Cyclocross Bikes - SS / Fixed

How come you didn't go for the Major One?

I'm eyeing one up for when my cyclescheme comes around!

I really like the Major One, but Evans just hiked the price to £920, which is ridiculous for a so-so singlespeed, especially one which I'd want to change components on almost straight away. Evans also don't carry the Major One in any of their stores, you have to pay £50 (refundable) and wait 10 days for them to get one in from the warehouse, which is a massive faff. Plus it has no mudguard eyes, so can't really double up as a winter commuting bike, which is a big priority for me.

The Felt Breed is a better price for nearly the same spec, but its a vile colour, and no mudguard eyes again.

I've heard they are available on special order from Specialized UK.

Unfortunately not :( This is reply I got from Specialized this morning (top marks for a fast reply from them though)

"Unfortunately we cannot obtain this bike as its not part of the UK range, It is possible that this bike may be included in the 2011 range but I can't say for certain. We have enquired about obtaining exclusive stock from the States however the cost involved aswell as the time frame for delivery has made it unpractical."
So, I'm going to forget about Cycle Scheme and singlespeeds, and sell my track bike to fund a Kinesis Crosslight T5, which I can swap most of the groupset from my spare Merckx over to.