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The geeks will know whats on it. It´s very fast....
It's much stiffer than the B'Twin it's ridiculous. When you stamp on the pedals it really takes off. No derailleur rub either which was a minor annoyance when pushing hard.
It's also dead comfortable, couldn't believe how well it absorbs bumps in uneven roads.
The light weight will take a bit of getting used to, advisement lifted the front wheel once or twice when starting off on a hill.
Had this for a few months now. Lots of fun, and pedals well
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or maybe a bit left field and a custom Argon 18 Nitrogen Pro from Gorilla Firm next spring.
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I don't like the Bianchi colour so could never have one, but that Argon 18 is sex on wheels. Are you local to Oundle then, where Gorilla Firm are? I'm in Peterborough.
the Argon 18 does look fab but the Bianchi's lack of weight does appeal. Reality is I can spec the Argon to a really high level to less than a Bianchi out the box so bit of no brainer- Canyon look great for the money but no way am I paying money like that without trying it out, need a bit of support with a new bike and Gorilla firm do look like they know their stuff
we'll see how it compares to the Tange Cro-Mo framed Dave Marsh bike over the next few weeks.
Ive put the original wheels back on the Carrera and refitted the Crud Catcher MkII 'guards and will set it up as a bit more of a tourer/commuter as the two recent acquisitions are clearly race geometry bikes.
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I "may" be having a bit of a bike shopping day later this week so should be able to up my current ante a tad. Nothing like in the league of whats been posted lately though, I'm not quite able to match you guys in the spendy stakes by a long chalk.
....and my current bike. Which I rarely use as I just don't feel safe riding anymore. Wish I still had my risk free sense of adventure that I had thirty years ago.... anyone wanna buy a Carrera Vulcan?
Heres my little Halfords special...
You only need two pedals.
The Canyon is just so good, it's comfortable over badly worn back roads, it's easily light enough to climb on, and it's plenty stiff so it really moves when you push hard.
The riding position is a bit further forward/more aggressive than a lot of endurance bikes which keeps the steering sharp and makes it a lot of fun to ride, but it never becomes uncomfortable.
It's well beyond my capability as a rider too, which is nice.
Anyway, the Canyon Endurace CF9.0:
Fancy flexy seatpost and very comfy Fizik saddle:
And nice DT Swiss RR21 wheels
My wife's B'Twin Triban 540 with nice new celeste green Lizard Skins bar tape:
It's an incredible value bike, the groupset is mostly 105 (not the cranks or brakes unfortunately, but I paid £450 for the bike so can't complain), and the Mavic wheels are solid and roll well if not the lightest wheels ever.
And my trusty Triban 520 is now mostly set up for commuting and light touring duties (it'll also be my winter training bike).
SKS mudguards, Topeak rack, and some light panniers. Also now sporting some endurance tyres to cope with the increased weight and bad roads in bad conditions.
Having ridden a very old steel Bianchi with downtube shifters and dodgy brakes for years the difference going to an Aluminium frame, Carbon forks and indexed shifting is night and day. Clipless pedals and 105 brakeset upgrades come payday
My baby when I first built her 18 months ago, now with an X2 at the back, and lots more mud. Given up riding anything else these days
Stuff for sale:
OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock (12 port) & Apple Time Capsule 2TB
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This is was on a great ride around Retford area ending up at the A1 junction at Elkesley. Very nice 25 miles on a great bike.