TransAm 2016 - www.transambikerace.com

Cheers. Might just do that.

I've just bought Cannondale cranks and now thinking about a whole bike? What's happening to me? Urgh, I feel dirty. Mid-life crisis? :)

don't worry, my midlife crisis started with getting engaged and buying the cannondale

Uh oh

followed by the realisation i am getting fat and need to cycle more.

is riding across the USA your weightloss plan?

if so, seems reasonable

I've always been fat though and riding across the USA is really just an excuse to eat my body weight in pancakes so not exactly a weight loss plan. I can't cycle more, well I could but I have that fiance who for some reason wants some attention and this job thing that people for some reason expect me to attend..

I'm doing the eating training ATM. Ordering a frame tomorrow - ultegra di2 seems to be circa 800 quid, come down a lot.

What are you getting? I still can't decide and it's doing my frickin' head in.

Have you considered a bike fit?

No, but this guys has.

I think I'm gonna go for the Datum @amey

It should fit pretty well, it's the cheapest, it won the pairs TCR so at least two frames are race-proven, has big tyre clearances, erm and all the other stuff that's probably important...

Pint and chips in the mail?

You send me the frame, I'll hand deliver the pint and chips.

Moots Routt frame on the basis that it will outlive me

Forgot to ask you yesterday, you bought a bike yet?

Nope. Was probably going to go for the Datum but now it seems they're tricky to get hold of so the £1000 Cannondale frameset is probably next on the list and if that falls through then it's £1800 worth of Pivot I'll try to order. The Bowman that Smithy mentioned is still appealing though, for the price, if nothing else.

That's annoying when that happens. Hopefully someone has a Datum in your size in stock.

I'm not sure what to read into Freeborn's response: "there have been I believe some issues with this frame so they are no longer available any more"

Supply issues or issues with the actual frame I wonder? And "no longer available any more" - I didn't think they were out yet so how can they no longer be available any more? Not sure what to believe.

Once again tempted to just buy the better looking one... :)

Are Freeborn the distributor? Might be worth contacting 18bikes, they're not local for you but usually super helpful with Genesis stuff

Genesis did something similar with the original Longitude, limited initial production, sold out super quick then discontinued/reinvented into a different format for release this year...

I think @Alb is at Genesis... might be able to shed some light on things for you...

Only Madison will have the answer I think. And Alby is not at Genesis anymore.

I'll email 18bikes.

18bikes are sold out. 2017 not available until Sept.