outlash
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How would a broken spoke affect the disc? Surely the rim would be affected, not the hub and the surrounding area?
Tony.
Tony.
Spa audax or Condor Fratello
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EasyPeez
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- Location
- Cottingham, East Yorkshire
That puts you in Eq Disc 20 territory. So given that the Eq 20 comes with 105 groupset rather than Tiagra, plus semi hydraulic brakes and a Di2 ready Reynolds frame, I'd say it's the Genesis that represents good value/the Condor that's overpriced rather than the other way around.
Both lovely bikes imo though. I think the Equilibrium is sportier feeling than the more audaxy Fratello, but I've only sat on the latter not ridden one so I may be making unfair assumptions here.
Cyclist33
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- Location
- Warrington
what are semi-hydraulic brakes?
marcusjb
Senior Member
- Location
- Twickenham
If you like getting compliments on your bike, ride a Condor.
I've got two, a Fratello and a Tempo (exact same frame, just with different dropouts for years and fixed).
Hard to imagine better bikes for mile eating and comfort. Not the lightest (but far from the heaviest), but still plenty sprightly enough for faster riding (I have TT'd and done sportives on mine).
Service from Condor is exceptional. The jig fitting ensures the frame will fit you well. They are happy for you to buy just the frameset from them (both of mine were frameset only). If things go wrong, they are brilliant (my first fratello had a slightly too large seat tube insert meaning the seat pillar would slip no matter what - frame swapped over with little quibbling). Getting spare parts for their headsets etc. has proved easy.
Done around 30000km on the Fratello and 4000km since building up the Tempo last year. Fratello has done PBP, LEL etc.
For an extra £100 on a frame, you can have bosses added/removed and/or different paint job.
Great frames and great people.
I've got two, a Fratello and a Tempo (exact same frame, just with different dropouts for years and fixed).
Hard to imagine better bikes for mile eating and comfort. Not the lightest (but far from the heaviest), but still plenty sprightly enough for faster riding (I have TT'd and done sportives on mine).
Service from Condor is exceptional. The jig fitting ensures the frame will fit you well. They are happy for you to buy just the frameset from them (both of mine were frameset only). If things go wrong, they are brilliant (my first fratello had a slightly too large seat tube insert meaning the seat pillar would slip no matter what - frame swapped over with little quibbling). Getting spare parts for their headsets etc. has proved easy.
Done around 30000km on the Fratello and 4000km since building up the Tempo last year. Fratello has done PBP, LEL etc.
For an extra £100 on a frame, you can have bosses added/removed and/or different paint job.
Great frames and great people.
outlash
also available in orange
- Location
- ice station zebra
They're hydraulic calipers (with a fluid reservoir on the caliper itself) with a cable pull. The TPR HY/RD units on the Equilibrium are semi hydraulic.
Tony.
EasyPeez
Veteran
- Location
- Cottingham, East Yorkshire
Or a Genesis. I've had mine for 2 weeks and 4 days now and have been complimented on it literally every time I've been out on it.
That said, I suspect bike riders in Hull are easier to impress than Johnny Sportive from the Wiltshire hills.
