Am I being a badge snob????
Blinkybaz
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Hey all
Just found this on JE James website in the sale
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.p ... 432&z=2822
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Now the issue for me is the badge. It looks a good bike for the price and the running gear seems good enough for me at just above entry level.
Am I just being a snob? Or am I justified in thinking its Raliegh it must be pants?
I could always jhust take the badge off I suppose but..............................
Just found this on JE James website in the sale
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.p ... 432&z=2822
[img]
Now the issue for me is the badge. It looks a good bike for the price and the running gear seems good enough for me at just above entry level.
Am I just being a snob? Or am I justified in thinking its Raliegh it must be pants?
I could always jhust take the badge off I suppose but..............................
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I wouldn't know if it was any good (because its my first road bike) but people have been surprisingly complimentary given the badge and I love riding it. So yes, I guess you're probably being a badge snob
Of course you could argue against buying it as an entry level that it will be hard/impossible to sell on when you up grade because of the badge
There's a pretty picture of mine here: new-bike-t47194-10.html
Ignore the high riser on the stem that's because of my dodgy back - it's getting lower bit by tiny bit.
VAM
If it fits, ride it, but if it doesn't, don't get it just because it's a bargain.
As much as I love Red Kev, I've since been told I could have gone with the next size up. Doh! Fixable with new stem and handlbars though... when I get around to it.
2008 team model, 20 Speed ultegra, RRP £999.00, I got it for £616 in January this year, and yeah I also get asked about it when I rack it, people are amazed as to the spec you get for your money.
The boardman Carbon got a 10/10 - that's my next purchase