Anybody actually own a Cannondale Street Rohloff?

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Call me Bob
('[email protected]') wrote:

> I don't think you'll do it much cheaper than the Cannondale, I just
> meant that when spending that sort of money on this sort of beast, I'd
> choose differently than the Cannondale. That's a personal thing
> though, obviously.

Well, speaking as a Cannondale owner, you will not get a better frame
than a Cannondale, anywhere, for any money. The great thing about
Cannondales is the quality of the frames. If you don't like the style,
or if you prefer steel or carbon composite, I can see a reason for
choosing another make. But even the very best artisan-built frames are
not /better/ than Cannondale frames. The best may be /as/ /good/.

Of course, Cannondale are a very well known premium brand, so your
average tea-leaf has probably heard of them, whereas is you choose a
lesser-known maker your bike may be less of a thief-magnet.

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[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>,
[email protected] ('[email protected]') wrote:

> It's tough to know what to do!
> The Cannondale comes with Magura Louise as standard. The thorn would
> have unused brake posts if i went down that route....
> At least I can get 0% finance on a Cannondale. SJS won't support that,
> they want hard cash!
> Torn to say the least....

Get the Cannondale. You will not regret it. I have two other equally
upmarket bikes, but my Cannondale is my favourite.

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[Peter Clinch]

Arthur Clune wrote:

> That's the irony isn't it. My ideal commuter would have hydrolic disks, a
> roholff, hub dynamo link to some expensive LED lights, a Ti frame, nice
> wheels etc.
>
> Trouble is I'd be too afraid to use it!

An M5 Ti Shockproof would be relatively unlikely to go AWOL: hard to
sell on, easy to trace, potential joyriders not even sure how to get on
the thing...

Pete.
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[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Peter Clinch
('[email protected]') wrote:

> Arthur Clune wrote:
>
>> That's the irony isn't it. My ideal commuter would have hydrolic
>> disks, a roholff, hub dynamo link to some expensive LED lights, a Ti
>> frame, nice wheels etc.
>>
>> Trouble is I'd be too afraid to use it!
>
> An M5 Ti Shockproof would be relatively unlikely to go AWOL: hard to
> sell on, easy to trace, potential joyriders not even sure how to get on
> the thing...

Coo! They've got a vociferously unhappy customer! Every hit google comes
up with on 'M5 Ti Shockproof' is the same guy whinging on about it!

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[Alan Braggins]

In article <[email protected]>, Call me Bob wrote:
>Alternatively, you could just build one up yourself. Buy a (second
>hand?) frame, get the wheels mit rohloff und SON built up by someone
>if you don't want to do that part yourself, and choose exactly the
>components you want. Then have fun with the spanners.
>
>If you're using a non rohloff specific frame you'll need to go with
>the chain tensioner of course, but that's not a disaster.

Or you could pay for the dropouts to be replaced. It'll use some of
the budget, but not as much as a new frame if you find a second hand one
you like otherwise.

 

[Jon Senior]

Call me Bob wrote:
> Ebay is becoming a treacherous place for the trusting and innocent.

In which respect it might be regarded to closely resemble Real Life
(TM).

Jon

 

[Arthur Clune]

Alan Braggins <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Or you could pay for the dropouts to be replaced. It'll use some of
> the budget, but not as much as a new frame if you find a second hand one
> you like otherwise.

Well, you could. But for my money if I was going for this sort of rolls-royce
solution I'd want a frame that had been designed around it from the start.

Technically I really like the St John St solution of using an excentric BB

Arthur

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[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Arthur Clune
('[email protected]') wrote:

> Alan Braggins <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Or you could pay for the dropouts to be replaced. It'll use some of
>> the budget, but not as much as a new frame if you find a second hand
>> one you like otherwise.
>
> Well, you could. But for my money if I was going for this sort of
> rolls-royce solution I'd want a frame that had been designed around it
> from the start.
>
> Technically I really like the St John St solution of using an excentric
> BB

Just like the Cannondale, in fact.

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