Today's Bike Ride

[Ady In Accy]

A club member has this bike for sale, very nice if you are 6' ish. He is also selling a pair of Mavic Carbone Cosmics (700c), 3 years old for <£400 with Campag cass body and spare Shimano body.
I also understand another member is selling his C40 with Campy record for £1800


Speciialized S works Bike E5 Aerotec frameset size 58 cm [compact]
Full Campagnolo record carbon groupset [2007]
Bontrager/FSA bars/stem, flite tit seat.
Camapagnolo Zonda wheels, with Michelin pro tyres.
This bike has only done around 300-400 miles, and is in immaculate condition.
would cost £1550 to build. £1200 ono

Just thought I would let you know in case it is of use.

[Hanneke]

Thanks for that Ady... could be of use indeed, although I am a Shimano person

I am 5'9 3/4'' and have a 56 specilised cross bike, so this may be just a size too large, but worth checking out at that price... I will need the rest of the sizes of the frame to see if it would work with the saddle lower...

Can you pm me his e-mail?

[Hanneke]

Just done some Googling... I reckon the bike will be too large for me, as well as actually being alloy rather than carbon... I have a nice alloy racing bike already and am looking to step up from that...

Thanks anyway

[skennaugh]

Thanks for that Ady... could be of use indeed, although I am a Shimano person

I am 5'9 3/4'' and have a 56 specilised cross bike, so this may be just a size too large, but worth checking out at that price... I will need the rest of the sizes of the frame to see if it would work with the saddle lower...

Can you pm me his e-mail?

How do you find the Spesh crosser? Do you race it? They look a heavy bike.

[Hanneke]

How do you find the Spesh crosser? Do you race it? They look a heavy bike.

Not bad actually... I am new to cyclo-x though and was very unlucky, to the extent that I bought the bike, had a couple of goes on it up and down some hills here, then fell fell running and dislocated my shoulder. Just when that was better and I could start racing, I ripped my ankle ligaments to shreds at the OMM... so never raced it and hardly ridden it, but I love its handling and it isn't that heavy. It looks heavier than it is... Seemed like a good, soldi beginners bike for me, just wanting a bit of a play at cross...

[skennaugh]

I have been looking at the Planet x crossers, but the spesh seems quite cheap! Just got my OMM entry in so maybe i should be spending money on a light tent!

[Hanneke]

I have a light tent and am waiting for confirmation from my partner if he wants to do the OMM...

Having said that, I like the crosser. I have never taken to MTB's and this one takes me more or less everywhere an MTB would... thinking of doing a couple of off road tri's on it this summer...

[skennaugh]

Off road triathlon, hmmm. I fancy a crack at the three peaks cyclocross.

[Hanneke]

Off road triathlon, hmmm. I fancy a crack at the three peaks cyclocross.

I have set my phone alarm to alert me of when entries open on that one... I REALLY fancy it...

[stevefoster]

Off road triathlon, hmmm. I fancy a crack at the three peaks cyclocross.

I have set my phone alarm to alert me of when entries open on that one... I REALLY fancy it...

Bloody excellent race
Get your entries off early though, it fills up fast