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Post by chas on Aug 9, 2017 8:09:06 GMT
I think it is good value for what you get with carbon steerer and seatpost, quality saddle and wheels. Purely as a commuter it's better than you need and lacking mounts. As a replacement for your Mach that you might use more year round with Cruds for bad weather it makes more sense.
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Post by KiwiBeard on Aug 9, 2017 10:23:26 GMT
I like the looks of it too. But like rob, the lack of rackmounts just puts me off. I want my next bike to be light-tourer-ready, good for audax, and able to fit wide enough tires for dirt/gravel backroads which you get here and NZ. Anyway, there is no guarantee that we'll get the entire range in Aust when they open the store in Nov, than what you get in Europe. Basically I want a Gravel/Allroad bike since they came out. Something like: GT Grade Specalised Diverge (but obv not this one - something like it  ) Merida Silex Norco Search Avanti AR Giro BTwin just doesn't have anything like this at the moment. |
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Post by chas on Aug 9, 2017 11:14:40 GMT
Fingers crossed for next spring
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Post by joby on Aug 9, 2017 14:01:49 GMT
I want my next bike to be light-tourer-ready, good for audax, and able to fit wide enough tires for dirt/gravel backroads which you get here and NZ. Me too. I also want it to be my forever bike, so keep being drawn to titanium. Some lovely steeds out there, but I need to get saving. |
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Post by Paulinblack on Aug 12, 2017 10:09:14 GMT
Fingers crossed for next spring Is that when the 500 AFGF comes out? Or are you thinking about total new lines that we dont know about yet? |
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Post by chas on Aug 12, 2017 12:02:51 GMT
500afgf due next month, new 1x due in spring. no details as yet. This is from the reviews of the 520 in reply to someone giving it *** for not being a gravel bike (translated)
Good morning, <br><br> Thank you for your comment, I do not understand your 3/5 product rating unfortunately. This is a road bike with a purpose as described in the product description, the bike gravel will be presented next year, these are two different bikes. A strictly street bike is not meant to be used on a bike to work in the field. <br><br> Regards <br><br> WOJCIECH WIKTOR BTWIN MANAGER
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Post by Zarch on Aug 14, 2017 20:26:31 GMT
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Post by Paulinblack on Aug 15, 2017 8:33:47 GMT
Similar spec and price - No mudguard frame mounts either. |
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Post by Paulinblack on Oct 12, 2019 12:14:28 GMT
And finally 2 years later I finally bought one - For my wife.
It was a deal that was too good to miss.
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Post by Scott M on Oct 12, 2019 13:41:26 GMT
And finally 2 years later I finally bought one - For my wife. It was a deal that was too good to miss. Did you go for the SRM 520, or the Sora 500 version? I guess it was last of stock in store, as not been available on the website for a while.
I look forward to you posting your wife's detailed review in due course!
Scott.
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Post by bandit3 on Oct 12, 2019 14:23:05 GMT
And finally 2 years later I finally bought one - For my wife. It was a deal that was too good to miss. That's good news ✊ 😊 |
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Post by Paulinblack on Oct 12, 2019 15:07:01 GMT
And finally 2 years later I finally bought one - For my wife. It was a deal that was too good to miss. Did you go for the SRM 520, or the Sora 500 version? I guess it was last of stock in store, as not been available on the website for a while.
I look forward to you posting your wife's detailed review in due course!
Scott.
I've just put something in another part of the forum - It was the SRAM Rival 520 version with Kysrium wheels. A ridiculous £449 in a 'Second life Sale' in Sheffield. Bottomline is there were a load of bikes returned or unsold and left in a warehouse to be 'disposed of'. Sheffield took them all and did a big sale, with bikes being at least 40% discounted. I'd looked at a Women's intermediate Triban the previous day in Portsmouth (on holiday) for £499 and thought it was too heavy. I then started looking at 2nd hand Ultras on Ebay. I made a couple of inquiries and then I took a punt on phoning Sheffield to see what they had in S - They told me about the AFGF and that they had an RC 500. When they told me the price, and since I wanted a lighter bike, I went for the AFGF without asking any more questions!  The ironic thing is she probably wont even ride the bloody thing!  |
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Post by Scott M on Oct 12, 2019 17:54:50 GMT
Sounds like you got lucky with a real bargain there. Good for the folk in the Sheffield area.
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Post by Paulinblack on Oct 12, 2019 19:07:46 GMT
Sounds like you got lucky with a real bargain there. Good for the folk in the Sheffield area. Not just those in the Sheffield area - I am 3 hours away from Sheffield. I had to sort our a courier (they couldn't deliver) and was lucky that a friend was passing. However, I still get the Decathlon warranty and could have sent it back or taken it back if there was an issue. To my way of thinking, saving hundreds of pounds, I wouldn't have cared if there was a scratch or blemish. If there had been a mechanical problem or crack etc I could have taken it into my local Decathlon. |
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Post by mpj on Oct 16, 2019 10:16:56 GMT
Wow - I thought that I got a good deal on my AFGF520! That price doesn't cover the cost of the components! It's a great bike and those 28mm tyres handle poor surfaces so well. The only negatives that I could find in any reviews were the lack of rack mounting points and the external cabling. I'm not bothered about the lack of rack mounting points cos I have my T3 set up as a light tourer on 25mm tyres and Raceblades. Suppose that you could use P clips if you really wanted to. As for external cabling; I do all my own maintenance and think that internal cabling is a pain in the ar$e. I hope that she has many happy km on it :-)
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