I think I may be about to buy a Shand

[GrumpyGregry]

Nice looking bike

Feels a bit overpriced

Stooopid name

I'm out

 

[gingerscott]

There is a Shand Stoater in the bike park at my work. Lovely looking (bright green) bike with Ultegra Groupset. No way that was bought using our cycle2work scheme.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Good enough for Emily Chappell to win the women's Trancontinental Race last summer....

She'd have done the same on a Woodrup or a Condor. A frame can only be so good and making them isn't rocket science.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

She'd have done the same on a Woodrup or a Condor. A frame can only be so good and making them isn't rocket science.

Or most likely on any number of mass brands frames. Surely the engine is what counts most?

 

[derrick]

Good enough for Emily Chappell to win the women's Trancontinental Race last summer....

Just imagine what she could achieve on a Cervelo.

 

[velovoice]

You're all right of course..... provided the bike fits. Emily attempted the TCR the year before on a top spec Genesis Datum, but it didn't quite fit.

 

[Elybazza61]

The Stooshie really looks the part.

I really,really want one of those in blue and white with Hope bits,a 1x11 drivetrain plus some nice hand built wheels and tubeless tyres.(when I win the lottery maybe).

 

[dan_bo]

I really,really want one of those in blue and white with Hope bits,a 1x11 drivetrain plus some nice hand built wheels and tubeless tyres.(when I win the lottery maybe).

Not a shand but a lot of boxes ticked thus-

 

[Pale Rider]

The linked Shand bike looks dear for a standard steel roadie, but how about a Stoater?

Still a road bike, but a bit unusual in that it has a Rohloff hub gear and a carbon belt.

Plenty of benefits there, and at £3,500 there's a bit more value given you are getting the Rohloff and belt for 'only' an extra £500.

https://www.shandcycles.com/bikes/stoater-rohloff/

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Thanks for your thoughts so far. Still mulling.

Mods - I now realise I've probably created this in the wrong section. Feel free to move to What Bike if you think more appropriate.

 

[GGJ]

Certainly not the cheapest manufacturers but very bespoke and lovely bit of kit. I've yet to hear a bad report from anyone who has splashed their cash on a Shand and if I'm ever in the position to own one I wouldn't hesitate

 

[Elybazza61]

I suppose a lot of it depends how much you are prepared to pay for a UK made frame,they are never going to compare price wise to a far east built one.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

I suppose a lot of it depends how much you are prepared to pay for a UK made frame,they are never going to compare price wise to a far east built one.

I suppose you would need a sense of Nostalgia for all things British
They are nice tho but .