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Bike of the week: Shand Stoater
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Posted 7 years ago #
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Spinky! But, starting at £3,595 and using a discontinued brake set. Also spoiled by having the cable outers running down the front of the down tube - a pet peeve of mine.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Lovely bike, beyond my means but covet. When Steven Shand gave us the tour of the workshop the stouter was a wee but cheaper than that. The rohloff price will be higher? I will check shand website as guardian never known for accuracy with small details.
Still not cheap but shimano 105 version £2275 starting price.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Rohloff cabling - double trouble from a neatness point of view with its push pull system. That said you do get internal hub gears that really index (in the hub).
Sold a Challenge Seiran Rohloffed recliner a while back and it had all cables in frame. An uncommonly neat, uncommon bike.
Shand's finish and colours are superb though. On the Rohloff I did wonder how they would fit a shifter. They mount a large twist shifter up top which may not appeal to those used to having hands-on STI."...we fit the US made Co-Motion Rohloff shifter that works across a wide range of drop bars with a 31.8mm stem clamp. The simple two-piece design fits easily onto the top of the bars and incorporates a double O-ring seal to keep things working smoothly in wet and dusty conditions. The bigger diameter grip section also makes the shifting action lighter than the standard shifter."
Posted 7 years ago # -
That article's a bit mashed up. The old more expensive version is with the Reynolds 853 tubes with modular dropout. That's the one that the Rohloff still uses. The new ~£2000 version is the one with Columbus/Dedacciai tubes.
I've had one (105 with hydraulic brakes) for about a year and I love it. Great climber, especially out of the saddle, and very stable on rough downhills. Always gets described as a fun bike to ride and I thought that would be at a speed compromise, but it really isn't.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@Dr Afternoon - well jealous
Posted 7 years ago #
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