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Bowman Palace plan

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    #92
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Cripes. March 2020 eh? Seems like a lifetime ago. Well, here we are now in July and finally a glimpse of the Palace! Bowman, like everyone else were affected by manufacturing difficulties, so I heard nothing in May, nothing in June and I just put it to the back of my mind,
    and rode the beajysus outta my TCR advanced (bloody great bike).
    But over the weekend I got the latest news bulletin that the new Palace R was on the way - complete with promo shots, specs and colour schemes.

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    #93
    JimmiesRustled
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭JimmiesRustled


    fat bloke wrote: »
    Cripes. March 2020 eh? Seems like a lifetime ago. Well, here we are now in July and finally a glimpse of the Palace! Bowman, like everyone else were affected by manufacturing difficulties, so I heard nothing in May, nothing in June and I just put it to the back of my mind,
    and rode the beajysus outta my TCR advanced (bloody great bike).
    But over the weekend I got the latest news bulletin that the new Palace R was on the way - complete with promo shots, specs and colour schemes.

    I like them but the left sided routing seems strange. All cables are now routed on the left side of bike.


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    #94
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    What say y'all?

    What really attracted me day one to the Palace was the Bianchi-alike celeste colour scheme. I'm torn between these two offerings. But which one? Is the black too black, or is the yellow too yellow?

    I think in isolation I really like the black and copper, it looks fab, but in terms of my own garage I already have two black/grey bikes. The yellow therefore is a complete departure, and a bit of craic maybe... until I come to wash it. Dark colours are aesthetically very forgiving in terms of hiding dirt and marks or lesions.

    I've officially requested the yellow one, but I'm sure I've a window to change it yet. Thing is I don't think I have a preferred side of the fence. Whichever one I get I think I'll be happy with but simultaneously wish I had the other! :D


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    #95
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    JimmiesRustled wrote: »
    I like them but the left sided routing seems strange. All cables are now routed on the left side of bike.

    Wouldn't be a consideration at all for me I have to say. Unless there's a functionality trade off I'm unaware of?


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    #96
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users Posts: 6,368 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    I like the look of the first one the yellow is nice but it's yellow :D Is the first one black or Navy?

    I'm not sure about the chainstay protector on the yellow one the old inner tube trick on a promo model is a bit odd and it's not even a gravel bike :confused:


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    #97
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,831 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    I vote yellow, you can't have enough colour! The black one is really lovely too, the copper is gorgeous, but seeing a yellow bike is just so cheering. Seeing it in your stable, looking down when on it, yellow is going to make you smile IMO.
    Plus there are a lot of black bikes out there, why chose another one when you have some already?
    Team Yellow!


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    #98
    Plastik
    Registered Users Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Plastik


    Wouldn't do it for me I'd have to say. Cabling for a mechanical frame looks like a dogs dinner, and they're no longer the "Palace:R colours". Increased tyre clearance is good but why have they gone internal with the gear cables and left the rear brake external? And why have they routed them both through the left downtube like that.


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    #99
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,508 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    a vote for yellow too here.
    the bike i have i prefer the look of the most is the banana yellow one.


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    #100
    Crocked
    Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Crocked


    Colours aren't bad, not a huge fan to the typeface and graphics.

    The big question for you seems to be it was the Celeste/Black colour scheme that attracted you to the frame. So if you get one of these will it always get to you a bit that its not really the bike you wanted? Respray is an option but you could do that with any frame.


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    #101
    MojoMaker
    Registered Users Posts: 4,575 ✭✭✭MojoMaker


    Black and copper is lovely but yellow all the way - especially with the dark tones from the finishing kit and the contrast with the tan wall tyres.


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    #102
    joey100
    Registered Users Posts: 3,421 ✭✭✭joey100


    I like the cooper colour within the darker frame but there's something a bit special about that yellow colour. It's very different, fits the bike well. I'd be going yellow.


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    #103
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Indeed, but so would a VW Caravelle in British racing green. -Nothin' to do with my Palace R thread though! :)

    If I had a disc based groupset and wheels ready to go on something touring-biased it might be a consideration but this is all about a rim braked race* bike.



    *(which I will not race)


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    #104
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users Posts: 6,368 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    Fair enough I'll look forward to the finished article


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    #105
    comete
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭comete


    Is refund still an option? I don’t see what all the hype is about personally, but each to their own


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    #106
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    comete wrote: »
    Is refund still an option? I don’t see what all the hype is about personally, but each to their own

    Refund was an option but then sure I wouldnt have a bike! :)

    I'm not sure I'd call it hype but I'd heard very complimentary things about the Palace R and liked the looks.
    I like the idea of having a "top end" aluminium bike in the garage as an alternate ride of a sunny day. Its more interesting to me than "another" carbon bike, and a heck of a lot cheaper.


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    #107
    comete
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭comete


    fat bloke wrote: »
    Refund was an option but then sure I wouldnt have a bike! :)

    I'm not sure I'd call it hype but I'd heard very complimentary things about the Palace R and liked the looks.
    I like the idea of having a "top end" aluminium bike in the garage as an alternate ride of a sunny day. Its more interesting to me than "another" carbon bike, and a heck of a lot cheaper.

    I didn't mean for that to come across as dismissive of the brand as it does upon re-reading it, I just think your cervelo is an infinitely nicer bike, and if it was my own dosh I'd have shipped that off to colourburn studio for a personalised paint job.

    That all said, variety is the spice of life, and I'm sure it'll build up to a fine bike that you'll still ride up hills faster than most others!

    Gun to my head, I'd have the black and copper one, and then I'd sell it and buy a genesis volare 853 ha ha ha


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    #108
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Oh gosh yeah, for 6 times the R5 would want to be a superior machine, and that's not going anywhere - quite literally, it's in the attic :).

    A good alu frame is a lovely thing too though. Should be a nice light build for small enough money, and something different to ride for a while.


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    #109
    Trekker09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,581 ✭✭✭Trekker09


    fat bloke wrote: »
    Oh gosh yeah, for 6 times the R5 would want to be a superior machine, and that's not going anywhere - quite literally, it's in the attic :).

    A good alu frame is a lovely thing too though. Should be a nice light build for small enough money, and something different to ride for a while.

    I built up a Rose alu last year and it was probably the best bang for buck bike I've had. I should've kept it. It was fast, comfortable and nimble, and I wasn't paranoid about it getting a scratch like I would be on my other bikes.


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    #110
    1971bsb
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭1971bsb


    The black frame looks fab, but the yellow just rocks! Will wait to see how yours looks built up before pulling the trigger!!!


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    #111
    Miklos
    Registered Users Posts: 985 ✭✭✭Miklos


    Yellow all day!


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    #112
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    No. Not mine. I'm not bathed in the south-of-France evening sun on my new yellow Bowman. Not yet. Just a press shot from the website.

    Looks nice though dunnit?:cool:

    lighter


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    #113
    comete
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭comete


    fat bloke wrote: »
    No. Not mine. I'm not bathed in the south-of-France evening sun on my new yellow Bowman. Not yet. Just a press shot from the website.

    Looks nice though dunnit?:cool:

    lighter

    Neither is the photographer of that shot ;)

    That’s Eynsford viaduct, in Kent.


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    #114
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    comete wrote: »
    Neither is the photographer of that shot ;)

    That’s Eynsford viaduct, in Kent.

    I haven't been there in a while so I thought it might be the Dropping Well and 9 arches, just gone overgrown since lockdown? :)


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    #115
    comete
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭comete


    fat bloke wrote: »
    I haven't been there in a while so I thought it might be the Dropping Well and 9 arches, just gone overgrown since lockdown? :)

    Just as many range rovers ha ha


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    #116
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Grrr.

    Still no frame. At what point do I justifiably become Pi$$ed Off Bloke? :mad:

    Coming up on nearly 12 months soon since originally paying for a frame for a new season ride. Might not even have it as a winter bike at this stage. :(


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    #117
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,831 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Aw.
    Why the wait?


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    #118
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,823 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    eeeee wrote: »
    Aw.
    Why the wait?

    Was told they'd have a new Palace R coming May, then June, then July, then August.... You're starting to see a pattern here...

    I mean it's fair enough, massive delays worldwide with manufacturing but since August they've been trumpeting the arrival of the new frames and taking fresh orders and still no sign of one for me :(


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    #119
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,831 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Aw, that's disappointing.
    Send them a mail that's just a massive pic of you looking sad and Palace R-less :pac:


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    #120
    bsb1971
    Registered Users Posts: 575 ✭✭✭bsb1971


    @fat bloke - time to get cranky, amazing how when you raise your voice, you always get some reaction. Hope you get the yellow frame, its savage indeed - it's on my list for sure!!!


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    #121
    gaffmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 717 ✭✭✭gaffmaster


    You could tell them there's a thread full of potential customers on a forum, eagerly awaiting pictures of your new build...


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