Craig Alexander's bike stolen

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Stretch
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Postby Stretch » 03 Mar 2010, 07:33

Sunday night, Craig and Nerida Alexander, and four (4) of their neighbours were broken into and a large number of items were stolen, including Craigs bikes, a car, scooter, surf boards, golf clubs, tools etc.

Both of Craig's Orbea bikes (road and time trial/racing bike) were stolen, together with a bunch of other bike/cycling equipement.

We are looking for your assistance to spread these details far and wide. Feel free to send on the attached details, with Crime Stopper Ph number 1800 333 000 to your friends, as we feel that flooding the market with details for such a unique bike may help it be recovered and perhaps lessen the chance of this happening to others.

Black 51 cm ORBEA ORDU bike (Craig's race bike).

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This bike is very unique as there are only a handful of bikes in Australia that have the Shimano Di2 electronic group sets on it. It also has a Shimano Prototype SRM power meter installed on the bike. This is distinctive by looking at the crank drive arm. This is the only one in Australia and there are only a handful in the world.

Bike Name: Black ORBEA ORDU
Size: 51cm
Headset: Integrated Headset
Derailer Front: SHIMANO 7900 DI2 ELECTRONIC
Brake Lever: Shimano Durace Carbon
Brake Callipers: DI2 Group Set
Cranks: SRM Power Meter
BB-Set: Enduro Grade 3 Grade 3 Ceramic Bearings
Aerobars: Pro Carbon Missile Flat with Straight Bars
Head Stem: Pro Vibe 85mm
Seat: Fizik Arione Carbon Tri 2
Chain: Durace 10 Speed
Cassette: 12-23 Durace
Training Wheels: Durace Wheels
Tyres: Continental Grand Prix Clinchers for Training
Cages: XLAB Chimp and Gorilla Carbon Cages
XLAB Rear Carbon Hydration System
Pedals: Durace

Road Bike
Frame: Black Orbea ORCA
Derailer Front: SHIMANO 7900 Durace

Training Wheels: Durace Wheels[/img]

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Postby weiyun » 03 Mar 2010, 07:37

51cm. That's a really small frame for his build.

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Postby PeterOS » 03 Mar 2010, 08:46

Just to add to Stretch's notes on Craig's bike

The bike is very unique as there are only a handful of bikes in Australia that have the Shimano Di2 electronic group sets on it. It also has a Shimano Protype SRM power meter installed on the bike. This is distinctive by looking at the crank drive arm. This is the only one in Australia and there are only a handful of them in theᅠworld.


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Postby timyone » 04 Mar 2010, 09:20

nice bike!! they stole a car as well? sounds organised as!! id say good luck with getting it back :S with some thing so specialised maybe. Id keep an eye out for non cyclisty ;looking people riding it, ive known a few people that have been sold fancy bikes that were stollen, none of them were cyclists.

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Postby G » 04 Mar 2010, 12:48

Just curious, crowie is 180cm tall, why would he ride a 51cm frame? Isn't it a bit too small for him?

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Postby G » 04 Mar 2010, 12:52

http://coimbracyclehouse.co.za/bike-size-guide.html

Looked at this sizing chart, normally you would expect 180 cm rider to be on a 55-56cm frame. But Crowie uses a 51?! Wot's the deal here?

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Postby weiyun » 04 Mar 2010, 15:15

Just curious, crowie is 180cm tall, why would he ride a 51cm frame? Isn't it a bit too small for him?
Clearly that's a different style of fit, one that permits a greater degree of drop for the rider.

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Postby G » 04 Mar 2010, 16:07

Clearly that's a different style of fit, one that permits a greater degree of drop for the rider.
Well, I think all TT bikes allow massive drops, so that size guide should apply to all the TT fits.

Are they 650 wheels?
Do they use smaller frames because small = less drag? Wot would be the disadvantage of using a smaller frame?

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Postby weiyun » 04 Mar 2010, 16:39

Well, I think all TT bikes allow massive drops, so that size guide should apply to all the TT fits.
A smaller frame will give even more drop and less weight. That's how some pros do it. But you better have a very flexible back.

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Postby G » 04 Mar 2010, 16:46

A smaller frame will give even more drop and less weight. That's how some pros do it. But you better have a very flexible back.
to have greater drop on a small frame, they will need longer seat post iniit? Doesnt that affect frame's rigidity?


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