Question on carbon fiber bikes

Hello Group,
I just wanted to get a few opinions on the Carbon Fiber bikes. In
particular the
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
just curious on any pros or cons. Any infor is appreciated. Thanks in
advance.

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Hello Group,
I just wanted to get a few opinions on the Carbon Fiber bikes. In
particular the
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3673462 989&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW
just curious on any pros or cons. Any infor is appreciated. Thanks in
advance.

No better than similarly priced bikes at your local toys r us store. Also,
how confident are you in your bike building skills? You will need to build
the bike after they ship it to you. How well you build it will directly
impact the comfort and safety of the bike.
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Alex

In article , says...
Hello Group,
I just wanted to get a few opinions on the Carbon Fiber bikes. In
particular the
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3673462 989&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW
just curious on any pros or cons. Any infor is appreciated. Thanks in
advance.

Pros: I can't find any.
Cons: Everything, and then some.

The listing is quite ambiguous. Once you skip past 5mb of ads for
other bikes, you get a look at the "Carbon Fiberglass" bike they're
selling. They show two distinctly different bikes, one is yellow
with aero rims, and the other is black with non-aero rims. Not that
the rims would matter with this bike, but it does demonstrate the
quality of the listing (and quite possible the quality of the bike).
The saddles are different too. Is the one on the black bike faux
carbon fiber (cheezy for sure), or real carbon fiber (might as well
sit on the bare seatpost)?

They won't allow you to pick up, they only ship. What kind of bike
business is it? Legitimacy is questionable at best.

Examining the bike further, you'll see that the components are all
generic or department-store-level Shimano. What is "Suppression"
suspension?

The weight is listed at 31 pounds. For the same price, you can get a
much better, real bike weighing the same at a LBS. It will be
assembled properly, well warrantied, made from good parts, and so
on.

The box behind the bike says "Net weight: 78kgs". I sure hope that's
the weight for a box containing 5 bikes; 78kgs is 172 pounds.

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:42:43 -0400, Alex Rodriguez
wrote:
No better than similarly priced bikes at your local toys r us store. Also,

Agreed. Probably worse.

how confident are you in your bike building skills? You will need to build
the bike after they ship it to you. How well you build it will directly
impact the comfort and safety of the bike.

No amount of skill and experience would make me confident in the
safety of that bike.
--
Rick Onanian

Thanks Rick

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In article ,
says...
Hello Group,
I just wanted to get a few opinions on the Carbon Fiber bikes. In
particular the

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3673462 9
89&r
d=1&ssPageName=WDVW
just curious on any pros or cons. Any infor is appreciated. Thanks in
advance.

Pros: I can't find any.
Cons: Everything, and then some.

The listing is quite ambiguous. Once you skip past 5mb of ads for
other bikes, you get a look at the "Carbon Fiberglass" bike they're
selling. They show two distinctly different bikes, one is yellow
with aero rims, and the other is black with non-aero rims. Not that
the rims would matter with this bike, but it does demonstrate the
quality of the listing (and quite possible the quality of the bike).
The saddles are different too. Is the one on the black bike faux
carbon fiber (cheezy for sure), or real carbon fiber (might as well
sit on the bare seatpost)?

They won't allow you to pick up, they only ship. What kind of bike
business is it? Legitimacy is questionable at best.

Examining the bike further, you'll see that the components are all
generic or department-store-level Shimano. What is "Suppression"
suspension?

The weight is listed at 31 pounds. For the same price, you can get a
much better, real bike weighing the same at a LBS. It will be
assembled properly, well warrantied, made from good parts, and so
on.

The box behind the bike says "Net weight: 78kgs". I sure hope that's
the weight for a box containing 5 bikes; 78kgs is 172 pounds.

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:42:43 -0400, Alex Rodriguez
wrote:
No better than similarly priced bikes at your local toys r us store.
Also,

Agreed. Probably worse.

how confident are you in your bike building skills? You will need to
build
the bike after they ship it to you. How well you build it will directly
impact the comfort and safety of the bike.

No amount of skill and experience would make me confident in the
safety of that bike.
--
Rick Onanian

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says...

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The box behind the bike says "Net weight: 78kgs". I sure hope that's
the weight for a box containing 5 bikes; 78kgs is 172 pounds.

I think that's saying 7.8kg. Note how the 8 is smaller than the 7.

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says...

Examining the bike further, you'll see that the components are all
generic or department-store-level Shimano. What is "Suppression"
suspension?


Top secret stuff that needs to be surpressed.
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Alex

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:28:35 -0400, David Kerber
wrote:
says...
The box behind the bike says "Net weight: 78kgs". I sure hope that's
the weight for a box containing 5 bikes; 78kgs is 172 pounds.

I think that's saying 7.8kg. Note how the 8 is smaller than the 7.

At 17.2 pounds, that would be the lightest mountain bike I've ever
heard of.

If that's what the box says, I'd guess it comes shipped in multiple
boxes.
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Rick Onanian

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:15:21 -0400, Alex Rodriguez
wrote:
In article ,
says...
Examining the bike further, you'll see that the components are all
generic or department-store-level Shimano. What is "Suppression"
suspension?

Top secret stuff that needs to be surpressed.

Hmm...maybe "carbon fiberglass" is top secret too.
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Rick Onanian