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Olympic fever + cosmetic seconds = DANGER

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  • Started 13 years ago by Dave
  • Latest reply from Instography

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  1. Dave
    Member

    Just accidentally ordered an extremely cheap cosmetic second Planet X road bike frame (at considerable saving even over second hand frames that have featured here recently). Will be stripping the parts bin to get it on the road...

    I'm not really sure what I want to do with it apart from Strava segments. Need something to keep me physical until I get back into audax (which needs time and a new recumbent), but I do love making bikes either way, so that's probably enough.

    It's true though, the Olympics is selling bikes.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  2. Dave
    Member

    Superlight Team Alu

    Very... blue

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. Min
    Member

    Very nice. What colour will your bits and pieces be?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  4. Dave
    Member

    Mainly silver I think, as the band on the downtube is silver, not white (I'm usually a sucker for black parts, not silver, but who knows).

    Apparently will arrive tomorrow, in practice meaning it will sit and taunt me for even longer before I can put together all the parts...

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. Tom
    Member

    Dave: "It's true though, the Olympics is selling bikes."

    Yes, I just had a covering letter from Ribble with a couple of chains I ordered apologising for the delay as they've received unprecedented orders since Wiggins won the Tour.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. chdot
    Admin

    http://road.cc/content/news/62765-cyclescheme-more-popular-ever-wake-wiggins-win

    Posted 13 years ago #

  7. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Similarly, sorely tempted by a metallic red On One Macinato. Hovering.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  8. Baldcyclist
    Member

    "It's true though, the Olympics is selling bikes."

    Strangely, I got a message yesterday from someone I can always count on for an anti cycling argument, asking where to buy a second hand bike in Edinburgh! Either he's finally seen the light, or decided to take up arson?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  9. chdot
    Admin

    http://edinburghcycleshops.wordpress.com/secondhand

    Posted 13 years ago #

  10. lionfish
    Member

    @Baldcyclist: I had the same thing! One of my colleagues who disagreed with most of the PoP campaign, has started to take an interest... she was quite tempted to come along to the bike breakfast (and she still has one of the breakfast bike ride posters up above her desk).

    Anyway, she's currently in Germany for ~4-5 months, and said something like "If we had bike lanes back in Edinburgh like the ones in Germany, even I'd ride a bike" - progress :D

    Then, more recently she's said she'll be getting a bike when she gets back (in September).

    Anyway, I feel I should help her on this enlightened path. I'll have to find out a bit about what she's after: cost, asthetics, purpose... I'm guessing she'd want a nice looking bike (chic?) but is also a student so will not have loads of money to throw around. I think it'll mainly be commuting ~2-3 miles that she'll be using it for (depending on if she moves to where she's hoping to). With a bit of a hill on the way.

    Maybe a selection of possible bikes/styles, to help people figure out what to do :D

    Posted 13 years ago #

  11. Baldcyclist
    Member

    Yes, I recommended the shops mentioned in the blog, even offered to check anything out he fancied etc.

    Spotted this while perusing the Soul Cycles site on his behalf..

    Oh no, don't have a single speed....

    EDIT: How do you make the image not spill over the page?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  12. Dave
    Member

    \o/

    Now I just have to get everything back into the box and wrapped well enough to return on the trailer...

    Posted 13 years ago #

  13. chdot
    Admin

    "EDIT: How do you make the image not spill over the page?"

    Supposed to be auto, but seems to have stopped working.

    I've made yours clickable for full pic.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  14. crowriver
    Member

    Eastside Bikes has a better selection of new Raleighs methinks. Some nice second hand stuff too.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  15. fimm
    Member

    Mr fimm rides a Planet X frame just like that, made up with parts from the old bike on which the frame cracked.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  16. Instography
    Member

    That's a nice looking frame. I have a set of wheels looking for a frame.

    Posted 13 years ago #

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