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Postby adrian » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:14 pm

Picked it up from OYB London Bridge yesterday. Needed to take the whole afternoon off to do it - my chappie there v knowledgeable and helpful, but talks WAY too much and appears to have ADD :? Apart from that, can't fault 'em.

Was about take it out for a spin to Box Hill with Apples when the heavens opened and I used what I now call my training bike instead :wink: Was glad I did, because between Tooting and Brixton on the way back got wetter than I ever have in my life :o .

So it stays pristine for a couple of days longer before getting caked with Welsh mud and clag:

[img]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x288/ashie259/Bike/synapse1.jpg[/img]
The front and rear reflectors will, of course, be coming off and stuck where they belong - on Mrs A's bike :)

Do all bikes come with a health warning these days? That doesn't come off :x
[img]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x288/ashie259/Bike/synapse2.jpg[/img]

Feel I should go with the fashion and change my username, but to what? The Cannondale Kid has been used in the past, I think. And besides - I'm 41 :shock:
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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:23 pm

[quote]And besides - I'm 41


Just a youngster in my book :wink:
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Postby SimonJOsborne » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:24 pm

The Cannondale Commando ???

I was contemplating changing my nick. But can't settle on anything suitable. The bike is called Ruby so that will do I think :)
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Postby Andrew G » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:03 pm

Look forward to seeing it in the flesh Saturday week. Maybe just has all the warnings because it's American and they need to do so much arse covering in case of legal cases.
[quote]The Cannondale Commando ???

Commando... :shock:
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Postby jon avery » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:18 pm

Very nice Adrian, I got the CAAD5 the budget i had wouldn't go stretch to the Synapse :cry: Andrew G and Co won't be happy you went with Shimano :lol:
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Postby Richard (Apples) » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:20 pm

[quote]between Tooting and Brixton on the way back got wetter than I ever have in my life


Bet you wish you'd come in for that cup of tea now :lol:
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Postby George » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:33 pm

Nice bike Adrian

I rode one of these earlier in the year as a courtesy bike from Butlers.

Very nice bike, strong wheels, nice choice and a compact for the Welsh and Surrey hills 8)
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Postby Elliot M » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:43 pm

carbon Si chainset :bling:
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Postby Ian A4size » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:55 pm

Very pretty Adrian and nice to see in blue- its my favourite 8)
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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:11 pm

that looks great!
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Postby Sylv » Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:54 pm

Nice - I hope you got the fitting settings right otherwise it's gonna be a long 200km! :lol:
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Postby adrian » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:29 am

Thanks, all. All my cycling kit clashes horribly with the colour, but I can't worry about that now. Hang on - N*** C**** gilet, come on down! :wink:

Andrew, interesting that you should mention arse-covering and commando in the same post :shock:

George: yep, the compact ideal for going back up those Surrey hills I didn't mean to go down :roll:

Sylv, I rode one the same size for a week in I***y, but yeah, come Sunday evening I'll have a pretty good idea of whether or not I've got it set up right :)
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