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by **Phil S** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:01 am

Magnus Backstedt liked his, but then again he's about twice the weight of the climbers

by **Jon H** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:51 am

The Scott CR1 or Addict is worth a look too.
My CR1 weighs in at about 16 lbs without any ultralightweight pimping necessary to get it there; Mavic SSC-SL clinchers, 3 year old 9 speed Dura-Ace, Easton seatpost, bars & stem, SLR-XP saddle, old-style (not Keo) Look pedals.

by **Tony** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:05 pm

I had kindof made my mind up on a Cervelo R3 SL. However, I have it on good authority that they are as rare as rocking-horse sh*t - especially if you want a size 51 (53cm in real c-c top-tube terms). No one has any knocking around, plus the UK distributor has none in stock either. It could be a long wait or maybe I get a standard R3 instead.....

by **Robh** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:37 pm

[quote="Tony"]I had kindof made my mind up on a Cervelo R3 SL. However, I have it on good authority that they are as rare as rocking-horse sh*t - especially if you want a size 51 (53cm in real c-c top-tube terms). No one has any knocking around, plus the UK distributor has none in stock either. It could be a long wait or maybe I get a standard R3 instead.....

by **Robh** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:43 pm

[quote="seanieh.Piano_CondorÂ©"]Tony,

Try [url=http://www.racycles.com/CerveloR3SLFrameset-idv-5948-270.html]RA Cycles[/url] in Brooklyn, NY. ;-)

With the exchange rate as it is you should do well.

$3,300 = Â£1,650. Not sure if thats better than the UK price, but its still bloody good.

[url=http://www.racycles.com/shipping/shipping.htm]Shipping rates[/url].

Whoa, just checked Sigmasport and the deal for the same frame is ....

Pricing
The R3 is supplied as a[url=http://www.sigmasport.co.uk/store/bikes/cervelo07/r3sl.html]frameset[/url] at Â£2,199. Same price quoted at GBs. Thats some markup, you'd easily pay less in import ( I Hope) and still save dosh once you knew the size etc...

Sean

by **-Adam-** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:03 pm

Sod it, just buy a motorbike!

by **Tony** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:42 pm

Hi Rob - I've pm-ed you with a few details about sizes, etc. I didn't think there was a need to discuss our respective inside leg measurements in public. You never know who is watching and taking an interest. :wink:

Sean - thanks for the suggestion. Getting an import is always an option - although Uk-sourced probably simpler, if I can manage to achieve this.

by **Robh** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:20 pm

The deep carbon rims are now on the Cervelo and now weighs according to my scales 14.08lbs.

[img]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t209/sbc205/2007_0824gravityZero0001.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t209/sbc205/2007_0824gravityZero0004.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t209/sbc205/2007_0824gravityZero0006.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t209/sbc205/2007_0824gravityZero0005.jpg[/img]

by **-Adam-** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:51 pm

Urgh, wash it!!! And pay close attention to the chain...

A clean bike is always quicker than a dirty one, unless your Paul H :wink:

by **Elliot M** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:39 am

those are the new miracle sub 1kg lew wheels right?

by **Robh** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:41 am

Thank you for spotting the dirty bike but some of us have jobs, kids and a house to maintain first....lol.

Yes Lew wheels but mine weigh 1200g becuase of the PT hub.

by **-Adam-** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:48 am

Most of us have jobs, but surely you have the advantage of a wife to look after the kids and house no!? :lol:

by **Elliot M** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:53 am

If I was in the market I'd be very tempted by a Canyon

â‚¬3250 (under Â£2200) gets you a 6.8kg bike these days!

http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/equ ... #equipment

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