Thanks for the feedback
I'm off next week
so will be popping into stores for a look around
I know Evans had a Tiagra Caad 8 on the floor
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Just to update
been looking around and favouring the Caad 8So to my point
I went to EBC and had a seat on the 56 which the sales guy stated as my likely size
had me on it,checked standover height etc and said it was a good size for me.
I wasn't so convinced (I dont know road bikes though)
Tried a 54 in Evans which is more the size I thought I would be
sales guy suggested i might even be better with a 52 to allow for a higher seat position to match the geometry
So theres 3 sizes for one guy on the same bike
Guy in Evans was very helpful and looked to see if they had an 52s in but sadly not. suggested test riding a 52/54 when they get them inNow was the guy in EBC right(to his thoughts on fit) or could a reputable bike shop try and sell a 56(the only 2013 Caad they had left) despite it not being the right size?
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I did a bike measurement thing once and was told I should "on paper" have a 60cm frame (I'm 6'1).
I currently ride a 57cm and a 58cm when it comes to road bikes. One is an old straight top-tube bike and the other is a CAAD9 from a few years back, which is near enough straight.
I think nearly everything these days comes with same sized cranks*, so as long as you can get comfortable reach and saddle height/position there's probably no "right" answer, particular with compact geometry frames, whose sizing is theoretical anyway, based on what the bike might be if it had a
properstraight top tube. I personally find it preferable to buy somthing a little bit smaller and to extend seatposts / stems as required, rather than trying to stretch out on something too long.* a particular bugbear of one G. Obree.
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EBC used to be notorious for selling people "gates". I was pretty surprised at the enormity of the frame when I went to collect my first EBC bike.
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Effective (horizontal) top tube length is important.
There are calculators of "ideal" frames given the type of rider that you are. See for example:
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/Store/catalog/fitCalculatorBike.jsp
In the end, you are best to test ride.BTW I wouldn't necessarily believe the sales guys at either EBC or Evans.
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@ custard - wht height are you?
I am 5 10.5 (true) and have 56.5, 57, but actually have shorter legs and longer back so ideally wold like a bigger bike lengthwise but this is always poo-poohed in the shops. I adjust the stem to increase reach but tht seems marginal. Bigger stem might do it. CAAD 8 I felt had a longer reach but poorer spec than the bike to work buster I went for.
Depends where the measurements are taken?
If your toes were on the ground with the seat post it of the frame a bit then the 56 was maybe right. But if you were not convinced then tht would niggle if you went and bought it.
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Im about 5" 9'
The 56 & 54 felt okay for reach. The 54 would have needed the saddle up for me
I do quite like a long reach
however I didnt like the lack of standover on the 56
it wasnt right(cough) up,but a bit closer than i likePosted 11 years ago # -
Ah, I see. You can give yourself a nasty bruise in an area you might need some day if that sort of thing is not right
Posted 11 years ago # -
http://www.cannondale.com/gbr/catalog/product/view/id/32259/s/caad8-6-tiagra/category/924/
looking at the geometry
I would think a 51(big drop from 54?) would be too short?Posted 11 years ago # -
Raging!
My employer has decided to up C2W to £1k,after I ordered a £500 voucher!Posted 11 years ago # -
Okay Im back out of my huff.
Ordered one of theseVoucher costs me £450 for £500
Joined British Cycling with discount code,so about £23
combined 10% off on Halfords site and British cycling 10% gave me £485 or so
grabbed a brush set and little scooter toy to make £500
Not amazing spec but for the money its okay?
The 2014 Sora shifters seem to have dropped the little shifter buttonsAs and aside. The next model up with carbon fork has one ugly brake mount!
Posted 11 years ago # -
Nice bike Custard. My work's halfords cycle scheme opens soon and that's one of the bikes I'm considering. A quick review of it would be appreciated once you've done a few miles on it. I'd be particularly interested in how it copes with the rubbish road surfaces.
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Well I have a good comparison
The hybrid is similar in spec/weight
So I'll be interested to see for myslef
hoping to have the funds fro a decent road bike to add next year
when i was in,someone as taking the next model up away. I prefer the black to the silverPosted 11 years ago # -
Looks good, the original boardman, the red one is £499 but no disc brakes. The one you have gone for looks the best.
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Okay then,picked up the bike Friday evening
Worked all day Saturday,so today was my chance to have a good look.Lets start with the bad
missing valve cap
front mech wasnt shifting from the big ring,adjustment screws screwed in tightgrub screw on one of the inboard brake levels loose,with the pivot pin(?) falling out!
pedals attached by Hulk Hogan
front reflector angled up,rear fitted tight to the seat. meaning it needs moved to adjust the saddle
useless bell already not working after two uses
rear brakes rubbing. I have left it to see if it beds in
some sort of brown overspray on the bar tape. I thought it was packaging sticking by static cling on collection,however Im thinking its copper grease overspray
So some minor,some annoying(gears are nice to have!) and some dangerous. That brake pivot could be a nasty one
Now to be fair,the 10% offer meant bikes had to be collected by Friday. So im guessing the staff are hammered with bike builds
However thats not the customers faultTo the bike!
Bit more decals than I would personally choose
Seems to have decent clearance and has mounts for rack and proper mudgaurd.
However I can see the front guard required a bit of bending to get round the caliper.
Hopefully the brakes will bed in as right now they have no power
The drops will take some getting used to. I havent ridden a bike with them in about 30 years :o and that had downtube shifters.
I like it though. Those bigger tyres make it nice over the bumps road tyres punish you with.
The secondary brake levers are nice for a drops noob
The Sora groupset doesnt seem the smoothest but it does the job,when i remember which lever does what!I see Halfords are out of the £899 Team CX,so i guess its going to be popular
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"I see Halfords are out of the £899 Team CX,so i guess its going to be popular"
I read elsewhere that there is a production fault with the Team model. There is a crack in the paintwork, might just be superficial. As a result they've all been taken off the shop floors and removed from the website until they figure out if it's just a bad batch or a fundamental design flaw.
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Dunno,but they were selling them as I saw one getting taken out when I was in last week
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Think it only came to light in the last few days.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Maybe fix that ugly carbon disk mount too!
Though I note a few company's are doing that caliper on legs designPosted 11 years ago #
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