My new bike says Hai!

[wheres_my_beard]

I bought this yesterday evening and have did a few leisurely kilometres with some of my fellow club riders, and I am really amazed by my first venture into carbon fibre, and the Shimano kit on it is waay better than I've ever been used to too.

It's a Haibike Challenge RC.

 

[Hill Wimp]

It looks to nice to take out on the road, i would be cleaning it daily.

 

[Saluki]

Nice. Very nice.

 

[Sittingduck]

Nice - I like something a bit flash.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Nice colour scheme, like that

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I like those colours too.

 

[wheres_my_beard]

The white shows up all the dirt so I'll have no choice but to keep it clean, but at least with a curvy carbon frame there's no awkward little nooks I can't get to. I've heard there are other advantages to these frames too!

 

[Kies]

Beautiful bike. Go on - how much for such lushlovelyness?

 

[wheres_my_beard]

Beautiful bike. Go on - how much for such lushlovelyness?

With all sorts of mathematical jiggery-pokery at the shop it came to under £1300, which was a far better price than comparable bikes I'd seen with 105 bits and pieces in other shops in Norwich.

Also, weighing in at about 3kg than my previous bike, and with the extra stiffness, it really does feel like my effort while riding is going so much further, which is a great feeling. So I'm well chuffed with the whole deal