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Bike / Product Year: 2024
Manufacturer NEW OneUp
Model V3 Dropper 180mm / 34.9 + V3 Remote + 22.2 Flat Bar Clamp
Asking Price GBP £290
Location Surrey, UK
Description Brand new and never fitted OneUP V3 with V3 Remote and 22.2 flat bar clamp
When in stock on their...
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Bike / Product Year: 2024
Manufacturer Cane Creek
Model NEW - 110 Series ZS44/ZS56 Complete Headset
Asking Price GBP £90
Location Surrey, UK
Description The Cane Creek 110 series is their top of the range headset. The range starts with the 40 series, then the HellBender...
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Bike / Product Year: 2024
Manufacturer E-Thirteen
Model NEW E-Thirteen Helix Race E-Spec Chaining Bosch Direct Mount - Shimano/SRAM Chain Compatible
Asking Price GBP £59.00
Location Surrey, UK
Description BRAND NEW UNUSED AND UNFITTED IN PACKAGING
If you are upgrading to SRAM...
They wrote to me on March 27th asking for full payment under the guise of "we need your full payment to guarantee your slot in the manufacturing schedule"
This was unquestionably knowingly turning me over at point in time.
Additionally, I had already asked for my deposit to be refunded on March...
I agree. No more 'boutique' for me. That would apply to bikes and components. There are broader lessons here that weren't immediately obvious. I should've realised that exclusive hyper expensive bikes / components would be the first thing to take a hit in the new post-covid GLOBAL economic...
I have written proof they are not shipping until the end of May. As you say, as of today, it still says shipping in April on the online shop.
I too was just recently told my order will not ship till the end of May and that I should now pay in full (deposit paid) to secure that slot.
IF they hit...
If you're just a 'touring' type rider put a DH casing tyre with a slightly harder compound to reduce resistance and give you better wear.
A Michelin DH34 front and back should be the perfect balance for your riding
Cheers Chris. I got an answer from Kaisa almost immediately. Great to hear you are so flat out in an apparent 'cost of living crisis' 😄 I'm hoping the April Voima shipping notification is accurate as everything is so flat out
There's not many people that can have a few bikes to fall back on and also be ordering a Pole at the same time. So, I need it to be ready well in advance of summer for set-up and testing etc before I pack the van to leave for the season
I've pretty much decided I want one. The cost landed with VAT and shipping (just gone up by another 100euros for some reason) is excruciating, so it's not a straightforward 5 minute decision. I've also had to work out overall costs by totalling up the the build components prices.