You do have to be spontaneous now and again.

[Baldy]

I was in Edinburgh earlier, so I went into Alpkit's shop - just for a look. Long story short, I'm now awaiting the arrival of a brand new Sonder Camino AL Apex 1, Hydraulic in mint green. Should be coming in fifteen days. I might be selling a couple of bikes soon.

 

[PeteXXX]

I pop into Alpkit in Hathersage whenever I'm there..
Lovely bike! I'm envious 🤗

 

[Paulus]

Nice colour.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Coincidentally I was admiring someone's Sonder eBike the other day, looked very swish.

 

[Baldy]

Coincidentally I was admiring someone's Sonder eBike the other day, looked very swish.

eBike!!!! Wash your mouth out with carbolic. Actually they did have one in the shop and if the lad hadn't told me it was electric I wouldn't have know, just a very slightly thicker down tube.

 

[teeonethousand]

I was in Edinburgh earlier, so I went into Alpkit's shop - just for a look. Long story short, I'm now awaiting the arrival of a brand new Sonder Camino AL Apex 1, Hydraulic in mint green. Should be coming in fifteen days. I might be selling a couple of bikes soon.

Did they sell it to you or did you sell it to yourself..my inner voice is better at selling to me than anything😂😂

 

[Smokin Joe]

Back in the day I went into Rory O'Briens in Romford for something or other that cost pocket money and came home with a Cannondale CAAD2 with full Veloce groupset.

Mrs SJ went spare, but it is always better to apologise afterwards than to ask permission first.

 

[ColinJ]

Back in the day I went into Rory O'Briens in Romford for something or other that cost pocket money and came home with a Cannondale CAAD2 with full Veloce groupset.

Mrs SJ went spare, but it is always better to apologise afterwards than to ask permission first.

This is what I got up to back in the day...

I went to watch the Kellogs Tour go over that climb [The Nick o' Pendle] in 1999 (was it?) but was delayed and all I got to see was the TV helicopter hovering over the Nick above me in the distance as the broom wagon went through the KoM point. I was really disappointed so I jogged down to the bike shop in Padiham and spent £2,000 on a new Bianchi road bike. It was back in the days when I could actually afford to buy an expensive bike as spontaneous retail therapy!

 

[chriswoody]

Cool, the Camino does get a lot of good reviews and a SRAM groupset as well. Interestingly I see they offer a Mullet option as well with a wide range 11-50 cassette, definitely be my choice.

I've been pretty happy with my Sonder purchase from a few years ago, you do get a lot of bike for the money, I was impressed generally with the overall build quality. The only thing that belied the price was the quality of the paint, I just feel it wasn't as thick and hard wearing as the paint on my Kona. That said, whilst it has a number of wear marks and scratches it has held up fine generally.

 

[Baldy]

Did they sell it to you or did you sell it to yourself..my inner voice is better at selling to me than anything😂😂

I think it sold itself.

 

[teeonethousand]

I think it sold itself.

Brilliant ..enjoy!😁

 

[ColinJ]

The only thing that belied the price was the quality of the paint, I just feel it wasn't as thick and hard wearing as the paint on my Kona.

That was the reason given for the single 1-star review on the website!