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Cervelo S1 spec up BOUGHT ONE:)
Postby pawel » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:43 am
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up
Postby im_no_pro » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:48 am
Oh, and Cervelo. Nice
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up
Postby provoked » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:01 am
I've heard the Eastons are pretty good for us heavier guys?
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up
Postby pawel » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:33 am
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Postby provoked » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:41 am
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Postby pawel » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:14 am
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up
Postby provoked » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:18 am
Velocitys are know to be bulletproof (but heavy).
It's just one of those things. I'm around your weight, and I had issues with my Shimano wheels and got a set built (DT 1.2 - check my profile, theres a topic somewhere). Contrarily, plenty of others at my weight had 0 issues with them.
You have to make a choice whether you are willing to try the Vista's and risk getting losing a good deal to swap them out with the Shop.
Thing is, many will tell you if you are heavy and your rides aren't on the greatest of roads, not many Factory sets will be suitable.
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Postby pawel » Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:52 pm
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up
Postby im_no_pro » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:39 pm
Extras. Markup on parts and accessories is higher than bikes. Throwing in $200 (random figure) of accessories will still save you $200 (provided you need them) but LBS will make more $.pawel wrote:As for bike pricing what has everyone found easier to drop the initial price of the bike or throw extras in when you in the bike shop?
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Postby pawel » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:51 pm
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up
Postby snedden9485 » Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:56 pm
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Postby pawel » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:02 pm
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up
Postby Dr_Mutley » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:55 pm
its always a good idea to check out how the different manufacturers honor their warranties, if god forbid, u have any problems.... certainly swayed me to the cervelo over a trek... ive read some unfortunate stories about trek frame failures, and guys being shafted with their warranties... also read some stories about the cervelos cracking around the BB... havent heard too many being shafted haowever... prolly not so applicable to u if your going Alu over CF....
As for the easton vistas, i got a set on my RS Cervelo and they are rubbish. Im 90 to 95kgs, and they were soft as butter, being out of true on their first ride with me aboard.... I upgraded to a cheap set of (new) ProLite Stelvios, via a mate, and they are a big step up on the vistas. Unfortunately the stelvios havent been perfect either, with problems with the front wheel needing to be sorted by the LBS before i could use them.... i found when i loaded up the front on a climb, they twanged like the proverbial, and were out of true in a couple of rides.... since the front was serviced its been ok, and will be a serviceable set of training wheels.... but disappointing quality out of the box....
Cant comment on the FSA Cranks but the consensus is they are soft.... Mine cam ewith upgraded Dura-ace and i cannot fault them....
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up
Postby roller » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:03 am
i love this bike.
love love love love love love.
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up BOUGHT ONE:)
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up BOUGHT ONE:)
Postby Dr_Mutley » Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:23 am
woooootah! score!pawel wrote:Well i have ridden my S1 twice now still adjusting to it after being on a mountain bike but man is it fast so stiff even with my crap fitness at the moment I can achieve 46kph without too much effort. I also bought the Garmin 705 edge GPS cadence computer fantastic piece off equipment.
well done.. enjoy the cervelo... wise choice
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up BOUGHT ONE:)
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up BOUGHT ONE:)
Postby thomas_cho » Sun Dec 06, 2009 5:05 pm
On a separate note ... bikebarn ... these are the chappies which made me decide to learn and do all my bike mechanical work, tried to sell me things I didnt want. Also I was chatting with them about how to ride from Parramatta to SOP, and he made a comment about how I had to buy a bike before he would say anymore. I thought he was joking, but it transpired that he was dead serious.
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up BOUGHT ONE:)
Postby Cervelolite » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:49 pm
Congrats...I have a set of Easton Circuits from my S2 for sale if your interested. A well performance upgrade from the vista's.pawel wrote:Well i have ridden my S1 twice now still adjusting to it after being on a mountain bike but man is it fast so stiff even with my crap fitness at the moment I can achieve 46kph without too much effort. I also bought the Garmin 705 edge GPS cadence computer fantastic piece off equipment.
1650g. RRP bout $800 - $900
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Re: Cervelo S1 spec up BOUGHT ONE:)
Postby aeroslave » Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:57 am
thomas_cho wrote:Congrats on the Cervelo . I am contemplating a frameset purchase, just love the 2010 colors. Would appreciate a review of your ownership of the S1 when you can.
On a separate note ... bikebarn ... these are the chappies which made me decide to learn and do all my bike mechanical work, tried to sell me things I didnt want. Also I was chatting with them about how to ride from Parramatta to SOP, and he made a comment about how I had to buy a bike before he would say anymore. I thought he was joking, but it transpired that he was dead serious.
yup you found the place...
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