Yeah, but in zwift world they have an accurate map of central London which is magically connected to the Surrey Hills. So it was 15km laps taking in central London and Box hill eleven times (said it was boring!).
Snow yesterday and ice today meant the attempt at an outdoor festive 500 was abandoned - I did even try to get out on the missus's hybrid, but even that was sliding all over the road.
Right decision to respect ice mate. Even the most grizzled of roadie hardmen will park it up when roads are icy.
Facebook marketplace has some good stuff - loads bought bikes last March and rode them twice. You can usually filter out the absolute whoppers from their profile but you still need to be a bit patient. I guess new stock in the shops is still hit and miss.
Yeah tbh I'm not too keen on playing the second hand game. Rather just buy new and get the guarantee that comes with it. I'd push my budget up to 2k for the right bike.
What do you want to get out of it? I ask because my Focus is probably 12 years old now so "could" be upgraded, but increasingly when I go abroad to have nice rides I rent a bike out there as it's less hassle than boxing/shipping my bike, so spending a decent whack to ride on the same pothole-riddled roads of the UK isn't really worth it. For the 2k I get 4-5 trips abroad with rental thrown in (and having rented several bikes over the years, the difference between them is negligible - the biggest thing is to get one that fits).
Im not too fussed about taking it abroad. That's about 0.1% of the cycling I'd be doing. My existing bike is 5 1/2 years old now. It's fine but feels a little sluggish. There's always minor nagging issues with it. I've stripped it down had it serviced and there's still annoying creaks and sounds coming out of it. Tbh I just don't want to spend much more money on it and I'll relegate it to winter bike status. It also has an 'Endurance' geometry with quite an upright position on the bike. I'd like something a bit more responsive, lighter and potentially something I could race. Also had a bad 6 months with a close family bereavement so I just want to treat myself to something nice.
As you're switching your wheels over, I presume you could just go for a frame? Wiggle have a dogma F8 for 2k.
Other than the shifters my components are Tiagra, so would want un upgrade on those too. I'd still ride the old bike so I'd need to keep it together. Building a bike isn't a bad shout though.As you're switching your wheels over, I presume you could just go for a frame? Wiggle have a dogma F8 for 2k.
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