New Road Bike

[Angelfishsolo]

On the brakes thing a simple pads swap may make a difference. Fitting "Kool Stop" pads on my bike after the original Scott ones wore out improved braking a lot ,especially in the rain. Never going to be as good as hydraulic discs though.

Yep Koolstop Salmons (yes he pink ones ) are top of my list

 

[Cris S]

Hello


Very nice looking bike that.

I just purchased one of these but starting to wish maybe I got the Viking.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Hello


Very nice looking bike that.

I just purchased one of these [attachment=4302:raleighairlitee100roadbike.jpg] but starting to wish maybe I got the Viking.

That was one of the ones I looked at along with this one.

 

[Cris S]

That was one of the ones I looked at along with this one.

Hello

That one looks a bit time trialy to me but without the rest bars.

Can I ask who you bought your viking from ?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Hello

That one looks a bit time trialy to me but without the rest bars.

Can I ask who you bought your viking from ?

yframediscount on ebay.

 

[cyberknight]

Hello


Very nice looking bike that.

I just purchased one of these [attachment=4302:raleighairlitee100roadbike.jpg] but starting to wish maybe I got the Viking.

The airlite is a better bike (sorry angel ), it has better frame, shifters, gears set,wheels etc but you pay more for it .
Both bikes are good for the price range They sell at.

 

[cyberknight]

Hello

That one looks a bit time trialy to me but without the rest bars.

Can I ask who you bought your viking from ?

I think thats down to the fact the handlebars are set are a really odd angle, looking at the pic it seems to have the saddle all the way forward and a short stem to make the bike look smaller? the stem is also quite steep but you can stick a better one on for around £10

 

[Angelfishsolo]

The airlite is a better bike (sorry angel ), it has better frame, shifters, gears set,wheels etc but you pay more for it .
Both bikes are good for the price range They sell at.

No offence taken My one regret is that the bike has a 14 28 rear c
og rather than an 11 32

 

[cyberknight]

No offence taken My one regret is that the bike has a 14 28 rear c
og rather than an 11 32

I have an 11-32 on my new baby that i got last week, its too big for me i am thinking of swapping for a 11-28 or even a 12-27 as i will never use much slower and if i am going fast enough to spin out on a 12 tooth i am going fast enough

 

[cyberknight]

No offence taken My one regret is that the bike has a 14 28 rear c
og rather than an 11 32

... would this do it ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zenith-7-spee...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item27bc95d055

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BANKRUPT-NEW-...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item27aaeda0c3

 

[Angelfishsolo]

... would this do it ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zenith-7-spee...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item27bc95d055

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BANKRUPT-NEW-...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item27aaeda0c3

The second one looks good. Cheers

 

[lesley_x]

Great looking bike! Enjoy it!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Great looking bike! Enjoy it!

Cheers

 

[mcshroom]

For the seeing where you are going - see if you can remove the visor on your helmet (often they're on press stud type things). It's amazing how much that blocks out when you're on drops

 

[Angelfishsolo]

For the seeing where you are going - see if you can remove the visor on your helmet (often they're on press stud type things). It's amazing how much that blocks out when you're on drops

Doh. So simple when I have the answer