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Post by KiwiBeard on Jul 31, 2014 22:01:56 GMT
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Post by r0b1et on Jul 31, 2014 22:11:05 GMT
I got all excited it was a new "proper review" - but its the one that got me excited the first time.
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Post by william39 on Aug 1, 2014 8:06:48 GMT
I had a look in Decathlon in Oyonnax yesterday and no sign of the Alur, will probably stick with the T3A for the rest of the year now. The 500 bibshorts were at €15 so trip wasn't entirely wasted.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 9:02:27 GMT
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Post by bobcollege on Aug 1, 2014 9:30:25 GMT
As mentioned above its the first ride review that was posted in February I was hoping it was a review from a new and proud owner of these "rare" bikes. I wait with anticipation for Lord Lucans review, which I assume, like the Alur 700 will be along soon! ps: I have some rocking horse s**t in the for sale section, £20 per bag, its great for the garden
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Post by chappers on Aug 1, 2014 10:06:15 GMT
ps: I have some rocking horse s**t in the for sale section, £20 per bag, its great for the garden I am in the market for some hens teeth if you have some of the too?...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 11:25:29 GMT
I've got a lorry load of glider engines if that's any help
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Post by Paulinblack on Aug 1, 2014 13:54:31 GMT
I've got a lorry load of glider engines if that's any help You'll no doubt need a 'left handed screwdriver' to assemble it and a 'long weight' (sic) to do it justice.
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Post by beatnik69 on Aug 1, 2014 14:30:07 GMT
As mentioned above its the first ride review that was posted in February I was hoping it was a review from a new and proud owner of these "rare" bikes. I wait with anticipation for Lord Lucans review, which I assume, like the Alur 700 will be along soon! ps: I have some rocking horse s**t in the for sale section, £20 per bag, its great for the garden He's still out riding on Shergar.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 14:49:48 GMT
I was speaking to someone yesterday that works at decathlon and they said they think it will be september time now. Basically said he doesn't know what they are playing at with the bikes and will have lost a fortune by not having much stock in. Im just glad I didnt wait for it!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 8:04:41 GMT
Well my two penneth for horrific delays would be a catastrophic issue with the frame design or manufacture. Anything else could be bolt replaced. Either that or they have been funneling them somewhere else with a higher profit margin. Balls to old blighty and its admirers!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 14:39:02 GMT
Ok guys, I am very much new to road bikes and decided to take plunge on the Alur 700.... I phoned my store (Coventry) and they had a Medium.
Went into the store, checked it out and the size seemed just right for me. Let me point out this is my first ever road bike and I have done quite a bit of research obviously as it's a considerable amount to spend. My budget was £800 so the Alur looked one of the best on paper, the specs/components are real impressive.
Now.... to my shocking experience (I'm not great with bikes still so it may be amateurish description), the cabling around the handlebars was preventing the bike from turning hardly at all to the right, so straight away I got them to take a look.... obviously it's internal cabling and they had to change a lot of the cable from inside which was not fitted right in the first place, so they had a real challenge doing this and I had to wait 90 mins.
So then I finally had my bike, so I thought. Took it around my local industrial estate to check it out and the gearing was terrible, it wouldn't change in to some at all and it very rattly and vibrations were going through the pedals it was that rough.
Took it back.... they had a look over it... supposedly fixed it.... took it out for another ride... exact same problems.... couldn't change in to some gears and it was still rattling like crazy just as before.
When it was on the two smallest cogs front and back the chain would catch on the chain shifting arm. (Might not be the right term as I’m newbie to road bikes).
Whether this gear changing problem is a recurring problem with all the Alur's or just how the amateurish mechanics at Decathlon had built this one up... I really don't know.
Like I said guys I am new to road bikes and not good with terms, but I'm hoping this is a warning to some of you make sure you check through all the gears when riding on it as soon as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 14:47:04 GMT
Oh and they said the chain shifting arm catching on the chain couldn't be avoided in some gears.... needless to say I had enough and got my money back, really disappointed with this bike.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 15:24:10 GMT
Oh and they said the chain shifting arm catching on the chain couldn't be avoided in some gears.... needless to say I had enough and got my money back, really disappointed with this bike. You will likely get some derailleur rubbing when cross chaining www.bicyclechainrings.com/crosschaining.html
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 15:33:40 GMT
Oh and they said the chain shifting arm catching on the chain couldn't be avoided in some gears.... needless to say I had enough and got my money back, really disappointed with this bike. You will likely get some derailleur rubbing when cross chaining www.bicyclechainrings.com/crosschaining.htmlThanks for the reply, I wouldn't mind if it had of been little and didn't effect the ride. But it was beyond that, when I was in certain gears you could feel it on the pedals it was so severe. That was before and after they had supposedly fixed it, I sent it in twice. The cabling issue was when I first got the bike in the store.
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