BIKE THREAD

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idio
idio
May 2008
7:52pm, 5 May 2008
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idio
Focus give great value for money.
Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
May 2008
7:56pm, 5 May 2008
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Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
Specialised Sirrus or Tri Cross are great bikes...sorry I know you didn't ask about them! :-)
Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
May 2008
7:56pm, 5 May 2008
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Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
Specialized...
B.B.
B.B.
May 2008
7:57pm, 5 May 2008
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B.B.
Go away Boo, FFS

;-)
Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
May 2008
8:01pm, 5 May 2008
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Mrs BooBoo LaBoy
Aaahhh get on yer bike.

Or summat like that...
B.B.
B.B.
May 2008
8:02pm, 5 May 2008
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B.B.
Parp
GregP
GregP
May 2008
8:22pm, 5 May 2008
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GregP
At most price points its difficult to see how you can beat a Focus in sheer VFM terms. No experience of the Cayo, but its had *fabulous* reviews.

If I was going to buy a tri bike for that money, though, I *wouldn't* instantly get an Izalca Tria, not unless there was a *very* good reason not to get a Q-Roo Kilo.
B.B.
B.B.
May 2008
8:28pm, 5 May 2008
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B.B.
Hasn't the Izalco Tria got much better components for your £££?
idio
idio
May 2008
8:33pm, 5 May 2008
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idio
It's swings and round abouts B.B the Q-Roo gets Dura Ace mechs and shifters these are what pro's in the TDF use. The Focus uses Sram Rival which is not the top range in Sram line up but still very good mechs and use the new Sram carbon redline shifters. But it's how the bike feels when you sit on it and ride that counts.
GregP
GregP
May 2008
8:34pm, 5 May 2008
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GregP
It has, yes. SRAM kit, IIRC. Its more an emotion thing. A Q-Roo for me is like an Alfa Romeo. It doesn't make sense, but it *feels* right.

I feel the same way about Bianchi. However, a Bianchi with tri bars is just *wrong*, but they look great on my Focus (2007 Ergoride-SL).

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