Q. What the hell does that have to do with cycling? A. I have an agreement with my wife that once we buy a leather lounge suite I can get a new bike. Tax return came in today with what appears to be enough for both. WooHoo! And there was I about to replace some more bits on my old piece of junk. Ahh decisions decisions. I suspect there is going to be a lot of time spent in bike shops ove rthe next few weeks.
One question though, is there a particular time of year where the previous year's models get sold off cheap or does it vary by brand?
gotta budget? correction. what will you be left with post-lounge-suit?
Negotiations to begin tonight. Originally thought $1000, may be able to stretch to $1500 ( I can hear the scoffing from here from those whose budget exceeds what I could spend on a car, but that will take me well and truly out of the dark ages). Was thinking something like OCR3 and if I can get a cheap 04 model could afford carbon forks. At least I have the pedals already.
DaveB (drooling already <homersimpson> mmmmmmm new bike </homersimpson>😉
Dont know about down there, but Hadley's in Newcastle NSW has OCR3's for $750, but only in large sizes (58-62 i think).
Happy shopping
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gotta budget? correction. what will you be left with post-lounge-suit?
Negotiations to begin tonight. Originally thought $1000, may be able to stretch to $1500 ( I can hear the scoffing from here from those whose budget exceeds what I could spend on a car, but that will take me well and truly out of the dark ages). Was thinking something like OCR3 and if I can get a cheap 04 model could afford carbon forks. At least I have the pedals already.
DaveB (drooling already <homersimpson> mmmmmmm new bike </homersimpson>😉
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gotta budget? correction. what will you be left with post-lounge-suit?
Negotiations to begin tonight. Originally thought $1000, may be able to stretch to $1500 ( I can hear the scoffing from here from those whose budget exceeds what I could spend on a car, but that will take me well and truly out of the dark ages). Was thinking something like OCR3 and if I can get a cheap 04 model could afford carbon forks. At least I have the pedals already.
DaveB (drooling already <homersimpson> mmmmmmm new bike </homersimpson>😉
I don't know about the frames but the components look to be good quality. With the budget you've got set you will can get youself a higher spec bike for roughly the same $. If you can stretch it
I don't know about the frames but the components look to be good quality. With the budget you've got set you will can get youself a higher spec bike for roughly the same $. If you can stretch it
Geoff
Hmm the 7700 looks the go, but how can you tell what size. I was thinking of going into the Melbourne factory. Has anyone been there? Were they much help in fitting? I can see the value in the LBS if I only spend $200 more but get a bike that fits nicely.
DaveB (so confused, supposed to be studying, too distracted)
Oh baby, those Specialized knicks! :eek: Almost as good as the look-a-like acid-wash demin stuff Netti did a few years ago....
-- cfsmtb
permanently bewildered since the late 1960's
Marco Pantani used to ride in denim style knicks for a while. I always thought they looked cool compared to the normal black nicks. They had pockets printed on too so you could barely tell that they were lycra.
Suggest if you decide to go, give them a ring or e-mail their sales dept, and they will arrange to have things organised for you when you get there. That was the service offered here in Sydney when I started the process for a new up-market / top-end commuter.
Heading down there on the weekend hopefully. The specs for their road bikes all say Flightdeck-ready STI for the shifters. What does the Flightdeck-ready bit relate to? Also, is there anything "funny" about setting up these levers, because the first thing I will probably do when I get the bike (ok, first thing after a test ride) would be to replace the bars with the home-grown bullhorn bars I currently use. But don't want to attempt that and then find I'm in the [censored] because they connect to the bars in a weird way that I don't understand. There's something to be said for having an old [censored] bike, you don't mind attempting new things and don't mind if you stuff it up.
Bad back = aversion to drop bars. Happy enough to ride with hands up top of bars but don't like having to change position to reach the brakes. Having said that I was looking at a workmate's TCR today and the setup of his brakes meant you could still keep hands up top and use the brakes without re-positioning. So I think if I get it setup right maybe I'll leave the drop bars for a while and see how I go.
DaveB (off to bike shops tomorrow for more investigation)
WooHoo I got it. OCR2 2005 model. So shiny, so new almost seems a crime to ride it. Spewing I entered the duathlon tomorrow, would much rather be out on BunchRide7.
Ended up down at Pro-Motion at Ormond on advice from a cyclist I work with. They put in a great effort to make sure I got the right bike and setup correctly (and got my cleats setup right too). Service was fantastic and price was pretty good too.
The other bike I'd been thinking of was the Lear 7700 but the people from Learsport in Melbourne never responded to my email, which I thought was pretty bizarre for a company that does most of its sales online.
Now I've got to decide whether to ride it in duathlon tomorrow with no experience with STI or use the old bike (brain says use the old bike, heart definitely says go for the new).
Bring on BR8 next week. Maybe now I'll only need 10 mins headstart.
WooHoo I got it. OCR2 2005 model. So shiny, so new almost seems a crime to ride it. Spewing I entered the duathlon tomorrow, would much rather be out on BunchRide7.
Ended up down at Pro-Motion at Ormond on advice from a cyclist I work with. They put in a great effort to make sure I got the right bike and setup correctly (and got my cleats setup right too). Service was fantastic and price was pretty good too.
The other bike I'd been thinking of was the Lear 7700 but the people from Learsport in Melbourne never responded to my email, which I thought was pretty bizarre for a company that does most of its sales online.
Now I've got to decide whether to ride it in duathlon tomorrow with no experience with STI or use the old bike (brain says use the old bike, heart definitely says go for the new).
Bring on BR8 next week. Maybe now I'll only need 10 mins headstart.
DaveB
way to go maaaaaate!
nothin like the buzz of a new steed
enjoy the Duathlon. what's the spec on a 2005 OCR2?
DaveB spaketh: Now I've got to decide whether to ride it in duathlon tomorrow with no experience with STI or use the old bike (brain says use the old bike, heart definitely says go for the new).
So which did you ride?
I would've ridden the old bike, but I believe in not doing new things on race day and I like torturing myself with denial.. if only it worked with chocolate as well.. 😉
I would've ridden the old bike, but I believe in not doing new things on race day and I like torturing myself with denial.. if only it worked with chocolate as well.. 😉
hippy
Broke the golden rule of raceday and rode the new bike. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Rode down to the race to give me a chance to get used to STI, which on top of 40km ride yesterday left me a bit tired for the race. But the bike rolled so smoothly even on that [censored] Boulevard surface that I didn't feel tired till the second run, although the ride home left me totally knackered. Didn't have the bike computer on (was still trying to swap it between bikes at midnight last night) but I think I was averaging about 32kmh and in a tri on my old bike I would usually be around 28kmh, so I've gotta be happy wiht that. God it was cold though, especially in bike shorts and sleveless top, brrrrrr.
God it was cold though, especially in bike shorts and sleveless top, brrrrrr.
DaveB
hey, you shoulda tried keeping contact with the fingers and toes out KGround way. I lost feeling in my toes so often that it hurt everytme the feeling came back. New bike = faster, heah?
Broke the golden rule of raceday and rode the new bike. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Rode down to the race to give me a chance to get used to STI, which on top of 40km ride yesterday left me a bit tired for the race. But the bike rolled so smoothly even on that [censored] Boulevard surface that I didn't feel tired till the second run, although the ride home left me totally knackered. Didn't have the bike computer on (was still trying to swap it between bikes at midnight last night) but I think I was averaging about 32kmh and in a tri on my old bike I would usually be around 28kmh, so I've gotta be happy wiht that. God it was cold though, especially in bike shorts and sleveless top, brrrrrr.
My computer said I averaged ~35kph but the results say 28kph which must include the transitions. So, without the guy who was disqualified for taking a shortcut and the guy who was faster swapping shoes.. I had the fastest bike time :-)
My computer said I averaged ~35kph but the results say 28kph which must include the transitions. So, without the guy who was disqualified for taking a shortcut and the guy who was faster swapping shoes.. I had the fastest bike time :-)
Twas cold in only knicks and jersey.. 4degC average my Polar reported.
hippy
4 degrees? Brrr.
As for the timing, if they used a timing chip in a band around your ankle, then the time will be recorded on that. The positioning of the sensor will then determine whether the bike leg included the transition time. In your case, the answer is probably yes.
Did you run in padded knicks? I prefer the unpadded kind for short tri/duathlons...
I'm sure it includes the transitions. There's no way I was that slow. My Polar says ~35kph average too which sounds closer to the truth.
Yep definitely included the transitions. Wrist tags were checked at the end of the first run prior to entering the transition area, and then again on exiting the transition area for the second run.
