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09-24-17, 02:09 PM
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Bit of a blast from the past: my 1998 Peloton 8200. Was one of the last level-top-tube road bikes Giant sold, I think, the sloping-top-tube frames had started to show up in the catalogue at the time. It's seen a few bursts of riding over the decades but not enough, and now I'm starting to get riding seriously again with it. Telling myself I can look at a Defy once I've got a full season on this one. 
Not entirely sold on the positioning, I think I might swap out the bar with a Soma Hwy 1.
Not entirely sold on the positioning, I think I might swap out the bar with a Soma Hwy 1.
09-24-17, 07:18 PM
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09-25-17, 07:45 PM
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09-25-17, 07:47 PM
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09-27-17, 11:50 AM
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Bikes: giant tcr advanced pro 0 2012/giant propel advanced 0 2016/colnago concept di2 2016
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need advice on colour choice
hi i have two giants one a
2012 tcr advanced pro 0 and have been very happy with it so when i saw a 2016 propel advanced 0 in original standard as new condition for sale at a good price i jumped at it, has i love the look and reviews of the propel and so far am also very happy with it but have made a few changes to the propel using bits from my other bikes IE bars, seat and wheels and have now ordered some new full carbon wheels but unfortunately just dont like the combination of colours especially the lime on the forks so am toying with a respray of front end to take out the blue and lime except where it stands out in the giant decal from bb to seat post
if i do this it will be all black apart from the blue in the giant decal
any opinions and i know i shouldn't have bought a colour i didn't love but the size spec and price blinded my judgement
2012 tcr advanced pro 0 and have been very happy with it so when i saw a 2016 propel advanced 0 in original standard as new condition for sale at a good price i jumped at it, has i love the look and reviews of the propel and so far am also very happy with it but have made a few changes to the propel using bits from my other bikes IE bars, seat and wheels and have now ordered some new full carbon wheels but unfortunately just dont like the combination of colours especially the lime on the forks so am toying with a respray of front end to take out the blue and lime except where it stands out in the giant decal from bb to seat post
if i do this it will be all black apart from the blue in the giant decal
any opinions and i know i shouldn't have bought a colour i didn't love but the size spec and price blinded my judgement
09-29-17, 06:06 AM
#458
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My 2013 TCR SL1
09-29-17, 07:26 AM
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Bikes: '03 Marin Mill Valley, '02 Eddy Merckx Corsa 0.1, '12 Giant Defy Advance, '20 Giant Revolt 1, '20 Giant Defy Advanced Pro 1, some random 6KU fixie
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My 2012 Defy Advanced. Sadly I never did ride it with those wheels...after purchase news came in that my company may shut down so I sold them in order to pay off an outstanding bill. I've had my 30mm Kinlins on it ever since. Still a fantastic bike...and good news was that company did NOT shut down and we are still going strong today.
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09-30-17, 02:48 PM
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hi i have two giants one a
2012 tcr advanced pro 0 and have been very happy with it so when i saw a 2016 propel advanced 0 in original standard as new condition for sale at a good price i jumped at it, has i love the look and reviews of the propel and so far am also very happy with it but have made a few changes to the propel using bits from my other bikes IE bars, seat and wheels and have now ordered some new full carbon wheels but unfortunately just dont like the combination of colours especially the lime on the forks so am toying with a respray of front end to take out the blue and lime except where it stands out in the giant decal from bb to seat post
if i do this it will be all black apart from the blue in the giant decal
any opinions and i know i shouldn't have bought a colour i didn't love but the size spec and price blinded my judgement
2012 tcr advanced pro 0 and have been very happy with it so when i saw a 2016 propel advanced 0 in original standard as new condition for sale at a good price i jumped at it, has i love the look and reviews of the propel and so far am also very happy with it but have made a few changes to the propel using bits from my other bikes IE bars, seat and wheels and have now ordered some new full carbon wheels but unfortunately just dont like the combination of colours especially the lime on the forks so am toying with a respray of front end to take out the blue and lime except where it stands out in the giant decal from bb to seat post
if i do this it will be all black apart from the blue in the giant decal
any opinions and i know i shouldn't have bought a colour i didn't love but the size spec and price blinded my judgement
10-01-17, 06:23 AM
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change of plan
Yeah, I like the blue with the black, and the blue with the yellow or lime or whatever, but not with both. That's not one of their most visually successful schemes. I'm not a big fan of mostly black bikes with just a little blue and would be inclined to simply replace the lime with white, but if you like black bikes, leaving just the seat post field color as blue (maybe the inside of the forks, too?) sounds reasonable.
job he d had done on his bike ,even though he loved it i recon it looks cheap and nasty so think ill just stop looking at the green /lime /yellow bits and just get better at cycling also has winter is closing in here it wont be the bike im on most of the time for a few months
10-10-17, 08:18 PM
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10-18-17, 05:57 PM
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10-19-17, 11:12 AM
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Thanks! I was actually apprehensive about ordering it sight-unseen but once I saw it in person, I was very impressed with the color and quality. And I think the R8000 group looks great on this frame (plus I have 11-30 in the back!)...
10-19-17, 11:34 AM
#472
In the wind
