Wilier road bikes

Zippe

Hey,
Anyone know of a shop who sells wilier bikes, I'm in hunt for new bike and I like the look of the wilier bikes,I'll be looking for frame only as ill be going Dura-ace 9070 Di2,not sure yet on wheels, I like the Italian bikes and with wilier I can custom pick the paint finish and prices are pretty good and finish is top class, I've had Pinarello's,Bianchi, bottecchia & Basso and the list goes on... I've tested the wilier bike when I was in Tenerife and I liked them, so far spec I've picked is as follow's

Wilier Cento 1Air frame-set
Zipp sl aero bars/stem
Fizik Antares braided R1 saddle
Dura-Ace 9070 Di2 shifting kit
Rotor cranks/rings with power2max pm
Dura-ace 9000 carbon pedals
Zipp sl carbon bottle cages
Mavic,ffwd or enve wheel-set (not sure yet)

Anyone have any feed back on the wilier centi 1air ? I've looked up online reviews but wondering anyone on here have one ?

Cheers zip,

jamesd

Velo in Birr co Offally do them for sure.

godtabh

Cycle Surgery have them in Dundrum

Lusk_Doyle

Raam, paging Raam for some Willier wondering...

godtabh

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Raam, paging Raam for some Willier wondering...

He could be out playing with is Willier now

cunavalos

I know a few people who have purchased from salden.nl. Not sure how the prices stack up (€1999)

https://www.salden.nl/en/wilier-101air-frameset.html

Daroxtar

I have a Cento 1 SR. It's an absolute beast. I'm nowhere near good enough of a cyclist to do it justice. The handling on it is ridiculous, I find myself pushing into corners I'd be afraid to take in a car. I also think it looks the bomb.
It has a fairly racy geometry, most Wilier bikes do, so be aware of that. It's not overly harsh though, I ride on some crap roads and it soaks up the worst of it.

If you're looking to buy a frame I don't think you can get any cheaper than Math Salden
https://www.salden.nl/en/
I bought mine from them for a fraction of the price I was quoted here.

Koobcam

This looks ideal-"E-roadbike pith pedal assistance"! No training required and you can drop anyone whenever you feel like it.

Matt Bianco

I know some cyclists in my club got a "Humphries Special" though Humphries in Finglas using Willier frames so may be worth contacting them to see what they have in stock

Daithi101

Cycle surgery in dundrum do them... What about Olympia bikes? Paint job is custom as well as far as I know and they are lively bikes.. but I'm saying that as I just ordered one.ðŸ˜

Lusk_Doyle

godtabh wrote: »

He could be out playing with is Willier now

Which one? He's got a few!

kevin7

I think Cycling Pursuits in Patrickswell (Co. Limerick) should do them. I bought a Willier from them a few years ago and no complaints. They looked after me with any few small niggles. There was even an occasion when they saved me a trip across town by delivering it to my home after a service when I needed the bike urgently

Raam

It's Wilier not Willier.

Viva l'Italia liberata e redenta

Rambling Man

Raam wrote: »

It's Wilier not Willier.

Viva l'Italia liberata e redenta

Has Johnny Ronan dropped in?

stecleary

Matt Bianco wrote: »

I know some cyclists in my club got a "Humphries Special" though Humphries in Finglas using Willier frames so may be worth contacting them to see what they have in stock

You on about kardans? Defo not a willier frame.

Wishbone Ash

stecleary wrote: »

You on about kardans? Defo not a willier frame.

That's what I was thinking too. I've never seen a Wilier in Humphries, nor, with the exception of Raam, have I seen any McNSCC members with one.

Raam

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That's what I was thinking too. I've never seen a Wilier in Humphries, nor, with the exception of Raam, have I seen any McNSCC members with one.

Humphries have a few Wilier frames hanging up.

Wishbone Ash

Raam wrote: »

Humphries have a few Wilier frames hanging up.

I'll have to be more observant the next time I'm in!

Raam

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I'll have to be more observant the next time I'm in!

I've spent a lot of time in that shop

Lusk_Doyle

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I'll have to be more observant the next time I'm in!

Big black ones. They'd take your eye out if you aren't careful.

2 Wheels Good

I've an Izoard and find it great both up and down hills, the handling is spot on. The only bike I'd change it for is a Zero 9, or 7 if I could afford it.

Wishbone Ash

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Big black ones.

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Big black ones. They'd take your eye out if you aren't careful.

Must ask D to show me one of his big black ones then so!

victor201

www.salden.nlhttp://salden.nl
Good value on zero 9 frameset .friend bought a zero 7 there ,loves it

Zippe

Hey,

Thanks for the info, ill update in a while how I get on,

Cheers zip,

stecleary

Raam wrote: »

Humphries have a few Wilier frames hanging up.

That they do in the door to the left, but would exactly class them as a Humphries special.

Lusk_Doyle

stecleary wrote: »

That they do in the door to the left, but would exactly class them as a Humphries special.

I thought that a Humphries special was a racing term for hiding in the bunch and then nabbing a victory at the last second!

Fian

Koobcam wrote: »

This looks ideal-"E-roadbike pith pedal assistance"! No training required and you can drop anyone whenever you feel like it.

I had no idea such a thing existed.

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/04/hidden-motors-for-road-bikes-exist-heres-how-they-work/

How well do they work?

Asking for a friend :P

stecleary

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I thought that a Humphries special was a racing term for hiding in the bunch and then nabbing a victory at the last second!

on an up hill finish of course

Zippe

Hey,

Ok..mind made up, I'm going with wilier custom paint job, Can anyone tell me what the difference in the 2 paint finishes are, they offer a opaque or polished finish, I'm going with the black frame with some white and black detailing, when you go black on black the frame is matt, this is what I'm wondering if I select either finish will it be matt either way ?

Cheers zip,

Daroxtar

From what I can tell, polished is glossy but black on black is glossy on matte.
Mine is a matte black finish but there are 2 different tones within that. The majority of the frame is a naked carbon finish beneath a matte clear coat and the detail around the rear stays, headtube and toptube decals is matte black paint. I'd also say that in truth the matte finish is more of a satin finish. It's easy to clean and doesn't scratch easily. Sorry if that's confusing.

Where are you based? I'm in Meath but I'll be knocking about on the hills in Dublin for a few hours on Sunday if you want a look to get some kind of idea of the finish.

Raam

I'm in Dublin if you want to check out a matte black finish.

Raam

Daroxtar wrote: »

From what I can tell, polished is glossy but black on black is glossy on matte.
Mine is a matte black finish but there are 2 different tones within that. The majority of the frame is a naked carbon finish beneath a matte clear coat and the detail around the rear stays, headtube and toptube decals is matte black paint. I'd also say that in truth the matte finish is more of a satin finish. It's easy to clean and doesn't scratch easily. Sorry if that's confusing.

Where are you based? I'm in Meath but I'll be knocking about on the hills in Dublin for a few hours on Sunday if you want a look to get some kind of idea of the finish.

On my older frame, I found the matte finish scratched easily. New frame not seen as much use so dunno if it is defo better but could be.

stecleary

Raam wrote: »

I'm in Dublin if you want to check out a matte black finish.

Can check it out and maybe taking for a spin and mind it for you? It would love to stay at mine for a while

Lusk_Doyle

stecleary wrote: »

Can check it out and maybe taking for a spin and mind it for you? It would love to stay at mine for a while

I did that once when Raam was out of action. Did irreparable damage to our relationship!

stecleary

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I did that once when Raam was out of action. Did irreparable damage to our relationship!

Its not as if your family like me and him, swords family for life

Zippe

Thanks for that lads, I'm in mayo myself but in Dublin a fair bit, I have the frame opaque finish probably is a kinda matt/satin and polished is more of a gloss finish I guess, I'm looking for easy clean and I like the bike to have some bit of a shine on it,

Cheers zip,

Raam

For that frame, the gloss bit is the darker black. Everything else is matte, including the lettering.

Can you post a pic of what you have designed?

Zippe

Hey

here is pictures of what i'm looking at some pictures of what.... I see the difference in the gloss and the matt finish, what I was trying to figure out is opaque a matt finish ?

cheers zip,

Raam

Not sure TBH. You could try posting in the Wilier FB group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2381226203/

Zippe

Hey,

thanks for reply, I should have done this first, I looked it up and its matt finish.... Now I just need to pick white/blue, white/black or the black white.... I love the bikes and have all the spec picked for it,

for anyone els looking at wilier bikes try Bicisports in Tenerife, Tony Piper is the guy running it and a sound guy to chat to, I hire bikes from him when I'm over there and that's where I got to see them built up with good spec, if anyone wants his contact details let me know, it should work out a small bit cheaper than anywhere else I could find online but I had a deal done 99% with him while I was over there unless I could find one ready to go somewhere,

Cheers zip,

Lusk_Doyle

stecleary wrote: »

Its not as if your family like me and him, swords family for life

That's the reason that I left (was forced out of) Swords!

Zippe

Hey,

One more question,

I have the cento air frame-set on order,
If I want to fit a carbon rail saddle do I need to order the carbon clamp kit ?

What bb do I need to run Shimano/Rotor 3D24 chain-set ?

Cheers zip,

on_the_nickel

Did the OP get this the end? Be interested in the finished article, and ordering process?

Zippe

Hey,

I got the frame-set alright, built it up with the spec listed in my opening post, lovely bike, could not fault the bike at all and it does stand out, I can pm you contact details for the shop in Tenerife where I got my one, ordering the frame was easy and bike arrived on time, not sure who sells Wilier in Ireland but I'm sure there is someone, I was in Tenerife when I saw the bike first and owner of the bike shop was a sound guy so I bought it there,

Cheers zip

on_the_nickel

Cheers Zip, any pics (pm if you prefer!)?

Daroxtar

Cracking deal here https://www.salden.nl/en/bikes-and-frames/roadracing/wilier-101air-frameset.html

€1449 for the frame

jonathondoe

Zippe wrote: »

Hey,

I got the frame-set alright, built it up with the spec listed in my opening post, lovely bike, could not fault the bike at all and it does stand out, I can pm you contact details for the shop in Tenerife where I got my one, ordering the frame was easy and bike arrived on time, not sure who sells Wilier in Ireland but I'm sure there is someone, I was in Tenerife when I saw the bike first and owner of the bike shop was a sound guy so I bought it there,

Cheers zip

Jimmys in malahide got dealership after bike hub closed i think.

2 Wheels Good

Velo.ie in Birr also sell them, nice shop and very helpful