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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 |
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Best Bike for $4k?
Trek 5900 Ultralight. Worth every penny IMHO.
"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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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