 

[vickster]

Can no one who sells frames and Campag build you something? You could buy the group set, Merlin have Chorus in stock for example (are they near you? Preston?), sell frames, wheels et
https://www.merlincycles.com/campagnolo-chorus-12-speed-disc-groupset-198005.html

or if you happen to be tallish?
https://www.merlincycles.com/wilier-cento-10-pro-race-chorus-road-bike-196918.html


or @PaulSB has a trusted LBS and is in your part of the world?

there are some campag bikes listed here
https://road.cc/content/buyers-guide/12-best-campagnolo-equipped-road-bikes-257005#mozTocId463858

 

[ColinJ]

or if you happen to be tallish?
https://www.merlincycles.com/wilier-cento-10-pro-race-chorus-road-bike-196918.html

The sign points to tallish (me)... Paul is hiding under the sign...

I'm not sure why Paul was taking a nasal swab - that was 9 years before the pandemic!

 

[slowmotion]

Cinellis are great fun.

 

[PaulSB]

The sign points to tallish (me)... Paul is hiding under the sign...

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I'm not sure why Paul was taking a nasal swab - that was 9 years before the pandemic!

That isn't me.

 

[biggs682]

@PaulB have a chat with Dave Marsh at Universal Cycles http://universal-centre.edan.io/ more known for work with older retro style bikes but got to be worth a shout

 

[wheresthetorch]

Wilier offer Campagnolo on most of their bikes.

 

[vickster]

Wilier offer Campagnolo on most of their bikes.

Although there appears to be almost no availability in the UK

There's a dealer in Ormskirk sells Willier, none with Campag on their site. That isn't to say they can't get them possibly
https://www.thebicyclelounge.co.uk/road-bikes/?page=1&Brand=Wilier Triestina