O/T- Merida Road Bikes

cheers james,

if you have no luck with fleabay, might be worth looking at the for sale section of bike radar. there are always good bikes on it, have been tempted myself.

but no need now, as elaine is going to buy me a van nichalas mistral for my 50th birthday!

Originally posted by r2d2 will be at the cycle show at the weekend - looking for a good cross-country mountain biking waterproof - what brands should I be looking at?

Jimbo, I will send you a mail tonight. Road biking is what I spend most time doing of late. But check out used bikes on bike radar. You will pay through the nose on eBay !

Originally posted by alstorer Originally posted by Lukepiewalker Ah... Ribble... Yes... Mixed reports on them, google is your friend (or enemy I suppose, depending how you view it...) Found several bits basically saying "they used to be a bit sh17, especially at customer service, but they're much much better now"   Also   "the frames are bascially Pinarello with a different sticker on them"

I think 'bear striking similarities' is the usual statement. But as ever, what you see on the surface doesn't tell you what's underneath. But lets be honest, in the great scheme of things, most of us aren't going to be putting them through the level of use/abuse that a pro would. Of course often the advantage of more expensive 'name' brands is a better warranty, crash replacement discounts etc etc...

 

Originally posted by Lukepiewalker   I think 'bear striking similarities' is the usual statement.

At least one source was indicating that they're coming out of the same moulds, using the materials, layup and cure schedule, somewhere in the far east.