The Cycling Thread

Originally Posted by Dipper

Orange is just so you, you could respray the frame to match

So all his bikesare orange....borrrrring.

You should come out this weekend

[pookie]

Yep you can see the running theme of orange but it makes it a bit loud. I bought the frame in the evans sale and its a pinnacle ( evans own brand) aeos carbon. Bolted a frankenstein mix of ultegra tiagra with 105 shifters.

Feels weird riding a road bike after 20 odd years and never fully appreciated how much a difference it would be after hauling a fs around.

Just been to my local bike shop and been £100 off a 2012 Felt F95, I can have it for £575, seems like a good deal and I believe Felt are a pretty good make, very tempted, anyone have any experience of Felt at all ?

http://www.feltbicycles.com/Internat...eries/F95.aspx

Originally Posted by stewie

I believe Felt are a pretty good make

Felt are an excellent make. Make some luvverly bikes.

Compare the weight/spec with others before you buy - loads of 2011 bikes in various sales online...

E.g: http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/pro...aspx?&id=17137

Or the Compact version:
http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/pro...aspx?&id=17136

Really good frame so worth upgrading the components should the bug get you at a later date

Cheers mate, will have a look

Originally Posted by stewie

Cheers mate, will have a look

The Felt has slightly better spec/drivetrain, but the Allez probably has the better frame.

Nothing in it...... if you like the Felt then go for it

[Treacle]

Originally Posted by stewie

Just been to my local bike shop and been £100 off a 2012 Felt F95, I can have it for £575, seems like a good deal and I believe Felt are a pretty good make, very tempted, anyone have any experience of Felt at all ?

http://www.feltbicycles.com/Internat...eries/F95.aspx

Hay Stewie, I bagged myself a 2012 Felt Q520 about a month ago and it's been superb. Very light, very well built (even if it had a sticker saying made in Cambodia) and from the odd spill, pretty tough. Well recommended.

[maviczap]

If it were me, I'd go for the Specialized, but only because its got Shimano rather than Microshift gears.

Are Microshift ok, from what I've read, they're not as good. But I don't know much about them

[fizzwheel]

I'd buy the Felt, purely on the basis that whenever I go on a sportive, everybody has a Specialised or a Trek and Felts are a little less common and I dont like following the crowd.

Nothing wrong with the Specialised though, damn good bikes, theres a reason so many people have them.

[fizzwheel]

Upped my mileage, so now I have tired legs and also I'm starving hungry all the time.

Making the most of the dry weather, been a bit cold the last couple of days, but enjoying my cycling again and its helping me deal with high stress level at work, if I've had a bad day by the time I get home I've de-stressed.