Advice with new bike

John Tomlinson said:

Of course I could go the expensive route and get a Roberts

Do it!

It's not the "expensive" route, it's the "perfect bike" route.

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but I have the feeling that spending £1200+ on a bike will mean that I will not want to ride it. I
might just want to keep it in the shed and polish it occasionally.

Oooh no, don't worry about riding it. When you have a bike as fine as a Roberts, the little dings
and knocks it will take count not as wear and tear, but as patina.

Go on, you know it makes sense.

Bob
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John Tomlinson <[email hidden]> wrote

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Its time to retire my 1970's vintage Claud Butler road bike to the status of pub bike[1]. From my
type and style of riding - mainly commuting with the occational audax ride - I have decided that I
need an audax type bike. I am looking to spend about £800.

Criteria in order of priority:

Your criteria seem very sensible!

Only comment I have is about your old bike. I suggest converting it to a fixed gear for a new
experience of cycling, if you don't have a fixed gear bike already.

-Myra

Alright if you live in the fens, bloody hard work here in the Peaks

trevor said:

Alright if you live in the fens, bloody hard work here in the Peaks

Not in the fens, but I am in East Anglia, so maybe I could give the fixy a go.

Thanks everyone.

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The new Thorn Brevet - yes I know this is STI rather than Ergo. but it does come in a
short option.

Hmm - SJS don't seem to be very big on Campag. I suppose you could always order a frameset only and
get your LBS to build it up to your own requirements.

David E. Belcher

Dept. of Chemistry, University of York

John Tomlinson said:

Its time to retire my 1970's vintage Claud Butler road bike to the status of pub bike[1]. From my
type and style of riding - mainly commuting with the occational audax ride - I have decided that I
need an audax type bike. I am looking to spend about £800.

Criteria in order of priority:

1) Short top tube - I have had some neck and shoulder problems over the years and my old Claud
Butler with a 54cm top tube (54cm seat tube C-top) has helped.

2) Dual pivot Caplier brakes rather than cantis. I know that Sheldon Brown says you can get good
stopping power from cantis, but I have been very impressed with the dual pivots I managed to fit
(using Sheldon's advice about drop bolts) on my current bike.

3) Campag ergo rather than Shimano STI. I am not keen all those cables flapping around.

4) Dynamo braze on.

Have you tried mercian? Custom built or off the shelf, campag agents/distributors as well.

<http://www.btinternet.com/~merciancycleslimited/>

Tim

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On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:07:17 +0000 (UTC), John Tomlinson <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Thanks to everyone for all your replies; every reply has been very helpful. I will make my mind up
one day, I promise.

John T.

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