Quick update,
I liked the Ed Cycles Cross Bike, although I must admit that the handling was a little strange but that's probably because I'm used to my racer. It comes in at £450 but I'd need to buy a rack and mudguards so would be talking £500 (unless people know of a good deal on these).
I'm angling towards a Raleigh Royal now because I have seen these for £390 new and they come with the rack and guards. However, I can't find anywhere to test-ride them.
Then, on Ebay, I found this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raleigh-Royal...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1688|293:1|294:50
Really, the only reason I'm changing bikes is because the frame doesn't have mudguard and rack eyes (and it's slightly too small - 60cm). So, I got thinking that I could buy this frame, put the current parts from my Ribble onto it (they're Shimano 105, which I have been told are good), sell the Ribble and have the bike I want at a lower price. Plus it's a larger frame and I could sell my Ribble frame to get some money back.
Is this a daft idea?
Does anyone know roughly how much it would cost to spray-paint the frame and get my Ribble parts added to this frame? Could I even try it myself?
Is this idea a complete false economy and would I be likely to end up with no money and lots of bike parts around my house?
Cheers,
James.
I liked the Ed Cycles Cross Bike, although I must admit that the handling was a little strange but that's probably because I'm used to my racer. It comes in at £450 but I'd need to buy a rack and mudguards so would be talking £500 (unless people know of a good deal on these).
I'm angling towards a Raleigh Royal now because I have seen these for £390 new and they come with the rack and guards. However, I can't find anywhere to test-ride them.
Then, on Ebay, I found this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raleigh-Royal...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1688|293:1|294:50
Really, the only reason I'm changing bikes is because the frame doesn't have mudguard and rack eyes (and it's slightly too small - 60cm). So, I got thinking that I could buy this frame, put the current parts from my Ribble onto it (they're Shimano 105, which I have been told are good), sell the Ribble and have the bike I want at a lower price. Plus it's a larger frame and I could sell my Ribble frame to get some money back.
Is this a daft idea?
Does anyone know roughly how much it would cost to spray-paint the frame and get my Ribble parts added to this frame? Could I even try it myself?
Is this idea a complete false economy and would I be likely to end up with no money and lots of bike parts around my house?
Cheers,
James.