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mrs mtx · Jul 10, 2020

Renaultman said:
Always buy the best you can afford 2k sounds a hell of a lot for a 2nd hand bike though so I would make very sure it's theirs to sell first.

That’s a very valued point, thank you! Basically it’s a lady from my online triathlon group. I don’t personally know her but I know people that do. She’s advertised it there for a slightly less and will put it on eBay next week if it’s not gone.
I didn’t want to spend more than £1500-2000 but I didn’t know how much better this one would be as it retails at £4500 new compared to what I could get new for the £2000.

s line · Jul 10, 2020

mrs mtx said:
That’s a very valued point, thank you! Basically it’s a lady from my online triathlon group. I don’t personally know her but I know people that do. She’s advertised it there for a slightly less and will put it on eBay next week if it’s not gone.
I didn’t want to spend more than £1500-2000 but I didn’t know how much better this one would be as it retails at £4500 new compared to what I could get new for the £2000.

Go for it.

Boysground · Jul 10, 2020

@mrs mtx That looks really nice, is the colour scheme acceptable??
The bike looks really nice, fancy electric gears. Tubeless tyres should give you a better ride and less punctures. I see it has a 11-30 cassette on the rear, if you need a lower gear for those Welsh hills you could easily get a 11-32 put on.
Looks a good deal, give it a test drive.

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B R C · Jul 10, 2020

Yes go and try it, looks a great bike. The wheel set is about £1000 on its own and together with the electric gears and power meter, that’s where the money is over a ,standard carbon bike with Ultegra group set.
How is the geometry compared to what you have, or want to have.

mrs mtx · Jul 10, 2020

Boysground said:
@mrs mtx That looks really nice, is the colour scheme acceptable??
The bike looks really nice, fancy electric gears. Tubeless tyres should give you a better ride and less punctures. I see it has a 11-30 cassette on the rear, if you need a lower gear for those Welsh hills you could easily get a 11-32 put on.
Looks a good deal, give it a test drive.

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B R C said:
Yes go and try it, looks a great bike. The wheel set is about £1000 on its own and together with the electric gears and power meter, that’s where the money is over a ,standard carbon bike with Ultegra group set.
How is the geometry compared to what you have, or want to have.

Ok so I’ve jibbed because the colour isn’t 100%

But I’ve made my decision....

Liv Langma Advanced 2 Disc 2020 Carbon Womens Road Bike Jade Teal

I think this is the right bike

? going to ring my closest dealer next week to see what nhs discount they can give me

Boysground · Jul 10, 2020

mrs mtx said:
Ok so I’ve jibbed because the colour isn’t 100%
But I’ve made my decision....

Liv Langma Advanced 2 Disc 2020 Carbon Womens Road Bike Jade Teal
I think this is the right bike ? going to ring my closest dealer next week to see what nhs discount they can give me

Looks smart good colour which is the most important part ?

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mrs mtx · Jul 10, 2020

Boysground said:
Looks smart good colour which is the most important part ?

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I know

Matt questioned me asking did I love the colour of the other one and I said ‘it’s ok’. So he reminded me that I’m pretty vain when it comes to my bike

I saw that one and instantly loved it! Just seen Rutland offer 10% BlueLightCard discount so that should give me some bargaining power

Boysground · Jul 10, 2020

Of course everyone really knows red bikes go faster ?

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mrs mtx · Jul 12, 2020

I think the small boys new bike needs it’s gears tweaking....did someone say there was YouTube tutorials for this? If so can you send me a link

Bury the Trash · Jul 12, 2020

Thers loads on there .... but try this one quite well described ir by Geraint Thomases English (and slightly better looking cousin )

Or bit faster ...

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Edit. I really miss Le Tour on the telly this year ....

mrs mtx · Jul 12, 2020

Bury the Trash said:
Thers loads on there .... but try this one quite well described ir by Geraint Thomases English (and slightly better looking cousin )

Or bit faster ...

.

Edit. I really miss Le Tour on the telly this year ....

Thank you! I’ll give it a go tomorrow!

Renaultman · Jul 12, 2020

Bury the Trash said:
Thers loads on there .... but try this one quite well described ir by Geraint Thomases English (and slightly better looking cousin )

Or bit faster ...

.

Edit. I really miss Le Tour on the telly this year ....

Snap, even moreso as I was supposed to be doing a road trip to Nice for the grand depart

Derrick Hughes · Jul 16, 2020

Not bad for a 60 year old [emoji2]

mrs mtx · Jul 18, 2020

I’ve manned up and ordered it

My local bike shop said they can’t get any bikes in at the moment so I’ve ordered online and got 10% with my blue light card ?

mrs mtx · Jul 20, 2020

Bury the Trash said:
Thers loads on there .... but try this one quite well described ir by Geraint Thomases English (and slightly better looking cousin )

Or bit faster ...

.

Edit. I really miss Le Tour on the telly this year ....

I did it

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mrs mtx · Jul 21, 2020

What’s the basic maintenance things I should be doing when my new bike comes?
I currently wash Bertha when dirty with muckoff, I used to spray wd40 on the chain but after the last service the man advise I use squirt chain lube? I don’t overly rate it, my chain is significantly rustier looking. He applied it for me and said to re apply every 100 miles in the wet or 500 in the dry?

Anyway I’d like to look after this one a little better but I just have no idea what I should be doing after each ride/monthly/yearly etc

Bury the Trash · Jul 22, 2020

mrs mtx said:
What’s the basic maintenance things I should be doing when my new bike comes?
I currently wash Bertha when dirty with muckoff, I used to spray wd40 on the chain but after the last service the man advise I use squirt chain lube? I don’t overly rate it, my chain is significantly rustier looking. He applied it for me and said to re apply every 100 miles in the wet or 500 in the dry?

Anyway I’d like to look after this one a little better but I just have no idea what I should be doing after each ride/monthly/yearly etc

Just thinking out of the box re. Chain lube.. how about chainsaw oil, old fashioned mineral type not modern bio eco friendly stuff.
Or even 80 / 90 gear box type oil.

Just put some in a proper oil can and strategically / carefully sparingly apply obvs. Not too much each time as it will flick off all over the place....

New stuff always needs nuts and bolts checking for tightness .

mrs mtx · Jul 22, 2020

Bury the Trash said:
Just thinking out of the box re. Chain lube.. how about chainsaw oil, old fashioned mineral type not modern bio eco friendly stuff.
Or even 80 / 90 gear box type oil.

Just put some in a proper oil can and strategically / carefully sparingly apply obvs. Not too much each time as it will flick off all over the place....

New stuff always needs nuts and bolts checking for tightness .

Matt suggested chain saw oil, that will be ok?

Bury the Trash · Jul 22, 2020

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mrs mtx said:
Matt suggested chain saw oil, that will be ok?

Well it wont flick off it will stay where I ts needed for awhile and be a lot cheaper than them aerosols, I suppose top riders would be funny about it and say it would add too much drag ...

SilliamWhale · Jul 22, 2020

mrs mtx said:
Matt suggested chain saw oil, that will be ok?

Not sure but Wilko sell bike lube for peanuts

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