Cheeky Monekey had some awesome prices on the 2004 Cervelos, and they may
still have some. The 2005 prices will be killers by comparison.

These were the 2004 prices: https://www.cheekymonkey.com.au/mulhome.htm

These are some of the specials:

"Soloist Team Normally $3899 now $3000.
2003 Soloist Team frameset normally $2299 now $1699 51 54 56 available.
Super Prodigy (red) normally $3599 now $2899 size 48 51 54 56 available.
One 105 normally $2599 now $1949 size 48 61 available.
Dual Ultegra normally $2999 now $2249 size 51 56 58 61 available.
P3 Ultegra normally $5699 now $4199 size 54 61 available"


And these are an example of the 2005 prices: https://www.cbdcycles.com.au/shop/Shop/bikes/cervelo05


So, the 2004 Soloist Team was (is?) on special for $3000, and the 2005 looks like
retailing for $5000!!

I was at Kennedy's the other day and was reminded what a big fan of alu he is.

Did he influence you toward alu at all?


By the way, in case you missed my post from a couple of weeks ago, I swapped that Scapin
down at Kennedy's for a Dedacciai 7003 frame which is identical to one I already owned, so,
the world's cheapest Scapin with the world's lightest (twitchy) steering is down there....go get it.

Better start drink-...errr....I mean riding then

I reckon rehydrating makes a HUGE difference. If I don't do it, I feel crap the next day.

Couldn't agree more....I had the best time of my life when i was researching, what ended up being the 486 purchase. It was the best feeling riding every high end carbon around, playing shops & frames off against each other, all the time knowing that i could afford it as well. You've never seen shop owners jump so much when they see $10K in nice crisp hundreds...lol......I was really sad when it was all over...so much so...I wanna do it again soon......maybe titanium or steel this time...ohh & better save some cashola for the divorce as well

Getting in shape will take you 4 days, whacha gunna do with the rest of the week?

Hope we all know what "vicarious" means ..........

Hmmmmm, I'm living it already.......you could just buy a frame and p1ss off the Avanti.

OOh yeah, nice ti or steel...oooooh baby

....now you've gone & made a 'mess' on the floor of our thread....warn us when you're getting that excited will ya?....so we can stand back!

hitchy

I asked him the other day and he was not to sure about which bike to get and how much he wanted to spend......I think he was more concerned about women and beer when i ask though!!

.....not that there's anything wrong with that!

I had fun looking for my bike.......I looked for ages...it annoyed my friends, family and work mates because I wouldnt just buy a bike......but I loved it.....One of my friends was going to declare the day i bought my bike a public holiday!!

I only got my bike a little over 6 months ago and 531 is asking me when i'm getting my next one!!

I was trying to get a girl from work to do the Alpine ride....but another guy from work scared her by saying how bad it was while he drove his car along those roads......

I did not get a chance to speak with my friend......looks like i may miss the 2005 ride.......but will consider it for 2006.

What happend to Badsac.....he must have told her by now.....

Yeah, well, you know.......um, you know......

Rumour is it took you four years to buy a CD player for your car

I don't think the police have found the body yet

Hi guys.

I went on my first group ride last night. Had a blast. About 25 in the group.
Anyway, I was wanting to know if there's anything extra I could do to help my riding skills so I don't feel like I should be a couple of metres back from the person in front of me. Does it just come with practice?
Any tips would be great.

Thanks,
Dave

G'day dave,

group riding is great, especially when you get the hang of the nuances. I won't go into 'group etiquette' at the moemnt, it would take to long. The most important thing to remember is to 'respect' those around you & trust that they will do the same to you. So.....never, ever, overlap wheels with the guy in front...ride directly behind him, or slightly to one side, but never overlap. This is the main cause of falls in a bunch. Look ahead of the bunch, anticipate movements, call out hazards, "car up", "lights" (as in stopping at a red one) "Glass" etc. You'll learn how the group reacts to these sort of calls. once the group is more experienced, they will generally 'point' at problems to avoid without actually saying much. ie: the guy on the front points at soemthing on his left, the group will move slightly right...you don't need to know why or what the issue is, just that there is one that you need to avoid. Don't make sudden or jerky movements, always glance under your arm, or over the shoulder before changing your 'line'....you'll learn heaps from just 'doing it'...don't be scared to 'sit on' a wheel...its quite safe, provided you remember these 'rules'....most of all...have a blast!

Hitchy

Thanks Hitchy,

I noticed pretty quickly there were people pointing out movements in the bunch. Mostly other people on the bike track we started on.
Definately feeling my legs thismorning. It's so nice to have other people around to help me push myself.

Yeah told her. She didn't care.

Picked it up yesterday. Didn't get time to ride it much. When I talked to the shop earlier in the day they said they were waiting on a 39t chainring to put on it, but to come in in the afternnon for a fitting. So silly me went in in just the longish cargo short I was wearing at the time, when I was getting fitted for it. So I guess that made it a bit hard for them. Turns out the ring did come in, so it was ready for me to take home. So I went and got some bike shorts then came back and took delivery. Rode it the 10 km home from the shop and was very unimpressed. Was going into a headwind, and could never find a gear I was happy with. Glad I didn't get a 10 speed. 9 is to many. What's the point of changing gear if you can't notice the difference? Anyway, was having great troubles making time and not enjoying it. Memories of all and sundry telling me to ride bikes before I bought them was running through my brain. But I comforted myself with being pragmatic about these things. I'd learn to love it. It was very apparent though that the seat was to low, so I was hoping that was the cause of my unhappiness. Anyway, had to go off and do my second job, but when I got home I had time for a half hour ride. Raised the seat about an inch and a half (and didn't cruch the carbon seat post. Yay!) and set off. My bike was transformed. I loved it. It flew along, gears changed beautifully, and I could actually see the point of the close spacing. This ride had a few rollers in them, but they are a bit more than rollers as they are shortish (2-300 meters) but very steep. Man, I need to get a lot stronger as I was gone by the top of each one in the easiest gearing 39-25. But the bike fairly flies up before I run out of puff. On the way home as the sun was just going below the horizon and the air was still there is a big long flat before my place. I wish I had my speedo on as I sweat it felt like the thing must have been doing 50, it was going so fast. The road was a bit bumpy as well, but it was just gliding over the crap. Man I love this bike already.

Spent half the rest of the night peeling stickers off it (why would it want to advertise that it's made in Taiwan?), and admiring the details. Like the curves of the seat and chain stays, and the little dips half was along the seat stays in the surface of the carbon fibre. It's a really beautiful thing in detail. I'm in love.

Badsac, you hd me worried for a while...Phheeewww, glad to see you love the bike. I can't believe the LBS got your seat height so wrong. 1 1/2" is a huge mistake.

I'm delighted you still have a pair of testicles and the bikes as good as you expected.

...the above post is completely useless without PHOTOS!!!!!

but seriously...happy days!......bike shop set ups can be abit ordinary sometimes. Mark the seatpost height with texta or pen, before you move it again, (oh you will, you will), so you can put it back to the spot you had it, in case you make it worse!. You'll get used to the close space gearings on a 'roadie'. The idea is that when you're spinning along at a comfortable gearing but could 'push' slightly more....you don't wanna make to big a jump....nothing worse than not being able to find a 'cog' that is 'right' for the given situation.....so she didn't care?....hmmm.....can I have her?....my 'kitchen monster', (yeah i know it's not a PC term) didn't care either....didn't care whether she ever spoke to me again!...but hey, it was worth it!!...she got over it & I've got the bike...happy days!

hitchy

hey wattsy,

you happy with how that auctions going for the 'pink' shifters?.....how many are 'watching'....when i saw it I had to ask the question...I knew you'd know who it was by my ID

hitchy

One other thing Dave...When you're in a pack and you do your 'bush hanky' try not to get snot on the person behind you as they tend to get little annoyed.

Hitchy, I p*ssed myself when I got your email. It took me about a millisecond to work out who it was.

Re the auction for the shifters...I was expecting $150 to $175 for them. At $240+, I'm wrapt!!