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Firstly, obviously, support your local LBS.
However I have to say there are some stunning deals going around t'internet if you are looking for a complete groupset, or indeed other "sooo last year" items...
My Giant OCR is now sitting next to a shiny new black Shimano 105 groupset... and I'm going to enjoy some quality spanner twirling time soon :)
Oh don't make such a post on payday! Now I can't help but look. I fitted a 105 Crankset, BB and brakes to my old Trek, I was quite impressed with the results. The external BB cups need a special tool that I ended up buying (gave LBS some business at least!). If you want a borrow, let me know.
What defines a bargain as far as a groupset is concerned? My spare frame needs some components but I don't yet know whether to clad it in gilded newness it and make it my bestest bike or pop to a TBS parts sale.
50% of list price counts as a bargain in my book - but then it's all relative, depends how much it cost to begin with!
105 is a good performance / cost / quality compromise for road bikes I've found and went for it again when I got my CAAD9. But I wouldn't say it's "cheap".
As Kaputnik said, effectively 50% off. Albeit on an "out of date" set (looks again for rolling eyes smiley)
£315 delivered, not cheap, but for fresh brakes/gears/etc...
Of course don't tell swmbo whatever you do! ;-)
Oh btw, thanks for the offer Kaputnik but my MTB runs a Deore hollowtech so I already have the funny crinkly spanner :)
Of course don't tell swmbo whatever you do
when she asks how much it was you just say "it was half price, dear" and smile
Of course, if SWMBO (or equally I guess, in these enlightened times, HWMBO) is also a cyclist you will receive either of these replies:
She's not a cyclist, but I am a diver... which means she sees through such simple ruses and fears the worst lol
I have also been very bad. Very very bad.
But it will look good at the next coffee morning:
I'd like to say it made me 10mph faster this morning, but it didn't. Makes an excellent sound though.
And the tyre didn't roll off on the switchback by Duddingston...
Niiice. I thought my CD open pro was an extravagance. ;)
Wheely nice, Dave...
Oh dear.
'nik, choose a window.
Dave.... nom nom! I am sooooo gonna be joining the contraption captains...
Looks very much like my bike... with rtc in charge.
On way back we spotted 'something else'.
Is that a luminous rug on the rugg?
And what's with the "something else" in inverted commas? There should be no secrets here!
Its my natty waterproof trousers (it wasn't raining but I was otherwise in shorts and theres a limit to how many trousers i can fit in a trunk bag..) and the 'something else can be found on the 'spotted' thread.
Had a really great time today, I didn't think it was possible to love riding bikes more, but I was Oh So Wrong. The ICE trike is a flying armchair, with full suspension, and the best way I've found of describing the low racer is that is like riding a fish, feet first, down a very fast river. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
LaidBack was a great guide and teacher, had me up and running very quickly (with only a little dent) and inspired confidence with his careful eye on the road and my riding. I had quite large expectations for my first adventure on a 'bent, and I had all of them exceeded. What you dont see in the above picture is the wall-to-wall grin on my face!
I rode my lowracer to work yesterday - the first time I've had it on the road since October.
It is frighteningly fast, especially compared to the hardtail I've been riding over winter.
As in, I was actually afraid.
the low racer is like riding a fish, feet first, down a very fast river.
Good description... everyone will want to do it!
Thanks for review... - also handy to discover the other way out of Portobello!
Just made a very serious mistake and went on the planet x web site... Kafenback fram and forks £150 very very tempted. Want to get rid of the racer and get some thing a bit more civilized any way but was hoping to wait till summer...
Would it help if I bigged up my lovely do-anything Kaffenback?
God i'm turning into Anth, Kaffenback retro saddle bag... next i'll be promising to launch a web site ;)
I make it only £134.98.
I'm irritated by cheap frames as they make me think restoring my frame-in-the-loft is much more trouble than it's worth.
Option B (where restoration was option A) would be getting a cheap but steelier newframe (such as that above) to which to attach en masse my current bike's cheap hardware, give or take a front derailleur clamp or seatpost.
Kaffenback
Beige bikes are going to be big in 2011 ;)
Just got clearance from the bank manager for a purchase... new frame coming up.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48806000@N02/5388436768/in/pool-cyclingedinburgh
Starting to look nice :-) but I'm a bit worried as to whether my new calipers reach deep enough to act on the rims properly :-/ should know after a little allen key waving tonight...
arse :-(
Any suggestions? :-/
At least the front reaches (just...)
get a set of 702 rims?
not after just getting these lovely whizzy pro-lites today!! :-p
I've checked my 105 blocks. They seem to have an asymmetric profile. It's a long shot, but try mounting the blocks upside down.
shave the top edge off your brake blocks?
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