has anyone tried/purchased a neal pryde bike. just after a first hand reveiw that is not biased .

ratz said...

has anyone tried/purchased a neal pryde bike. just after a first hand reveiw that is not biased .

When you can buy a Giant TCR with a Ultegra Di2 drive line for 4K RRP why the hell would you consider anything else...just say'n.

Do seem super pricey seen as all the components are third party and you can get plenty of decent brand carbon frames for that price which have been proven over many years.

Wonder if the warranty covers riding it?

Huffy. Kmart. The last word on quality bikes.

Hi Ratz
I demoed a NP Diablo in Japan in July. It had durace and carbon wheelset.

Rode it for two days in the mountains.
It had 53/39 25 rear gearing. Too high a gearing for me but It climbed very well as it was under 6kg.
I found it a bit twitchy on the down hills , in fact it is a pro rider level bike. Very responsive at all times.
Unless you were pro level rider or close I would go for the Allez as it has a slacker head angle so bit more stable.
I am intermediate rider, 76kg, do 100 km rides most weekends if not sailing
You should try one before you buy
I ride a scott CR1 and a Ti custom
Terry

You also have to consider you are basically buying the name 'Neil Pryde' which in cycling terms has zero pedigree when compared to brands such as Pinarello, Cervello, Spec, Trek, Giant etc. The only thing 'theirs' is the frame, everything else is just 3rd party stuff, same as everyone else. There are also only a handfull factories in the world that make carbon frames for bicycles, Giant and Merida being by far the two largest, a large proportion of high end frames are made in one of these two factories.

Basically what i'm saying is it's a ridiculous premium to pay for a brand with almost zero pedigree in the bycycle world and you'd be mad to unless you specifically wanted to ride a Neil Pryde bike for some reason because there are obviously far more efficient ways to spend your cash on road bikes.

RE the weight mentioned above, under 6kg...why? The minimum weight you could ever race it at is 6.8kg (if you ever chose to) and any road bike under 6kg is insanely light on the build...no way you'd want to use it for a training bike or regular riding bike.

Before you wright off the frame find out who had imput into its design. You might be surprised!!!

I thought their warrantly is unusual.....

if any parts or components not bearing the NeilPryde trademark are defective, you should contact the local distributor of the part for assistance. NeilPryde does not warranty parts and components not bearing the NeilPryde trademark.

So....if you have an issue with anything other than frame&fork, ie; drivetrain, wheels etc, you need to take it to your local bike shop and explain that you bought this bike on the internet and you want to make a warranty claim...