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October 13th 03, 09:35 AM
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Another useless gimic?
Saw a very expensive frame in my local bicycle shop with large
diamond-shaped holes in the chainstays. The carbon fibre tubes split into two, then rejoined, leaving a hole. I think it would require spin of election campaign manager proportions to justify that one. 
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#2
October 13th 03, 10:08 AM
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Another useless gimic?
"Alan Walker" ha scritto nel messaggio om... Saw a very expensive frame in my local bicycle shop with large diamond-shaped holes in the chainstays. The carbon fibre tubes split into two, then rejoined, leaving a hole. Colnago C40 HP, I suppose. I think it would require spin of election campaign manager proportions to justify that one. Not that difficult: it could be enough something like: "the new diamond-shaped chainstays absorb 25% more road bump than the traditional ones, weighting 10% less and giving 30% more stiffness to the bottom bracket" Et voilą. Maurizio, Bologna, Italy
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October 13th 03, 10:21 AM
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Another useless gimic?
Alan Walker wrote:
Saw a very expensive frame in my local bicycle shop with large diamond-shaped holes in the chainstays. The carbon fibre tubes split into two, then rejoined, leaving a hole. I think it would require spin of election campaign manager proportions to justify that one. A nice hole for your bicycle lock. Lou
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October 13th 03, 12:20 PM
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Another useless gimic?
"Alan Walker" wrote in message
om... Saw a very expensive frame in my local bicycle shop with large diamond-shaped holes in the chainstays. The carbon fibre tubes split into two, then rejoined, leaving a hole. That would be one of these (or the previous year's model): http://www.cyclingnews.com/shows.php...s/eurobike/mal oney/C-50D-Adetail2 http://www.cyclingnews.com/shows.php...s/eurobike/mal oney/C-50detail-1 http://www.cyclingnews.com/shows.php...s/eurobike/mal oney/ColnagoDream http://www.cyclingnews.com/shows.php...s/eurobike/mal oney/DreamDetail http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...ike02/images/t im1/Colnago1 I think its Colnago's B-Stay HP "High Power" design. I'm sure it will make you 5kg lighter, add 10kph to your sprint speed and convince the missus that you really DO need to ride a bike 6+ hours a day... hippy
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October 13th 03, 12:45 PM
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Another useless gimic?
How much would YOU pay for 'new' or 'improved'? Just the words mind you,
not any hint of a physical attribute. Now you may know why high-end bikes are approaching $10K. I like my $6K 40-ish pound and thirty thousand mile old glide-ride. "SM" wrote in message . au... Ever heard of design or are you one of those plonkers who drives around in a cardboard box, goes home to your square tin shed and dresses in the finest flannel that you can find at the good sammies? Its a Colnago C40 or C50 and is one of the best looking frames going around.
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October 13th 03, 12:45 PM
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Another useless gimic?
"Alan Walker" wrote in message
om... Saw a very expensive frame in my local bicycle shop with large diamond-shaped holes in the chainstays. The carbon fibre tubes split into two, then rejoined, leaving a hole. I think it would require spin of election campaign manager proportions to justify that one. Ever heard of design or are you one of those plonkers who drives around in a cardboard box, goes home to your square tin shed and dresses in the finest flannel that you can find at the good sammies? Its a Colnago C40 or C50 and is one of the best looking frames going around.
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October 13th 03, 01:34 PM
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Another useless gimic?
"SM" wrote in message
. au... Ever heard of design or are you one of those plonkers who drives around in a cardboard box, goes home to your square tin shed and dresses in the finest flannel that you can find at the good sammies? Its a Colnago C40 or C50 and is one of the best looking frames going around. But does the design do anything useful, or is it all marketing hype and funky looks? hippy - born sceptic ;-)
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#8
October 13th 03, 03:10 PM
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Another useless gimic?
"Alan Walker" wrote in message =
om... | Saw a very expensive frame in my local bicycle shop with large | diamond-shaped holes in the chainstays. The carbon fibre tubes split | into two, then rejoined, leaving a hole. |=20 | I think it would require spin of election campaign manager proportions | to justify that one. It's there for when you need to lean the bike against a wall or tree or = something, and it's windy or there's a hill. You then run a carbon = fibre rod, that Colnago provides and matches the frame, through the two = diamonds. This keeps the bike from rolling too far. Works better with = wheels with a reasonable number of spokes, though. John Rees
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#9
October 13th 03, 04:07 PM
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Another useless gimic?
Colnago transfered some one from the lug carving dept to the newly created
carbon carving dept, Tom -- Bruni Bicycles "Where art meets science" brunibicycles.com 410.426.3420 hippy wrote in message ... "SM" wrote in message . au... Ever heard of design or are you one of those plonkers who drives around in a cardboard box, goes home to your square tin shed and dresses in the finest flannel that you can find at the good sammies? Its a Colnago C40 or C50 and is one of the best looking frames going around. But does the design do anything useful, or is it all marketing hype and funky looks? hippy - born sceptic ;-)
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October 13th 03, 09:03 PM
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Another useless gimic?
Doug Huffman wrote in message
How much would YOU pay for 'new' or 'improved'? Just the words mind you, not any hint of a physical attribute. Now you may know why high-end bikes are approaching $10K. I like my $6K 40-ish pound and thirty thousand mile old glide-ride. Oh, the irony. -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?
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