Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[Nigelnaturist]

@stevey its a compact enough said .
Looks fine, if you like that sort of thing, had one of the tyres a couple of years ago I didn't find it great, but I had only just started riding really and they may have improved them.

 

[welsh dragon]

Ok so a nice bike themed morning me and the O/H went to a not so LBS as she is wanting to upgrade from the red triban 3 she currently has. So after spending the best part of an hour in there she has set hers eyes on this
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/madone-21-h2-compact-2014-road-bike-ec041058 There price is £1000 but he has offered a reduced price of £720 we have a receipt saying so and a 1hour session bike fit thrown in.

Now is there any reason not to go for this offer i.e is it too good to miss?

Ooooh lurvly. Buy meeeeee pleaseeeeee

 

[BrianEvesham]

It's about time you got Sue posting on here.

I have tried

OH is registered @SueEvesham and yes she does read this thread!

 

[welsh dragon]

Welcome to the forum @SueEvesham . Buy the bike.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@stevey its got 5* out of 25 reviews can't go wrong with that really.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Welcome to the forum @SueEvesham . Buy the bike.

Buy the bike?

 

[welsh dragon]

Buy the bike?

Wrong person. Ignore me.

 

[Mo1959]

Ok so a nice bike themed morning me and the O/H went to a not so LBS as she is wanting to upgrade from the red triban 3 she currently has. So after spending the best part of an hour in there she has set hers eyes on this
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/madone-21-h2-compact-2014-road-bike-ec041058 There price is £1000 but he has offered a reduced price of £720 we have a receipt saying so and a 1hour session bike fit thrown in.

Now is there any reason not to go for this offer i.e is it too good to miss?

Sounds a great bargain. As long as she is comfortable on it. I think the Madone is the racier fit than the slightly more relaxed Domane.

 

[stevey]

Sounds a great bargain. As long as she is comfortable on it. I think the Madone is the racier fit than the slightly more relaxed Domane.

She def like it and the fitter said " Wont let the bike go until she is completely happy" i.e he'll change the handlebars,saddle,stem etc,etc i will try and get him to change the tyres too maybe to tubeless.

Simple matter now of convicing her about the money...

 

[Studley]

This hill is my nemesis, its "only" a cat 3 climb according to strava, I have managed to cycle up it but with several stops, I could manage to do it on my mtb but not on my current road bike gearing, 25%er and the s bends (little kink in Rowsley woods) is ridiculously steep. View attachment 57669

Surprised you didn't graze your chin on that hill ! Must be great going down it though.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Ok so a nice bike themed morning me and the O/H went to a not so LBS as she is wanting to upgrade from the red triban 3 she currently has. So after spending the best part of an hour in there she has set hers eyes on this
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/madone-21-h2-compact-2014-road-bike-ec041058 There price is £1000 but he has offered a reduced price of £720 we have a receipt saying so and a 1hour session bike fit thrown in.

Now is there any reason not to go for this offer i.e is it too good to miss?

I upgraded from a T3 to a Fuji FInest 1.1 (ladies bikes) also from the same supplier. She will really like the bike. Once I got the hang of the different shifters, I much prefer them (not using the thumb) and I also much prefer the 10 speed compact to the 8 speed triple.... What cassette did she have on the T3? The one there is 12-30 on the compact... I went with an 11-32 for a lower bottom gear which was equivalent to the 11-28 on the triple of the T3... you may just need to consider that if you changed anything out off the T3... otherwise sounds and looks good. just check the sizing - Decathlon tended to over estimate the size needed ime, and I went from a 54cm T3 down to a 50cm frame from Fuji.

 

[Big_Dave]

Surprised you didn't graze your chin on that hill ! Must be great going down it though.

lol, Re going down, I'm more surprised I didn't lose the contents of my bowels when I went down it trying to slow down enough for the "S" bends, it is literally 10mph max through them.

 

[stevey]

Well having checked and discussed finances she is waiting to wait till next year finances are tight with me not working too ( Although i know it's the right decision i want her to have a new bike....)

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@stevey I want our lass to have one, but she doesn't want one

 

[stevey]

@stevey I want our lass to have one, but she doesn't want one

WHAT!!!! Outrageous.....