Ventura cp 50 (argos)

[Dom_500]

So i went out for a ride earlier and all i can say is that my first impressions were right, it really is a nice ride and for £400 it is a bargain IMO.

However the saddle and pedals that came with it are only suitable for the bin, Wiggle order will be here tomorrow with some SPD's and Charge spoon though.

Will use it to commute on for the rest of the week and then do a decent ride on Saturday.

 

[Justinslow]

So i went out for a ride earlier and all i can say is that my first impressions were right, it really is a nice ride and for £400 it is a bargain IMO.

However the saddle and pedals that came with it are only suitable for the bin, Wiggle order will be here tomorrow with some SPD's and Charge spoon though.

Will use it to commute on for the rest of the week and then do a decent ride on Saturday.

Agree, the pedals are rubbish, but pretty much all the bikes I looked at in this price range come with them as a temporary starting point I believe. The seat -I'm persevering with for the time being!

 

[sight-pin]

Looks like Argos have added another £100 to the price?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3324518.htm#pdpFullProductInformation

Edit: Sold out local to me now, it showed all in stock yesterday

 

[Justinslow]

Mine had to be ordered in -no stock in store.
Well that was a quick sale, yep back up to £499 now, I'm sure it will come down again though.

 

[Dom_500]

Agree, the pedals are rubbish, but pretty much all the bikes I looked at in this price range come with them as a temporary starting point I believe. The seat -I'm persevering with for the time being!

I only did 10 miles on it yesterday and today another 15 but it is pretty uncomfortable so the charge has just been fitted with the new pedals, going to do a decent ride on Saturday which will be its proper shakedown.

 

[0lonerider]

+your new bike went up in value as you rode!
cant be bad.

 

[Justinslow]

Did another 17 miles tonight, bike rode well although downshifts are a little "scruffy" sometimes not engaging properly and "clicking" needing another shift on the lever, up shifts are fine. Not sure if it's me not pushing the lever over far enough or whether it needs adjusting? This is my first road bike with these shifters so I'm getting used to it. Bike feels good otherwise, just my body needs to acclimatise to the position and the seat (hurting my nads a bit rather than my posterior, sorry ladies) not sure if this is a poor saddle problem or just my lack of time in it. The ride is good, bumps and pot holes or poor road surfaces need a swerve, but I'm sure this is the same with any "no suspension high pressure tyres" bike (I'm coming from a mtb so am used to front springs). The brakes although unbranded are fine. All in all pretty happy with the quality of the bike and the price.

 

[0lonerider]

did you grease the cables? coud be new cables stretching.

 

[Justinslow]

No didn't touch anything, gears seemed fine on a stand, so thought we would let everything "bed in" then adjust as necessary after a few miles, so it could be cable stretch?

 

[cbs]

No didn't touch anything, gears seemed fine on a stand, so thought we would let everything "bed in" then adjust as necessary after a few miles, so it could be cable stretch?

Yes, cable stretch for sure, to change "down", ie., to a larger sprocket, the lever pulls the cable and that moves the derailleur, so if the cable stretches a few mms, it doesn't move as far and won't quite make the change. Adjustment is very simple and just a case of taking up the slack in the cable.

 

[cyberknight]

No didn't touch anything, gears seemed fine on a stand, so thought we would let everything "bed in" then adjust as necessary after a few miles, so it could be cable stretch?

Whats good on the stand is only a starting point for fine tuning under riding conditions i find.

 

[Justinslow]

Thanks, I will have a fiddle with it, popped out tonight and was a bit firmer on the downshifts and it was fine so maybe it is a bit of me also!
Got my first top 8 on strava tonight! Just a short couple of miles climb, but it feels nice!

 

[Justinslow]

Update, took a couple of turns of play up on the rear cable, everything seems in order now.
Now completed 50 miles, bikes been pretty faultless thus far, I think the bike is deserving of far more credit than it gets! Here's a pic.

 

[MrGrumpy]

pedals and crankset would for me anyway finish that off, nice bike.

 

[potsy]

Looks really good that justin, agree it needs some new pedals and maybe once the bar tape and saddle get mucky change them to black