That's a bit too much look at me, look at me for my tastes. I think if you turn up at a group ride lots would be expected of you. Bit like the lads that wore white footy boots in the 90s
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Two wicked looking builds on that page alone. Similar aero to my S5 yet over a kilo lighter. Want!
Unlikely to be buying it in the next 6 months but bit concerning some of the posts on there talking about the bars being over flexible from the bigger lads. Don't like the sound of that. I hit my fastest ever speed during a descent at the weekend - 82.4kmh and can regularly push out 1,100+ watts. Couldn't contemplate that on something that didn't feel firm in every aspect.
The only counter to it being a guy who is 70kgs saying they are very stiff. Ok mate
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That's a bit too much look at me, look at me for my tastes. I think if you turn up at a group ride lots would be expected of you. Bit like the lads that wore white footy boots in the 90s
I dunno, I think that too many bikes have boring paintjobs. I love some of the world tour bikes because they have garish paintjobs. EF usually have great paint schemes. The new Rose rockets team have more fun painjobs on the rose shave they are riding. The cycling media has been going a bit crazy over the new Rose Shave for some reason and its got the worlds most boring paint choices.
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It looks almost like a placeholder frame its that dull and generic. The complete lack of branding to break up the colour is awful.
This is much more interesting.
Two wicked looking builds on that page alone. Similar aero to my S5 yet over a kilo lighter. Want!
Unlikely to be buying it in the next 6 months but bit concerning some of the posts on there talking about the bars being over flexible from the bigger lads. Don't like the sound of that. I hit my fastest ever speed during a descent at the weekend - 82.4kmh and can regularly push out 1,100+ watts. Couldn't contemplate that on something that didn't feel firm in every aspect.
The only counter to it being a guy who is 70kgs saying they are very stiff. Ok mate
Yeah, some very nice builds in that thread. Lol I think you're right in taking the opinion on that poster with some salt though!
Though I like colours so if I was going the Seka route I'd be all over the purple or pink frames, cause I am a tart
I think that's partly the reason I want a new bike - even more than Di2!!
I bought it during covid and bikes would be in stock for a few seconds so you had to act fast. I actually wanted the bike I got in a bright blue but it was constantly out of stock. They had the bare carbon black in stock for a few minutes one day and I just bought it as I didn't want to be waiting another few weeks before I had the chance again - if I had the chance again.
It's just so boring... several shades of black/grey... that's it
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It's just so boring... several shades of black/grey... that's it
I love my TCR SL and the paintjob is really nice but I also really loved my last one with a blue palette.
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/tcr-advanced-sl-frameset-2025 thats the current one.
this is the previous.
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Yeah, its really common for brands to give their cheaper bikes really dull paint jobs and reserve the good ones for the more expensive ones. I get that it costs more to do an interesting one but we're probably talking £50 and I reckon most customers would happily have the choice to pay that to get a nicer one. Whats £50 on a few thousand or more.
I can only assume it does drive enough people to buy the more expensive one simply to get the better paint.
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In some ways, I prefer the bland bike colours as the kit I wear is likely to be rather vibrant. If you have too many colours on your bike, kit is hard to match. I think we all agree, the most important thing in cycling is good colour coordination.
I may or may not have recently bought some bougie white shoes so that I have more outfit choices on the bike and because I wanted to wear white socks more
You gonna wear those on the wet/damp days? May look like you had an accident
I try and stick to either black or colourful jerseys now. Quite a fan of the recent ones I got from lecol. 'grape' and 'orchid'. I bought a white lightweight rapha jersey a few years ago. thin/lightweight jersey and dark skin doesn't play nicely together as it just reveals everything
I try and stick to either black or colourful jerseys now. Quite a fan of the recent ones I got from lecol. 'grape' and 'orchid'. I bought a white lightweight rapha jersey a few years ago. thin/lightweight jersey and dark skin doesn't play nicely together as it just reveals everything
And then you get me who when ordering a custom bike frame bag told the seller to pick a colour and surprise me
Surprise, its black!
just get shoes that have every colour so they go with everything.I may or may not have recently bought some bougie white shoes so that I have more outfit choices on the bike and because I wanted to wear white socks more
@#Chri5# I grabbed a pair of these Van Rysel Racer Winter shorts £55 from Sigma and really impressed. Worn them twice now (commutes) and will be ordering more. Ideally want to get a longer ride in them done before the weather gets too warm - so I can judge how many to get! Considering how disappointed I was with the Le Col Sport Cargo (for a £155 shorts down to £85 still not happy - they felt cheap, badly designed and poor quality) it was great to find the opposite with these.
Impressed enough I'll likely try their usual/non-thermals as a Rapha Core alternative. If they're the same Pads they are very similar in width and feel to the Rapha. These specifically the thermal material feels more similar to Sportful NoRain/Fiandre which I was after (as they no longer make them). More wind/rain proof, less stretchy, with the shorts design themselves more enclosing and a 'close' fit supporting feel when the Le Col felt more fleecy, yet too stretchy and light material. But that also made them miserable getting baggy and heavy when damp especially the pad. The stretch feeling like it didn't support anything. I found the pad moved around more than I expected and probably needed to size down in them to then get the stretch right and support for the pad. The Van Rysel have none of that. Pad feels better designed, fits me better and stays in place. The shape of it is also much better! Would pay the Le Col price for them!
Yeah hit my lung limit a couple of times last night TTT'ing including 1 blow up which was a surprise. Felt good Tuesday but think now the fresh legs are over, the blow up was more of a give up - short team and others pushing the pace swamping my pull on a climb.
That is awesome service & support! But has it gotta go via Canyon EU and you might get hit with an import while also waiting for it? Oh, you got it! NVM
What is this hosing down you speak of? Not cleaned my frame since my last club ride... That was 20th December!
Pretty much the reasons I ended up with my SL7 in the colour I did... It's boring as hell and the most plain looking paint bike I've ever owned. But the few limited options of the SL7 (even higher spec) and the SL8 options where not much better for a lot more money. I am not a fan of dark glossy, so the fact it's dark matt almost grey was the only thing that swayed me. I figured can just go louder with accessories and 'bits' when I want to. Probably wheel decals to white will be the biggest change to mine. I always thought with the money saved (SL7 vs SL8) I could justify getting the frame resprayed if I wanted to.It's just so boring... several shades of black/grey... that's it
Plus as Andy says, I bet most of us nearly always in bright colourful kit/team/club colours, so usually we're not as plain as we think! I'm never in a plain coloured jersey. Not even sure I own one. Hell, I'm hardly ever in even a single colour!
And correct sock length a very close second.
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