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We stock road-racing bikes from Bianchi, Giant and Specialized.
For those of you passionate about the Bianchi brand and indeed the whole Italian theme of racing bikes, Rick Green Cycles have concentrated on stocking the bikes in the 2012 range with those important features. That is Celeste colour schemes and classic Campagnolo equipment. Needless to say though, we can and will acquire you any of the models in the range, please just ask.
Our top bike stocked is the Sempre Veloce, hi spec modern Carbon Fibre frameset with Campagnolo Veloce equipment, compact chainset for a great range of gears, stunning wheels, even colour co-ordinated Campag lever hoods, good attention to detail from the most historic of Italian brands, £1900
Same component group as the Sempre but using the familiar butted aluminum frameset with a carbon fibre wishbone, the ViaNirone AluCarbon Veloce still represents great value. Frame geometry and features mean this is a very comfortable bike to ride, but still quick enough in the chase. £1250
New for 2012 is the Impulso Veloce, this bike is built using a high specification aluminium frame with sportive geometry weighing 100 grams under the Via Nirones frame weight, combined with a straight bladed carbon front fork and again Campagnolo's Veloce group set this will surely be a top seller for 2012. £1200
And Bianchi's final Campagnolo offering is the Via Nirone Xenon, using the strong historical Celeste colour this is still a very desirable bike. 20 speed Xenon gear system, aluminium frame, carbon forks, just £950 All of the above models can be upgraded prior to purchase, for example wheels, pedals, seat posts, please ring and discuss with Paul your requirements. Some 2011 models remaining at reductions click here. For those of you wanting a different Italian experience-
Cinelli and Dedacciai framesets can be built into very high specification bikes using all Italian components, prices from £1200, ring us to discuss your requirements. 2012 and Giant have improved the frame deisgn on the Defy's, the really look good this year, their hidden strength is the fluid formed Alux SL frameset that they all use, combined with various component levels as follows-
The new Defy 5 with it's compact double chainset and Shimano 2300 16 speed gears is a good starter bike, for fitness or your first triathlon. Or with it's mudguard compatible frameset is an ideal winter bike £549
The Defy 4, available with compact double or triple components and upgraded carbon composite forks. Still with Shimano 8 speed 2300 STI groupset means the gear shift is crisp and dual pivot brakes ensure good stopping power, from £599
The Defy 3 is has upgraded Shimano Sora 18 speed gears and better wheels and available for 2012 with double or triple chainwheels from £699
The Defy 2 is much more completely equipped with Shimano's new Tiagra 10 speed groupset, with a smart FSA compact double chainset with outboard bearings, meaning light, stiff and a great range of gears for a novice rider. These better components now start to get the best out of this exceptional frameset. £799
The Defy 1, top of the range in the Alux SL Defy range, is equipped with the Shimano 105 group, giving more precise gear shifting to match the bikes performance all at a great value price point. £999
And new for 2012, are some fantastic affordable Composite Defy bikes, they use an all new T600 carbon frameset, still with 1 1/2" tapered fork column and aero seat pillar showing that the quality of Giant is still there, the Defy Composite 3 shown above has the new Tiagra 10 speed compact group, all for £1249
And with out a doubt, the best value race bike at Rick Green Cycles for 2012 is the new TCR Composite 3 from Giant, a race geometry T600 carbon frameset with Shimano 105 components for £1299 Other Giant road bikes are available, please ring for prices - 01625 532325 For 2012, Specialized continue to run 2 ranges of Aluminium framed road bikes. For the sporty rider who wants performance, then choose one of the 'Allez' range. For a more endurance based rider, wanting comfort and wide gear ratio's then choose a model from the 'Secteur' range.
The Secteur pictured uses Shimano 2300 8 speed group with a triple Shimano crankset to match, carbon forks with Zertz inserts and a A1 premium aluminium frame make up the chassis, the wheel set now uses Alex S480 rims and the dual pivot brakeset are the only non Shimano parts on the bike. The whole Secteur range uses 700x25c tyres and handlebar tape with 2.5mm gel pads underneath for that extra bit of comfort. This model is priced at £650.
The Secteur Sport is upgraded to Shimano Sora 27 speed gears with a 12-27 rear cassette, Tektro brakes with cartridge pads, a more comfortable Body Geometry saddle, smart new lightweight DT Axis 1.0 wheels, £799
The whole Secteur range is available, but for us, we stock up to the Secteur Elite model with the newly revamped Shimano Tiagra 10 Compact double group. It offers Shimano's widest range of gears from a 34-50 chainwheel using a 12-30 rear cassette. £999.
For the rider wanting more performance than the Secteur range the Allez for 2012 is an amazing first bike, using a lightweight double butted aluminium frame and straight bladed carbon fibre forks it is great value. It has a more 'race' style geometry, the Shimano 2300 group gives a great gear range with a 50/34 crankset and 13/26 rear cassette and really positive gear shifting from the combined brake and gear levers, Specialized own components include Espoir Sport tyres in 700x23 size and a Body Geometry Riva saddle and compact road bars add the comfort factor. It is available with either double or a triple chainwheel and for the UK it comes in black or red. £575 for the double and £600 for a triple chainwheel version only in black.
The Allez Sport, in a new white colour with blue contrast, uses the entire Shimano Sora groupset with a compact double 50/34 crankset which, combined with the 9 speed rear wheel sprocket set gives a very competent range of gears suitable for both novices and experienced cyclists. New DT Axis 1.0 wheels are smart combined with a white Riva saddle and bar tape on top of shallow handlebars all help to finish this bike perfectly. £725
The components on the Allez Elite are the new Tiagra double compact 20 speed groupset from Shimano. It also gets an oversize stem and handlebar and DT wheels. Smart new colour of black with red flashes as shown. £899
And finally the Allez Comp uses the recently revamped Shimano 105 (5700) component group giving the rider great components to go with the fantastic E5 heat treated lightweight Aluminium frameset with its 1.5" tapered carbon fork and DT Axis 2.0 wheels all for £1200 As always, we can acquire the full range of Specilaized roads bikes, Roubaix's and Tarmac's, (that mirror the Secteur and Allez ranges, but use Carbon Fibre framesets), the exciting new 'Venge' range, plus for the ladies the Dolce, and Ruby. For the triathlon/timetrial market - what about a new 'Shiv' frameset. Depending on the current availability situation, most bikes can be acquired in 24 hours. |
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