Recommend me a 'fast' bike
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Thanks for the wheel/tyre suggestions.
I was actually running the Master with the same wheels and tyres as the BMC. The BMC was probably faster in reality but there was just something sublime about the Master. I built it up as a second bike but it quickly became the first choice.
Thanks for the wheel/tyre suggestions.
I was actually running the Master with the same wheels and tyres as the BMC. The BMC was probably faster in reality but there was just something sublime about the Master. I built it up as a second bike but it quickly became the first choice.
One that I can highly recommend for that 'fast' feeling, and more so than my much loved Merckx, was my Concorde Squadra.
A truly quick machine and just accelerated up hills
It just felt faster, lighter, nimbler than my others. In reality it may not have been but it definitely felt it. I even rode one weekend on the same roads but with different machines as it felt so different.
Another machine that feels quite spritely, more so than I thought it should is my early 90's Mercian.
Just a couple of ideas.
Jamie
A truly quick machine and just accelerated up hills
It just felt faster, lighter, nimbler than my others. In reality it may not have been but it definitely felt it. I even rode one weekend on the same roads but with different machines as it felt so different.
Another machine that feels quite spritely, more so than I thought it should is my early 90's Mercian.
Just a couple of ideas.
Jamie
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My Bianchi TSX feels great, even with PC wheels
I'd get another one in a flash
Alternatively, if you're looking for British brand, how about a Cougar or Bob Jackson?
My Jackson was bought new, off-the-peg, 631 tubing and very reasonably priced
The Cougar, Dedacciai tubed. Think there is an 853 version for sale on here at the moment
I can recommend both
Mike
My Bianchi TSX feels great, even with PC wheels
I'd get another one in a flash
Alternatively, if you're looking for British brand, how about a Cougar or Bob Jackson?
My Jackson was bought new, off-the-peg, 631 tubing and very reasonably priced
The Cougar, Dedacciai tubed. Think there is an 853 version for sale on here at the moment
I can recommend both
Mike
jono63 wrote:
It is a King Of Mercia, road not touring geometry.
DSC_1573 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Jamie
It is a King Of Mercia, road not touring geometry.
DSC_1573 by Jamie Dyer, on FlickrJamie
