My Carrera Zelos

[L14M]

New update;
I've put black gel bar tape on her... Wow, feels so much better.
Also i've got to get more miles on here been slacking a bit recently!

Liam

 

[L14M]

Bigger update,
Well I was planning on getting an N+1 and to trade in the zelos. I have scrapped this idea, here is my thinking:
The £400 i'd have to chuck in with the trade in to get a half decent bike could be spent like this;
Carbon forks
Shimano r501 front wheel (got the rear ready to fit)
Shimano tiagra groupset (sell the old tourney and tektro brakes)
Then a carbon frame if i have money left,something like a planetX or ribble?
This would give me a much better bike than all the other bikes in the £550ish price range. Realistically with the carbon frame i'd have a fully carbon bike for around £650. After I reach this my wallet will run away crying and my paypal will jump off a bridge.. As i'll start on other stuff like carbon bars, stem seat post... Carbon saddle.. Carbon wheels

Eventually this'll be a dream bike

Liam

 

[cyberknight]

Bigger update,
Well I was planning on getting an N+1 and to trade in the zelos. I have scrapped this idea, here is my thinking:
The £400 i'd have to chuck in with the trade in to get a half decent bike could be spent like this;
Carbon forks
Shimano r501 front wheel (got the rear ready to fit)
Shimano tiagra groupset (sell the old tourney and tektro brakes)
Then a carbon frame if i have money left,something like a planetX or ribble?
This would give me a much better bike than all the other bikes in the £550ish price range. Realistically with the carbon frame i'd have a fully carbon bike for around £650. After I reach this my wallet will run away crying and my paypal will jump off a bridge.. As i'll start on other stuff like carbon bars, stem seat post... Carbon saddle.. Carbon wheels

Eventually this'll be a dream bike

Liam

Wheels made the biggest difference to my bike , just tried the rs11`s out and smashed my PB by .5 mph on the average , doesnt sound a lot but for me going from 20 mph to 20.5 moh average was a biggie.

 

[L14M]

1. Wheels made the biggest difference to my bike , just tried the rs11`s out and smashed my PB by .5 mph on the average , doesnt sound a lot but for me going from 20 mph to 20.5 moh average was a biggie.

   Yeah,
   

I need to get an r501 front wheel sourced
Liam

 

[smokeysmoo]

I need to get an r501 front wheel sourced

DONE

 

[L14M]

DONE

That seems quite steep considering a wheelset is £70, really need to find somebody to split a wheelset with

 

[smokeysmoo]

That seems quite steep considering a wheelset is £70, really need to find somebody to split a wheelset with

It's always the case Liam. People buy wheelsets, they don't often buy single wheels, so they subsidise wheelsets accordingly

Why not get a wheelset, that way you've either got a spare rear wheel, or you could sell the rear wheel on. I worry that if you're waiting until some needs a rear wheel and splits a set with you you'll never actually get your 501's on

 

[cyberknight]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...gclid=CPzjoNji7L0CFUTMtAodpTwAAA&gclsrc=aw.ds
Or sell the single and buy a set ?

 

[L14M]

Hmm, good points.
I'm going to speak to the LBS, see if they will give me a good deal..
Liam

 

[nazzurro19]

i just did the complete opposite, instead of upgrading my zelos i just traded it in for a brand spanking new specialized allez elite

 

[L14M]

i just did the complete opposite, instead of upgrading my zelos i just traded it in for a brand spanking new specialized allez elite

TBH, ask a few people on here .. I was planning on doing just that, but the money would go further and i'd get a better bike if i made a custom.
Here is my maths behind it:
R501 wheelset : £70
Carbon forks: £70
Tiagra groupset: £265.
Carbon planet X frame aprox £260
Sell old groupset, tektro brakes and forks / frame: APROX. -£100.
That leaves me with £405 to pay. This gives me a half decent full carbon bike.
I was offered £200 to trade in my zelos at the LBS, and for the £405 it'd cost me to upgrade to a full carbon bike i'd be nowhere near this spec!

Also im open to the idea of second hand parts such as groupset etc!

Enjoy your spesh though

Liam

 

[young Ed]

TBH, ask a few people on here .. I was planning on doing just that, but the money would go further and i'd get a better bike if i made a custom.
Here is my maths behind it:
R501 wheelset : £70
Carbon forks: £70
Tiagra groupset: £265.
Carbon planet X frame aprox £260
Sell old groupset, tektro brakes and forks / frame: APROX. -£100.
That leaves me with £405 to pay. This gives me a half decent full carbon bike.
I was offered £200 to trade in my zelos at the LBS, and for the £405 it'd cost me to upgrade to a full carbon bike i'd be nowhere near this spec!

Also im open to the idea of second hand parts such as groupset etc!

Enjoy your spesh though

Liam

yes i can vouch for you mate that you was going to trade in the zelos and get an off the peg bike brand new!


but if you completely lose the zelos then what will you do for a winter bike? as you don't want carbon and winter to mix! what carbon forks are you looking at for £70? i would be budgeting £100-£120 for carbon forks
Cheers Ed

 

[nazzurro19]

got a mountain bike for winter use

 

[L14M]

yes i can vouch for you mate that you was going to trade in the zelos and get an off the peg bike brand new!


but if you completely lose the zelos then what will you do for a winter bike? as you don't want carbon and winter to mix! what carbon forks are you looking at for £70? i would be budgeting £100-£120 for carbon forks
Cheers Ed

Winter bike? Mudguards also planning on building a ratty fixie for rain and popping to the shops on etc

 

[nuttall1991]

How have you found having a 7 speed cassette on an 8/9/10 speed rear wheel? I've got the exact same bike (but in blue rather than yellow) and an R501 wheelset.

I use a Halo spacer (4mm IIRC) but my higher gears grind on the front mech, so what do you use?