Mekk Carbon?

[Brava210]

Reduced by another £50 now

 

[adyc]

Brava, I will have a deal with you but i cant PM you as a newbie !

 

[Brava210]

Are you picking it up?

The above quote was referring to a bicycle by the way

 

[burndust]

I am toyIng with buying a second road bike as a backup ( that's what I told the Wife)

I love the look of the Mekk here

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mekk-2g-poggio-p20-tiagra-2013/

To go alongside my Pro carbon Boardman.

Advice, as I think it's lovely

How do you find the carbon pro...been eyeing these up...how do you find the ride?

 

[User269]

I like the ride of a carbon, what's all this about melting in the rain?
The boardman I have is a cracking bike.
I was thinking of the Mekk as a possible winter bike, different tyres etc.
It seems to have a good frame as a base, with tiagra etc.

I'm all in favour of winter bikes. With sturdier wheels & tyres, cheaper components that can be easily replaced when the wet, muddy grinding paste has done it's worst, and no concerns about wrecking the bike generally because it's not a precious high value machine. At the same time, you want it to be a pleasant ride, so the Mekk is a good choice. You only need a rear mudguard perhaps, and clip on options are perfectly adequate.
For years my 'secret' training tool has been riding my 21.5lb Trek 1000 through the winter, then jumping on my 17lb Trek Madone in the summer. The stiffer higher quality components also make a difference, it's like getting an EPO boost. Not that I'd know anything about that. Or would endorse the use of such substances in any manner or form, at all. Under any circumstances. Unless there was an important race like the Tour de France.

 

[Brava210]

How do you find the carbon pro...been eyeing these up...how do you find the ride?

The boardman pro carbon is a really quick ride, I am far from an expert but it's really comfy too.


My Mekk Consideration...........................will be here tomorrow, I paid £632 in the end which I think is very good, gonna stick some bigger tyres and clip
on guards ready for winter

 

[SteCenturion]

Of course they don't but they do get fat if you don't ride them regularly.

We are talking about bicycles aren't we ??

 

[SteCenturion]

You never actually mentioned looking for a winter bike...just a back up

I like fixed mudguards, carbon bikes don't take them usually and Crud Roadracers are utter c*** IME

I was just about to post saying "Ooooh vickster, that's not like you", fortunately I re read & counted the *

 

[SteCenturion]

Whats a bidon ?

You wash your ass with it, like a posh bog.

 

[SteCenturion]

Half a kilo is nothing. A full bidon

Unless its 750ml like mine

 

[SteCenturion]

I've no idea about through Wiggle but my old lbs sells MEKK and they had a good test run policy where they'd actually let you take them away for the weekend to give it a proper test.

Wow @HLaB, that's a really good lbs you have there, what's the name ? They deserve some credit for that.

 

[vickster]

You wash your ass with it, like a posh bog.

Erm, no you don't...that's a bidet

 

[uclown2002]

Erm, no you don't...that's a bidet

I think he knows that!

 

[HLaB]

Wow @HLaB, that's a really good lbs you have there, what's the name ? They deserve some credit for that.

PlanetVelo In Dunfermline, I think its s MEKK policy.

 

[SteCenturion]

I think he knows that!

Oh yes (see up thread) cheers.