bikeman66
Senior Member
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- Isle of Wight
A few days ago I posted on here asking for advice and opinions on two potential new bikes for my son. One was a Cannondale CAAD 8, the other a Fuji Roubaix 1.3. Both were available from Evans for around £850.00. A varied scope of opinions were put forward, but one thing seemed to be a pivotal issue! Two or three people suggested that they would never buy another bike with a BB30 bottom bracket, which the Cannondale had. The Fuji has a BB86 which seems to be more highly regarded.
Both bikes were fairly similar in spec, with predominantly 105 mechs and shifters etc, combined with the usual "in-house" finishing kit. Written reviews of each bike also seemed to suggest both were well thought out machines, indeed, the Fuji was chosen as a winner in a recent Cycling Plus group test of £1,000 bikes.
I very much appreciated the opinions of all those who contributed answers to my original post, and read with interest, especially those regarding the BB30, and based on these.........and my own angle on the matter, ordered the Fuji.
Order was placed with Evans on Sunday afternoon, we had an email on Monday morning to say the bike was being built, another email yesterday (Tuesday) saying it had been dispatched, and it was delivered to us here on the Isle of Wight at around 3.45pm today. I consider that to be great service from Evans.
Took it out of the box, straightened the stem, adjusted the handlebar, adjusted the saddle height, put my son's pedals on, lubed the chain etc, and off he went for a first ride with a beaming smile on his face.
He knew we were looking at the possibility of buying him a new bike, as a recent growth spurt meant his old 54cm Carrera TDF was now way too small, but he hadn't twigged that we'd ordered the Fuji until he saw it in the back garden this evening. He's about 6ft-2" and the 58cm Fuji looks like it will have enough "growing room".
Felt so pleased for him, as he picked the bike up and marvelled at how light it was compared to his last one, the fact it was 11 speed instead of the 8 he'd been used to, the (in his words) awesome look of it, how light the gear shifting was, how quickly it accelerates etc,etc, etc.
He used to enjoy cycling on the Carrera, but I think the Fuji will take him to a whole new level, and he'll probably leave me for dust when we hit the road for a 25 miler tomorrow evening!
Just like to say thanks to all those who offered opinions when I asked for advice at the weekend, and a big thank you to Evans, who provided us with fantastic service and a great bike at a great price!
Both bikes were fairly similar in spec, with predominantly 105 mechs and shifters etc, combined with the usual "in-house" finishing kit. Written reviews of each bike also seemed to suggest both were well thought out machines, indeed, the Fuji was chosen as a winner in a recent Cycling Plus group test of £1,000 bikes.
I very much appreciated the opinions of all those who contributed answers to my original post, and read with interest, especially those regarding the BB30, and based on these.........and my own angle on the matter, ordered the Fuji.
Order was placed with Evans on Sunday afternoon, we had an email on Monday morning to say the bike was being built, another email yesterday (Tuesday) saying it had been dispatched, and it was delivered to us here on the Isle of Wight at around 3.45pm today. I consider that to be great service from Evans.
Took it out of the box, straightened the stem, adjusted the handlebar, adjusted the saddle height, put my son's pedals on, lubed the chain etc, and off he went for a first ride with a beaming smile on his face.
He knew we were looking at the possibility of buying him a new bike, as a recent growth spurt meant his old 54cm Carrera TDF was now way too small, but he hadn't twigged that we'd ordered the Fuji until he saw it in the back garden this evening. He's about 6ft-2" and the 58cm Fuji looks like it will have enough "growing room".
Felt so pleased for him, as he picked the bike up and marvelled at how light it was compared to his last one, the fact it was 11 speed instead of the 8 he'd been used to, the (in his words) awesome look of it, how light the gear shifting was, how quickly it accelerates etc,etc, etc.
He used to enjoy cycling on the Carrera, but I think the Fuji will take him to a whole new level, and he'll probably leave me for dust when we hit the road for a 25 miler tomorrow evening!
Just like to say thanks to all those who offered opinions when I asked for advice at the weekend, and a big thank you to Evans, who provided us with fantastic service and a great bike at a great price!
