But this is not the bike I ordered?

Or just buy a DA groupset, put it on the nice bike and ride it everyday! :)

DA groupset cost around £1200... Almost the same price as a full bike with Ultegra

Neil I got a full Ultegra group in full retail packaging for a smidge over £500 plus you'd still have FSA cranks to replace for the SS anyway wouldn't you?

I'd want to keep the FSA/Cannondale cranks that came with the SystemSix, so for any groupset that I am looking at I'd sell on the cranks and BB.

I'm wondering how much I could recoup for cranks+BB on either Red or DA?

£300 ish?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SRAM-Red-Road-Bike-Crankset-170mm-34-50-Ceramic-B-B-/150468376952?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item23089d3978

if you just buy a group, you'll have one less bike. This is an important factor: n+1 Niel, n+1...

Very true.

I've just been looking at the Planet-X site- cannot find a bike with Sram Red for £1,300, cheapest I can find is £1,499?

hmm.. they had it a couple of weeks ago for that much.

You can get it here for £1199, with Red shifters, rear mech, front mech and callipers... but with Rival crankset:
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXSLPR/sl-pro-carbon-sram-red

Still a ridiculous deal

Full group here for £1399: http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/PBPXPCSRRE/sl-pro-carbon-road-sram-red

£1,399 sounds like a good deal- chainset and cassette are both Red.

Swap that onto the SystemSix and I have the race bike and the training bike.

Shame there is no stock!

oh sorry - i didn't see that. Maybe give them a call - they're normally full of stock

Just get Campag Record for your beater and sell the Shimano to champs... ;-/

ftfy

I am buying a new boiler at the moment- the bike was meant to distract me from the amount that the boiler was costing!

don't buy one-try a bit of charm

Get a fixed, forget all your problems :)

Get another fixed, forget about your knees :)

ftfy :)

Get a fixed, forget all your problems :)

Please see the Hors categorie thread.

htfu?

I reckon you should get a blue bike, Dammit.

I just popped into Evans and cancelled the order.

I'll have a think about getting the 105 version.

I might just get a 2011 Ultegra groupset and chuck that (and maybe some better wheels) on the SystemSix and think about a winter bike when it gets cold again (which may be Monday...)

If I get a new groupset I won't need the BB and chainset- anyone interested in either an Ultegra or Force chainset and BB?

I hate evans.

Bunch of scumbags... (ed excluded)

I just popped into Evans and cancelled the order.

I'll have a think about getting the 105 version.

I might just get a 2011 Ultegra groupset and chuck that (and maybe some better wheels) on the SystemSix and think about a winter bike when it gets cold again (which may be Monday...)

If I get a new groupset I won't need the BB and chainset- anyone interested in either an Ultegra or Force chainset and BB?

Maaaybee - depending on what chainset my new bike comes with

How's the search going?

Of course- or seriously upgrade the existing bike.

A large part of the attraction of the CAADX was putting the groupset on the road bike.

Now, not so much- after all, what kind of loser has 105 on a carbon fibre Cannondale road bike?

some of can only afford 105, Niel :P

Tongue in cheek Dan, not aimed at you either!

Fuuuuuuuu

Sram Red it is then. Right, time to sell some stuff.

Who wants a cat?