Proud new owner..

[gratts]

Of a Claude Butler Roubaix road bike!!
Paid for it today, picking it up on monday hopefully once I've got bikeshed key and locks bought.
Took it for a spin before buying it..WOW!
Never ridden a road bike before..seemed to adjust easily. Just amazed me how light it was and how fast I went with so little effort.

Can't wait to take it for a proper ride. Free afternoons Tuesday and Wednesday..guess what I'll be doing

Also, bit of advice..D-locks..
Are they all pretty much the same or is there big difference? Any features I should be looking for? Don't want to spend crazy money, but I'd like to know my baby is secure!!

Cheers

 

[rich p]

Well done mate. Enjoy it.
I don't feel the need for a decent lock myself as there is no way I'm going to leave my baby anywhere out of sight!

 

[Moose]

Cool - sounds like you'll be having hours of fun this week

 

[Scoosh]

And there was I, looking in the Beginners section for how you had got on

Anyway, delighted to hear of your new bike and I hope you have many happy, speedy miles together .

Regarding locks.
Received wisdom is that you spend about 10% of the value of the bike on your lock. Locks are graded according to their resistance to removal. Cycling + did a review recently which can be seen here.


And yes, road bikes do give that 'quick' feeling

 

[gratts]

Thanks
Interesting reading. Maybe the OnGuard Bulldog Mini LS would be an option..~£20.
On question though. There's a one year '£500 Anti Theft Protection offer' mentioned with the bulldog. What the fiddlesticks is that?!
Anything better for around the same money?

 

[bonj2]

Also, bit of advice..D-locks..
Are they all pretty much the same or is there big difference? Any features I should be looking for? Don't want to spend crazy money, but I'd like to know my baby is secure!!

Cheers

kryptonite evolution mini.
can normally always find a railing you can get it close enough to not to need a long one, and when you do it's more secure as less room to get say a jack in it. And it's lighter, less than a kg.

 

[bonj2]

Thanks
Interesting reading. Maybe the OnGuard Bulldog Mini LS would be an option..~£20.
On question though. There's a one year '£500 Anti Theft Protection offer' mentioned with the bulldog. What the fiddlesticks is that?!
Anything better for around the same money?

it means they'll pay you upto £500 if it gets nicked while locked up with that lock. How much proof you have to give though I don't know, possibly just that you bought the lock and that you've still got the key.

 

[derall]

Of a Claude Butler Roubaix road bike!!
[...]
Took it for a spin before buying it..WOW!
Never ridden a road bike before..seemed to adjust easily. Just amazed me how light it was and how fast I went with so little effort.
[...]

I had exactly the same reaction when I got my Claud Butler San Remo. First Lightweight roadbike, previously I'd ridden tourers, MTB, folder, 'bent. In comparison the CB was seriously fast. I love it and it's my primary bike now

 

[Chuffy]

I had exactly the same reaction when I got my Claud Butler San Remo. First Lightweight roadbike, previously I'd ridden tourers, MTB, folder, 'bent. In comparison the CB was seriously fast. I love it and it's my primary bike now

I've seen less salad at an all-you-can-eat buffet!

Groovy bars though.

 

[Abitrary]

Get that saddle back down for photo sessions though. Noone's going to believe that.

 

[Shaun]

Congratts (see what I did there - genius eh?)

Now don't forget to get up very early tomorrow and take pictures and post them here. Eye candy, that's what we need ...

 

[snorri]

but I'd like to know my baby is secure!!

Just leave her at my place, she will be safe.