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I was speaking to the GT Rep and was amazed that they are not bringing in the Gutterball, which i though would be a no brainer, but apparently since they also distribute Charge, they are not allowed to bring it in as part of the distribution agreement! Madness
Also spoke to the Bianchi rep who said that the Concept has been discontinued, but that they may bring in the San Jose cyclocross SS with disc brakes from the US if their is enough interest - i have wanted one for a while as it has nice geometry and would make a great winter bike.
Was really impressed with the Fixie Inc belt drive bike, though the wooden components were not my cup of tea.
Also checked out the new Sturmey hub which they had under the counter, but not on display, v nice if a little heavy, and had a great chat with them about the shifting options they are looking at - apparently hitting the shops in Feb - great bunch of guys at Sturmey, happy to chat and get feed back.
Best bike for me was the BMC Time Machine track frame.
Was very disapointed to see that Condor have ditched the Aero seat tube on the Lavorro so that they can lower the RRP as it was expensive to make, has lost alot of its charm now.
Seemed like every manafcurer had some Fluro fixed gear on their stand - bit too much for me!
The new SE Lager definitely takes the crown from the Felt Curbside for the most ugly pre HHSB OTP - looked like a horrible 80's throwback of bmx and track bits.
Cinelli ZZ Rat lloked damn nice at 600 quid though.