Best Bike for $4k?
 

I just got hit by a car and my Litespeed Classic (Chorus 9 speed) is totalled.
Any ideas? I'm partial to Ti and steel.

Thanks,

Dave

Best Bike for $4k?
 

Trek 5900 Ultralight. Worth every penny IMHO.
"UMTERP" wrote in message
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I just got hit by a car and my Litespeed Classic (Chorus 9 speed) is
totalled.
Any ideas? I'm partial to Ti and steel.

Thanks,

Dave

Best Bike for $4k?
 

on 7/5/03 3:08 PM, UMTERP asserted:

I just got hit by a car and my Litespeed Classic (Chorus 9 speed) is totalled.
Any ideas? I'm partial to Ti and steel.

Sounds like a perfect opportunity to go custom to me. There are lots of
steel builders out there- I highly recommend Vanilla
(www.vanillabicycles.com) or Waterford.

Seng

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I just sold my Litespeed Vortex and bought a Trek 5900. Best thing I
ever did. The Litespeed was a rocket but the Trek is just as fast with
the added bonus (along with the Easton carbon bars) of absorbing much
more road shock. It's a much more comfortable ride.

Just what I've personally experienced,
Troy

UMTERP wrote:

I just got hit by a car and my Litespeed Classic (Chorus 9 speed) is totalled.
Any ideas? I'm partial to Ti and steel.

Thanks,

Dave

Best Bike for $4k?
 

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
umterp- I just got hit by a car and my Litespeed Classic (Chorus 9 speed) is
totalled.
Any ideas? I'm partial to Ti and steel. BRBR

Moots with Chorus

Why doesn't the Moots site say what their frames are made out of?

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Serotta.............Legend Ti


"UMTERP" wrote in message
...
I just got hit by a car and my Litespeed Classic (Chorus 9 speed) is
totalled.
Any ideas? I'm partial to Ti and steel.

Thanks,

Dave

Best Bike for $4k?
 

Newsgroups wrote in message ...
I just sold my Litespeed Vortex and bought a Trek 5900. Best thing I
ever did. The Litespeed was a rocket but the Trek is just as fast with
the added bonus (along with the Easton carbon bars) of absorbing much
more road shock. It's a much more comfortable ride.

Just what I've personally experienced,
Troy

I fully agree on carbon - I have been on steel and ti, and nothing
compares. A good friend recently traded his ti frame for a carbon Look
- he loved the ti until he went to carbon. He couldn't believe the
difference!

However, I'm definitely NOT a Trek fan. They're a mass-produced bike,
and just don't have the attention to details and quality I'd expect
for the price.
I agree fully with Peter's sentiment above - Calfee Tetra Pro.
Arguably the best carbon frame for under $2500. Their Luna Pro is
almost the same frame, but $1000 less for a few extra ounces of
weight.

Best Bike for $4k?
 

Jay- Why doesn't the Moots site say what their frames are made out of?
BRBR

donno-they are all ti tho-

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

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Subject: Best Bike for $4k?
From: (bfd)
Date: 7/7/03 9:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

At least in my case, I've found that any fears about the
"aging of a carbon frame" are unwarrantied, IF the mfr is willing to
stand behind his product like Calfee does. As for "technology still in
process", that is true. Today's Calfee Tetra frames incorporate
several changes so buying a used Calfee shouldn't be a problem at
all....



With Calfee, you can actually transfer the warranty when purchasing a used
frame for around $150 or so.
Josh Zlotlow

Sacramento, California
Sacramento Golden Wheelmen
www.sacgw.com