benadeja Posted September 9, 2010 Share Raleighs do not need to be pimped, My RC8000C a dreambike.Agreed , Raleigh's don't need no pimping at all !!! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted September 9, 2010 Share Nice bike!Especially since its just the 'spare'... Will that one go on the indoor trainer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentBikes Posted September 9, 2010 Share when you upgrade from a raleigh to a giant you need to put in the wine budget to cover the difference I'd rather be riding than drinking :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentBikes Posted September 9, 2010 Share Nice bike!Especially since its just the 'spare'... Will that one go on the indoor trainer? Yep! When required but currently the weather is OK for outdoor training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvin' Marvin Posted September 9, 2010 Share Agree with cheese. I have a RC8000C and it's awesome. Only thing I have changed are the mavics cos they are, well crap!!!! My bike wieghs 7.1kg with pedals and cages so very happy thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentBikes Posted September 9, 2010 Share Agree with cheese. I have a RC8000C and it's awesome. Only thing I have changed are the mavics cos they are, well crap!!!! My bike wieghs 7.1kg with pedals and cages so very happy thanks. The RC6000 Alu is way different in quality and price compared to your RC8000C which I presume is full carbon and it came with 105 and weighed Around 10-10.5 kg's. Never said there is anything wrong with them I actually had two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted September 9, 2010 Share Agree with cheese. I have a RC8000C and it's awesome. Only thing I have changed are the mavics cos they are, well crap!!!! My bike wieghs 7.1kg with pedals and cages so very happy thanks. I've also been a Raleigh fan, but they have really disappointed with their 2011 range of road bikes. They seem to have gone the entry level route with only one carbon model and the rest aluminium. They have also down specced their components as well. Hopefully they launch other stuff soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvin' Marvin Posted September 9, 2010 Share I had a RC6000 alu in 2008 also with 105s lekker bike but abit porky. Bought a Carbon team frame. Still abit porky. So instead buying new groups etc just bought the 8000. Yup it's full carbon. Now my poor team bike is at home standing on it's lonesome. Maybe time to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastapouch Posted September 9, 2010 Share Not much of sa difference as they both come from the same factory....... they put the stickers on where the production line splits!!!! oh yeah sure, and the designers of Raleigh and Giant are the same people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvin' Marvin Posted September 9, 2010 Share Yeah not impressed with the 2011 range. But apparently they will be bringing out higher end bikes when the sign up with a pro team again. Losing MTN hurt them abit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvin' Marvin Posted September 9, 2010 Share Cervelo I must admit I do have a soft spot for Cervelo bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentBikes Posted September 9, 2010 Share I had a RC6000 alu in 2008 also with 105s lekker bike but abit porky. Bought a Carbon team frame. Still abit porky. So instead buying new groups etc just bought the 8000. Yup it's full carbon. Now my poor team bike is at home standing on it's lonesome. Maybe time to sell it. Are you saying the 8000 frame is better than the team or just the bike as a whole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted September 9, 2010 Share Yup have to agree the 2011 range looks fresh out of Makro - any idea on pricing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvin' Marvin Posted September 9, 2010 Share My team frame was the 08 model, think it weighed well over 1.1kgs. RC8000c frame 970g and the components are much better. Ritchey evo 2 bars, 4 axis WCS stem, WCS seat post.SRAM force groupset. So now I'm thinking RED group would be hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted September 9, 2010 Share Are you saying the 8000 frame is better than the team or just the bike as a whole?The 8000C is much better than the older Team. It is about 300g lighter, apparantly a lot stiffer and in my opinion looks much better. The Team name was dropped for LTD name. For 2009/10 the 7000C, 8000C and the LTD all had identical frames, just different colour schemes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starvin' Marvin Posted September 9, 2010 Share NO idea on pricing. But the only carbon bike in the range has ultegra. So not promising. Think max retail is R20 000 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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