New bike day.
- Thread starter Racing roadkill
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Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
Ah, I see. You are 3 quicker on this bike. Well worth the money then.
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
If you could test it in sterile conditions, it would no doubt prove to be fractionally quicker, even if the difference was only 0.01 mph on the average speed. However, the big question is how a bike will perform when it has to interact with real-world conditions. Will the performance gain be the same, will it be zero, will it be more?
RoadRider400
Some bloke that likes cycling alone
Im sure the OP didnt mean to leave the price in the initial post. It will have been completely accidental.
carlosfandangus
Über Member
@Racing roadkill, enjoy the bike, both riding and owning, its a fabulous looking machine, I hope it brings you joy, I am sure it does/will
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
None of the £11,999 psychological kiddology pricing BS either, so siree. It's a twelve bagger, no messing about!
Johnno260
Veteran
- Location
- East Sussex
If it puts a smile on his face does it matter what the gains are? Happiness is priceless.
OP
OP
Racing roadkill
Guru
Yeah that’s right.Ah, I see. You are 3 quicker on this bike. Well worth the money then.
OP
OP
Racing roadkill
Guru
Quite right. I couldn’t care less if it was slower. It puts a massive grin on my face.
OP
OP
Racing roadkill
Guru
That’s the Italians for you.None of the £11,999 psychological kiddology pricing BS either, so siree. It's a twelve bagger, no messing about!
Globalti
Legendary Member
I bought my Bianchi from Ride On in Rawtenstall, my nearest dealer. The mechanic Anthony built it and set it up according to measurements they took off my existing bike and when I rode it, the fit was perfect. In the four years I've owned it I have only had to replace the chain and the brake blocks, I haven't had to make one single adjustment or change. The gears and brakes work just as well and snappily as on day 1. That's why you use a good bike shop.
OP
OP
Racing roadkill
Guru
The real world difference doesn’t become apparent until you really start pressing on. With the lower spec bikes I have, it becomes difficult to get them to go any quicker, without a lot more effort, this bike takes off like a stabbed rat, even when pressing on, with a minimal increase in effort.
There is value in how a bike makes you feel psychologically.
All new bikes feel like that. You've bought a beautiful expensive bike, it will feel faster to you and you will try to justify it in many ways (it's faster, nicer, etc).
The fact is you don't need to justify it to anyone.
OP
OP
Racing roadkill
Guru
You’d suspect wrong. A 6K bike is not going to be rubbish, but at the very top end of the bike spec ranges, the differences are not subtle.
