has anyone tried/purchased a neal pryde bike. just after a first hand reveiw that is not biased .
Are you selling a kidney? At $8000 for a bike that doesn't even have a motor....makes windsurfing look cheap.
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.
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
Around 3000-3500 USD for a frame is not unreasonable for the level they are targeting. Give trek a call and see how much one of their top end Madone frames are.
Then again it all depends on how it rides. Not tried one, have seen them in the flesh at neil pryde maui, and they look the goods.
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 bought one of these a few weeks ago mainly for riding to the shops for bread and milk. It rides really fast and is really good as now I can get the milk and its still cold when I get home. I am going to test whether I can get ice cream next week.... will keep you all informed.
Does anyone know where to get a carbon basket for the front?
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... 
thanks for the feedback. terry in particular.the pryde bike tested really well in bicycling australia magazine but i wanted some unbiased evaluation. i stacked my cervelo s2 on the weekend so are chasing another bike. barn you seem to have a gay fixation ...,.something your not telling us ?
