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Azeem, did you end up going for the 13 Intuitive Gamma? I'm thinking about getting one. I'd like a hub gear, so was also thinking about the Charge Grater 3, Ridgeback Flight 4.0 and the belt-drive Cube Hyde Race.

The 13 seems like a lot of bike for the money, and since the Gates belt drive is expensive I'm wondering if the £800 Cube cuts any corners. But you say you loved your Cube?

With regard to Gumtree, it sounds to me as if you neatly avoided buying a stolen bike. Can't think of any other reason why a seller would not tell you the number in advance. If it still had a number, that is.

I did go for the 13 and I've not regretted it for a second. It seems to be very well made (not that I'm an expert), rides very smoothly and looks very smart. I've had a pitlock fitted on the front wheel for added security, and use a high end Abus D lock - the bracket only just fits into the frame! As it happens the 13 is a much better fit for me than the Cube, which was maybe half a size too big.

Thanks, that's very encouraging. As you say, a lot depends on how it feels and fits compared to other models. I would probably need the medium size (48 cm), which is showing "out of stock" on the Halfords website at the moment. Bummer!

Thanks also for the hint about Pitlock. I had to look them up, but it seems a neat idea. Bike theft is not unknown here in rural Norfolk, but I'm not too worried that wheels, saddles and so on would go missing.