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    #8162
    jon1981
    Registered Users Posts: 4,359 ✭✭✭jon1981


    OldBean wrote: »
    Probably only falls a few hundred short of the Boulder above though!

    ouch! The framset alone for that one you posted is £1,500.00–£1,880.00 :eek:


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    #8163
    OleRodrigo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭OleRodrigo


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    #8164
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,025 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    ^^ Lovely bike but those bottle cages are wrong.


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    #8165
    OleRodrigo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭OleRodrigo


    Lumen wrote: »
    ^^ Lovely bike but those bottle cages are wrong.

    Agreed. Everything else was so right I missed them :).

    Some more here:

    https://www.facebook.com/CyclesAlexSinger


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    #8166
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Can you get these hammered fenders anywhere in Europe, in decent price? I mean like 50e, not 150.


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    #8167
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,025 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Alek wrote: »
    Can you get these hammered fenders anywhere in Europe, in decent price? I mean like 50e, not 150.
    http://www.velovitality.co.uk/products/velo-orange-35mm-hammered-mudguards

    £50 not €50. And shipping is extra unless you spend over £100.

    So, sort of.


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    #8168
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    35mm - sold out.

    Sort of sort of, so :P


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    #8169
    OleRodrigo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭OleRodrigo


    Plain steel here:

    http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FSGBSLFS/gilles-berthoud-stainless-fender-set


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    #8170
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    So close OleRodrigo! Got my heart pumping, and then - 50 and 60mm only. :/


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    #8171
    G rock
    Registered Users Posts: 926 ✭✭✭G rock


    Alek, try Freshtripe.co.uk

    I got 35mm hammered from them last year.

    Although I've had two sets snap on me, so feeling unlucky with them!


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    #8172
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Although I've had two sets snap on me, so feeling unlucky with them!

    Really? I'm replacing snapped SKS on my wife's bike, and was hoping for more durability along with the looks....


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    #8173
    G rock
    Registered Users Posts: 926 ✭✭✭G rock


    To be fair, I think it was down to the way they were installed. I didn't have a lot of purchase at the rear brake bridge mounting point, and as a result I couldn't use a leather washer between the frame and mudguard, then between the screw head and the guard as recommended.

    Vibration over time stressed that point in both cases, and the guard snapped.

    Disappointing, since they looked great


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    #8174
    OleRodrigo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭OleRodrigo


    Theres always ebay ( not sure about postage costs though )

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gilles-Berthoud-Stainless-Steel-700c-Bike-Mudguard-Set-Retro-Tour-Commute-/200673623226?var=&hash=item2eb9147cba

    Proper cages

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    #8175
    OldBean
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭OldBean


    Here you go, Alek:

    http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/freshtripe/Mudguards%20%26%20Racks.html

    Get them shipped to a mate in NI/UK, or use Parcel Motel. It works out a bit cheaper. I have the polished SS 37mm's on mine and find them great.


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    #8176
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,025 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    OldBean wrote: »
    Here you go, Alek:

    http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/freshtripe/Mudguards%20%26%20Racks.html

    Get them shipped to a mate in NI/UK, or use Parcel Motel. It works out a bit cheaper. I have the polished SS 37mm's on mine and find them great.

    Stock: SOLD OUT


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    #8177
    OldBean
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭OldBean


    G rock wrote: »
    Alek, try Freshtripe.co.uk

    I got 35mm hammered from them last year.

    Although I've had two sets snap on me, so feeling unlucky with them!

    They should be pretty durable - I've sent mine through trails, grass, muck, the works. You really do need the leather washers though, they're completely held on and strengthened by the tension you use installing them.


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    #8178
    OldBean
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭OldBean


    Lumen wrote: »
    Stock: SOLD OUT

    D'oh. I have the page bookmarked, didn't even check.

    Worth mailing the guy in Fresh Tripe, he has a good idea of when he's expecting new stock.

    I'd offer to bring some back from the US, but last time they were 'inspected' by TSA and I had to do a bit of repair work :-/


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    #8179
    Rojo
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Rojo


    From Planet X:

    "40mm fenders fit tyres up to 32mm, 50mm fit tyres 32mm-45mm and 60mm fit tyres up to 52mm/2""

    I've got s surly long haul trucker with Schwalbe marathon plus 26" 1.75" (width equates to 44.45mm). Should I be going for the 50mm fit like they say or is that too tight? What would be the disadvantage going for the 60mm mudguard?


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    #8180
    OldBean
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭OldBean


    Go for the biggest you can fit, especially if you're running chunky tyres, and set up like a tourer. Esp with the metal fittings that aren't as snap if something gets all stuck up in there.


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    #8181
    Rojo
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Rojo


    OldBean wrote: »
    Go for the biggest you can fit, especially if you're running chunky tyres, and set up like a tourer. Esp with the metal fittings that aren't as snap if something gets all stuck up in there.

    Brilliant - thanks for the tip! :-)


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    #8182
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


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    4.9kgs


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    #8183
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


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    #8184
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    No espresso machine? I'm euro-disappointed Zyzz.


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    #8185
    Zyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    Alek wrote: »
    No espresso machine? I'm euro-disappointed Zyzz.

    I have dreams to enjoy both that bike and a decent espresso machine. :pac:


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    #8186
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    We can join our forces then :) You get the bike and I'll brew a really good double shot.


    (something tells me our chances are equal)


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    #8187
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    I want this beauty so badly.

    http://www.steel-vintage.com/bianchi-centenario-1985-detail


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    #8188
    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    Alek wrote: »
    No espresso machine? I'm euro-disappointed Zyzz.

    There is a moka pot on the hob. Old school espresso machine.


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    #8189
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


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    #8190
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


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    #8191
    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    I'm not sure about that relaxed sportive geometry though...


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