Kuota v Radley

Special Red

Opinions would be gratefully accepted here folks. Kuota Karma or a Radley Orion. Both with full Ultegra, both around the same price. If you have or had one of them you might let me know what you thought. Thanks

TinyExplosions

Special Red wrote: »

Opinions would be gratefully accepted here folks. Kuota Karma or a Radley Orion. Both with full Ultegra, both around the same price. If you have or had one of them you might let me know what you thought. Thanks

If they're the same price, and the same spec groupset, it's only down to which has better wheels in terms of "best", though mostly down to which you prefer the look of!

I'd go Kuota personally

Special Red

TinyExplosions wrote: »

If they're the same price, and the same spec groupset, it's only down to which has better wheels in terms of "best", though mostly down to which you prefer the look of!

I'd go Kuota personally

I suppose the fact that I put Kuota first would suggest the way I'm thinking. It is a beautiful looking bike. Any issues with it being Italian? Like some Fiats can be good looking but reliability wise are questionable. The Belgians don't make cars so I can't use the same comparison

TinyExplosions

Special Red wrote: »

I suppose the fact that I put Kuota first would suggest the way I'm thinking. It is a beautiful looking bike. Any issues with it being Italian? Like some Fiats can be good looking but reliability wise are questionable. The Belgians don't make cars so I can't use the same comparison

A bike's a bike. At that sorta price range they'll all do you sterling work (certainly the bike won't be the weak link!)

Special Red

TinyExplosions wrote: »

A bike's a bike. At that sorta price range they'll all do you sterling work (certainly the bike won't be the weak link!)

Touché TE. Now I'm off to sit under the stairs and eat Mars bars.

Any other opinions welcomed, keep them coming.

ednwireland

radley - are they like chinarellos

dave.obrien

I have an Orion, it's a cracking bike! Mine has Ultegra, fsa os99 stem, deda hydra bars, fza seatpost, Fulcrum Racing 3 wheels, and is in the black, white and red colour scheme. I love it. Picks up speed brilliantly, and handles great, though it's not the lightest of frames around. But then, I'm no lightweight myself, so...

I also like Kuota's. Both are good bikes, go for whichever you want more. Or else go for whichever has better wheels!

Special Red

ednwireland wrote: »

radley - are they like chinarellos

I had to google what chinarello's were, get the joke now...

levitronix

Wadley wiggins wides a chinarello