Ah bloody forums back up.
Thanks heaps Hitchy. Good to see you took some liberties with my budget you cheeky bugger. You know how much trouble I'm having stopping myself from spending way more than I should.
Originally Posted by Hitchy
OK...bikes for Badsac to look out for: Orbea have an interesting new carbon frame called an 'Onix'......centaur, Ksyriums $4.7 RRP but will deal...very nice. The guy tells me its made in Taiwan to compete price wise with Giant & to give Trek the *****s..worth a look
Ooo man, I love the carbon and silver jobbie! Had a look at Orbea.com, and couldn't find a centaur one. In Campy they had Veloce and Century. WTF is Century? Is that what they call Centaur over there?
Originally Posted by Hitchy
Scott C1 team.....$3.7 K with 105....ksyriums.....very very smick looking frame
I tend to hate compact frames until I see bikes in real life, then I don't mind it so much. $3.7k with 105 though? Ouch. Still decent components on what must be an excellent frame. Exclusive out here to boot. Might see if I can find a dealer.
Originally Posted by Hitchy
Giant had something called a TCR 'Euro'...centaur & Ksyriums for around the same price. Guy tells me the lateral stiffness has improved markedly over the 04 frames & the 'twitchiness' in the front end has been resolved....looks very nice
Man, you're only recommending that so you can bag me out. Hitchy recommending a Giant?
Originally Posted by Hitchy
Avanti had some nice looking carbon/ alu melds...priced under $4K, depending what gruppo you wanted...
Hrm. Don't know about pumping so much money into the NZ economy. They wouldn't know what to do with their new found wealth. Buy some bling for their sheep I guess.
Originally Posted by Hitchy
Now...how do i prize $5K from 'she who must be obeyed ' for a new 486 frame?
Hitchy
Spend a shedload of money on her first?
