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I had a look around on the Dia Compe website the other day, and see they
have a range of equipment that is in direct competition with other big names in bike components. Does anyone use Dia Compe components on their racing, touring or mountain bike? How do they stack up in terms of cost and quality against other brands? -- JS |
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On 6/17/2014 1:48 AM, James wrote:
I had a look around on the Dia Compe website the other day, and see they have a range of equipment that is in direct competition with other big names in bike components. Does anyone use Dia Compe components on their racing, touring or mountain bike? How do they stack up in terms of cost and quality against other brands? Won't help much but I have Dia Compe XCE Canti breaks on my touring bike. They're the originals so be working since 1993 or so. This doesn't help much with today's Dia Compe but they seem to have made things that last. On the other hand, googling these brakes get you hits ranging from best thing since sliced bread (no idea why someone would think this is good...) to the worst brakes ever made. What's the interest in Dia Compe? Hard to beat Shimano. 105 brakes are pretty good for example... |
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On 6/17/2014 7:56 AM, Duane wrote:
On 6/17/2014 1:48 AM, James wrote: I had a look around on the Dia Compe website the other day, and see they have a range of equipment that is in direct competition with other big names in bike components. Does anyone use Dia Compe components on their racing, touring or mountain bike? How do they stack up in terms of cost and quality against other brands? Won't help much but I have Dia Compe XCE Canti breaks on my touring bike. They're the originals so be working since 1993 or so. This doesn't help much with today's Dia Compe but they seem to have made things that last. On the other hand, googling these brakes get you hits ranging from best thing since sliced bread (no idea why someone would think this is good...) to the worst brakes ever made. What's the interest in Dia Compe? Hard to beat Shimano. 105 brakes are pretty good for example... Two different companies, one formerly Japanese, a new one Taiwan ROC. A lot of the current DiaCompe equipment is well made and well priced, many in niche areas unserved by Shimano. Yeah, sliced bread has its place I suppose but real bread is torn. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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day deliver to different market
availability in Yurp for parts we doahn see here isn't the same |
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On 17/06/14 22:56, Duane wrote:
On 6/17/2014 1:48 AM, James wrote: I had a look around on the Dia Compe website the other day, and see they have a range of equipment that is in direct competition with other big names in bike components. Does anyone use Dia Compe components on their racing, touring or mountain bike? How do they stack up in terms of cost and quality against other brands? Won't help much but I have Dia Compe XCE Canti breaks on my touring bike. They're the originals so be working since 1993 or so. This doesn't help much with today's Dia Compe but they seem to have made things that last. On the other hand, googling these brakes get you hits ranging from best thing since sliced bread (no idea why someone would think this is good...) to the worst brakes ever made. What's the interest in Dia Compe? Hard to beat Shimano. 105 brakes are pretty good for example... Thanks. I like to keep my options open, and I like competition between manufacturers. Shimano stuff isn't the be all and end all, and in fact there is nothing Shimano on my bike. I do use a pair of Shimano shoes, however. They fit well. -- JS |
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On 17/06/14 23:20, AMuzi wrote:
On 6/17/2014 7:56 AM, Duane wrote: On 6/17/2014 1:48 AM, James wrote: I had a look around on the Dia Compe website the other day, and see they have a range of equipment that is in direct competition with other big names in bike components. Does anyone use Dia Compe components on their racing, touring or mountain bike? How do they stack up in terms of cost and quality against other brands? Won't help much but I have Dia Compe XCE Canti breaks on my touring bike. They're the originals so be working since 1993 or so. This doesn't help much with today's Dia Compe but they seem to have made things that last. On the other hand, googling these brakes get you hits ranging from best thing since sliced bread (no idea why someone would think this is good...) to the worst brakes ever made. What's the interest in Dia Compe? Hard to beat Shimano. 105 brakes are pretty good for example... Two different companies, one formerly Japanese, a new one Taiwan ROC. A lot of the current DiaCompe equipment is well made and well priced, many in niche areas unserved by Shimano. Yeah, sliced bread has its place I suppose but real bread is torn. Thanks, Andrew. I thought they used to be Japanese, and saw the .tw, which made me wonder. I'll keep them in mind when I have need of some new bits. -- JS |
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James wrote:
On 17/06/14 22:56, Duane wrote: On 6/17/2014 1:48 AM, James wrote: I had a look around on the Dia Compe website the other day, and see they have a range of equipment that is in direct competition with other big names in bike components. Does anyone use Dia Compe components on their racing, touring or mountain bike? How do they stack up in terms of cost and quality against other brands? Won't help much but I have Dia Compe XCE Canti breaks on my touring bike. They're the originals so be working since 1993 or so. This doesn't help much with today's Dia Compe but they seem to have made things that last. On the other hand, googling these brakes get you hits ranging from best thing since sliced bread (no idea why someone would think this is good...) to the worst brakes ever made. What's the interest in Dia Compe? Hard to beat Shimano. 105 brakes are pretty good for example... Thanks. I like to keep my options open, and I like competition between manufacturers. Shimano stuff isn't the be all and end all, and in fact there is nothing Shimano on my bike. I do use a pair of Shimano shoes, however. They fit well. Wasn't implying Shimano is great. Just that the 105 brakes work well for the price. My Bianchi is all dia compe and suntour. Was just wondering why the interest in dia compe. -- duane |
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here, story is availability, reliability, costs, background, quality control, known product. Plebian but life goes on...it's like software. Do we get involved in software or do we proceed with why we bought the software ?
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On Monday, June 16, 2014 10:48:25 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
I had a look around on the Dia Compe website the other day, and see they have a range of equipment that is in direct competition with other big names in bike components. Does anyone use Dia Compe components on their racing, touring or mountain bike? How do they stack up in terms of cost and quality against other brands? I had a used pair of Royal Gran Compe 400's, but never used them myself, and wound up selling them for the same $50 I paid. They were among the most aesthetically pleasing bicycle parts that I've had the pleasure of fondling. I haven't much experience *using* brakes of any kind, really. |
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