If you bought a Rose

[Mugshot]

I'm guessing Wednesday if I remember the sequence from my delivery.

 

[youngoldbloke]

I bought mine towards the end of the year, everything went to schedule, in spite of storms in the North Sea. Guess they weren't so busy.

 

[Sluicehoops]

Getting tired now. Called Parcelforce. Lame excuses.

5 minutes after I called, the tracking status is updated to...

29/6/2015 15:04 International Hub Awaiting Customs clearance
29/6/2015 15:03 International Hub Received in destination country

Clearly it's been here for a while (exactly how long a while is anyone's guess). Has anyone here got any better idea that Parcelforce what this might mean and how much longer I will have to wait? At this rate I will need another haircut before it arrives.

Mine took about a week to get here from dispatch from Germany.
Looking back at my parcel force history.. once its status was "Received in destination country" then it was delivered the next day.

 

[Vertego]

Eventually arrived. No thanks to Parcelforce...

 

[Pale Rider]

Eventually arrived. No thanks to Parcelforce...

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Oh dear.

Disgraceful effort by Parcelforce, perhaps someone mentioned the war.

Rose sent mine DHL and the box arrived all but unmarked, one small scrape, if I recall.

That was three years ago, and I think I might have paid a bit more for DHL delivery, or it was included as an offer that month.

Hope the bike is OK.

 

[Mugshot]

Eventually arrived. No thanks to Parcelforce...

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Ouch, is the bike ok?

 

[Vertego]

Bike appears to be OK, although there is a couple of small marks on the paintwork on the rear stay. Not enough to send the bike back, but enough to grumble about, which I will do in a very considered way once I've downloaded the photo.

(I'm used to stating a case effectively. I'm a litigation executive. But I am not one to stamp my feet and complain at the slightest problem)

 

[Mugshot]

Ridden it?

 

[Vertego]

Sure have. Nice ride. Comfortable before a bike fit. Comfortable after a bike fit, although that is to be revisited after a new seatpost is fitted. The 350mm supplied is too short and Rose don't have any 400mm in stock.

Averaging 2-3kmh faster too

 

[Mugshot]

Sure have. Nice ride. Comfortable before a bike fit. Comfortable after a bike fit, although that is to be revisited after a new seatpost is fitted. The 350mm supplied is too short and Rose don't have any 400mm in stock.

Averaging 2-3kmh faster too

Well that's a result despite the box, nice one

 

[Vertego]

Just a few quick images, but nothing special.

 

[huwsparky]

Lovely looking bike.

Sorely tempted by a Rose myself. They are looking superb value for money currently. Wasn't going to but my next bike till next year but who knows how the pound well be against the Euro by then?

 

[Vertego]

Just read Bikeradar's article on the 2016 range. Nice looking bikes. Not going to get at all despondent. There's always 'better next year'.

Live for today and enjoy the moment. It might be your last

 

[Mugshot]

One of my rules in life, never read reviews or look at prices or search for similar after I've made a purchase, madness is a guarantee otherwise

 

[youngoldbloke]

In my case I bought the last Xeon CRS3000 in my size in matt UD carbon - the finish I very much preferrred . The next season the matt finish had been discontinued!
Of course the price has dropped a couple of hundred £ in the 18 months or so since.