Sadly, my beloved road bike was stolen yesterday. I did the London to Brighton ride and left it locked outside a pizza place that I had a quick lunch in. It was literally 5 metres away from me and despite glancing sideways every couple of mouthfuls, some charmer was able to cut the lock and be off in a matter of seconds. A witness saw it all and the police, who were just 100m away, took all the details immediately.
Fortunately, I had the sense to extend my home insurance to bike theft away from home and Aviva has started the claim process. I expect that will drag on for a few weeks and plenty of arguments about how much the bike was really worth will ensue.
So, new bike time. Looking at the usual sites, however, I can't help but think there's rather slim pickings, some bikes being out of stock, especially in my size (61cm).
Without being too familiar with the bike industry, would it best to keep searching until I find something or wait a bit until the 2020 bikes come out. When is that, or does it vary by brand? I can ride my MTB to work (this is why we have N+1) but it is a bit of a pain/slow etc.
Fortunately, I had the sense to extend my home insurance to bike theft away from home and Aviva has started the claim process. I expect that will drag on for a few weeks and plenty of arguments about how much the bike was really worth will ensue.
So, new bike time. Looking at the usual sites, however, I can't help but think there's rather slim pickings, some bikes being out of stock, especially in my size (61cm).
Without being too familiar with the bike industry, would it best to keep searching until I find something or wait a bit until the 2020 bikes come out. When is that, or does it vary by brand? I can ride my MTB to work (this is why we have N+1) but it is a bit of a pain/slow etc.