New - The things that really annoy you

[jd1981]

That’s not what it’s saying Turkiye is it’s name in English to. Pretty much the same as Taiwan isn’t Formosa anymore and Sri Lanka isn’t Ceylon either.

 

[Tredman]

Been waiting for months for my new bike, finally dispatched last week and....

 

[Mel Evo]

Been waiting for months for my new bike, finally dispatched last week and....

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Oh great However, imagining it will turn up some time soon, what are you getting and who from again out of interest?

 

[Kenny]

Been waiting for months for my new bike, finally dispatched last week and....

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Next up - DELIVERED - To the wrong house 4 streets away and left leaning up a door for everyone to see

 

[Tredman]

Oh great However, imagining it will turn up some time soon, what are you getting and who from again out of interest?

Its a Cube Aim SL 29 Hardtail Bike from Wiggle - kinda mountain bike that I can use for touring too, if that makes sense. Did it via cycletowrok, but it took so long for my voucher to be issued it went down in price by £400. Got a load of accessories to make up for that, including some very nice pannier bags.

 

[Mel Evo]

Yes, huge discounts in the aluminium bike market from now and well into next year. Good you got a load of cool add-ons to make up for it and a nice bike too

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Its a Cube Aim SL 29 Hardtail Bike from Wiggle - kinda mountain bike that I can use for touring too, if that makes sense. Did it via cycletowrok, but it took so long for my voucher to be issued it went down in price by £400. Got a load of accessories to make up for that, including some very nice pannier bags.

The white one and the orange look good, lovely detail on them.
What colour is yours?

 

[Tredman]

The white one and the orange look good, lovely detail on them.
What colour is yours?

Grey

 

[Keef]

You had it built ready to ride or building it yourself?

 

[Mel Evo]

You had it built ready to ride or building it yourself?

Should basically just need to pop the wheel in and turn the bars - Cube don’t let a dealer send out a ‘boxed’ (unbuilt) bike. Of course, whether you need to rebuild it again or get your local shop to do so is another matter!

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Grey

Oh that's a shame....
(Completely toned down - boo!)

 

[Keef]

Should basically just need to pop the wheel in and turn the bars - Cube don’t let a dealer send out a ‘boxed’ (unbuilt) bike. Of course, whether you need to rebuild it again or get your local shop to do so is another matter!

I know how wiggle send their bikes out, I worked there building them, stuck in a cubicle in the warehouse,for 8 hours, no radio, no drinks, no talking, searched and leave through a metal detector when leaving the warehouse15 minutes to “build” a bike, got an extra 10 minutes if you had to do bar taping

 

[Tredman]

Well if it ever arrives I'll let you know - heard a lot of good stuff about Cube bikes so hopefully Mel is correct.

 

[Mel Evo]

I know how wiggle send their bikes out, I worked there building them, stuck in a cubicle in the warehouse,for 8 hours, no radio, no drinks, no talking, searched and leave through a metal detector when leaving the warehouse15 minutes to “build” a bike, got an extra 10 minutes if you had to do bar taping

Not surprised and sorry for you Keef. My point was more that you can’t select an unbuilt option, officially at least.

 

[Keef]

I did a month there, kept getting bollocked I wasn’t building them quick enough, I was doing built properly not quick, if you’ve spent 8k on a bike, you’d want it built properly wouldnt you? Not just lashed together to get it out the door

2.8 stars on indeed reviews for a reason, same reason they’re constantly advertising for bike builders

 

[leedswolf]

DELIVERED - To the wrong house 4 streets away and left leaning up a door for everyone to see

Yeah, that's happened to me a few times too...

 

[machin05]

Well if it ever arrives I'll let you know - heard a lot of good stuff about Cube bikes so hopefully Mel is correct.

My commuting bike is a Cube - Attain SL. Rock solid. Keep it maintained and it will last a lifetime.

 

[Tredman]

Fooking bikes!!!

Ordered some 700 x 32c tyres for my other bike, as the ones I have are knackered and I want slicks. Had one 700 x 32c and one 700 x 23c delivered. They are like rocking horse poo if you don't want to pay a fortune, ffs.

 

[Johnny75]

People writing fucking drivel in every thread.

 

[Tredman]

Harsh man, just having a moan about my bike