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Steel frames and le Tour
Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist
in the TdF? |
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On Jul 7, 11:22*am, wrote:
Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist in the TdF? Yes. |
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On Jul 7, 2:22*pm, wrote:
Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist in the TdF? 1989? Maybe early 90s. -- Rodney Dunning |
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On Jul 7, 10:31 pm, Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
On Jul 7, 11:22 am, wrote: Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist in the TdF? Yes. What a relief! At least we're all not "Dumbasses" (myself excluded, of course). So, what was the year, what we're the teams and what frames? |
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On Jul 9, 3:46 am, wrote:
On Jul 7, 10:31 pm, Kurgan Gringioni wrote: On Jul 7, 11:22 am, wrote: Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist in the TdF? Yes. What a relief! At least we're all not "Dumbasses" (myself excluded, of course). So, what was the year, what we're the teams and what frames? Since everyone knows that Armstrong won 1993 Worlds on a concealed Ti bike, I would assume that the official Motorola bike that year was steel. -ilan |
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On Jul 7, 11:22*am, wrote:
Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist in the TdF? Not sure about the TdF, but here's the last steel frame to win any kind of championship: http://www.bikespecialties.com/site/peloton4.html Btw, that's Dede Barry's 2002 world cup steel frame with carbon fork. Here's her description of it: "I wanted a steel bike, for durability and strength, with the vintage Mariposa lugs. He ordered the lightest steel available, pieced it together with the lugs, placed a lightweight, stiff carbon fork on it and painted the whole bike, including the stem and fork, light and royal blue. We chose Campagnolo components and he had it all built up for me in two weeks, just in time to get dialed in on it before the race." |
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On Jul 9, 4:38*pm, bfd wrote:
On Jul 7, 11:22*am, wrote: Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist in the TdF? Not sure about the TdF, but here's the last steel frame to win any kind of championship: http://www.bikespecialties.com/site/peloton4.html Btw, that's Dede Barry's 2002 world cup steel frame with carbon fork. Here's her description of it: "I wanted a steel bike, for durability and strength, with the vintage Mariposa lugs. He ordered the lightest steel available, pieced it together with the lugs, placed a lightweight, stiff carbon fork on it and painted the whole bike, including the stem and fork, light and royal blue. We chose Campagnolo components and he had it all built up for me in two weeks, just in time to get dialed in on it before the race." Thanks. That's a gorgeous bike. Love that color-coordinated stem. |
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bfd wrote:
Btw, that's Dede Barry's 2002 world cup steel frame with carbon fork. Here's her description of it: "I wanted a steel bike, for durability and strength Ah, a Bianchi then. |
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On Jul 7, 1:22*pm, wrote:
Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist in the TdF? I know up until the mid-90's, Mapei was rockin the Steel Masterlight in Paris Roubaix. |
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On Jul 7, 12:22*pm, wrote:
Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used by a racing cyclist in the TdF? I wouldn't be surprised if someone was riding one in this year's Tour. Until I rode an S-Works Roubaix this year, I wasn't convinced that any carbon fiber bike would/could ride as nicely as a steel Lemond Sarthe I picked up on ebay, and I would gladly ride a hand-built custom steel frameset (from the right builder with the right tubeset) over any carbon fiber bike I'd ridden previously. Keep in mind, I'm not a weight-weenie, so a pound or so more frame weight means nothing to me. Comfort and durability, on the other hand... much more important. |
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