Ultimate Bike Thread....

[Jeff Alton]

[QUOTE=slow&rusty;9341158]After 15 really fun years of riding my Cannondale R700 / R900

I just bought this bike tonight..looking forward to putting some miles on it and hopefully another 15 years of happy riding.

I think you will love your EVO, love mine.

Cheers

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by look 171

Wow, that DeRosa is a pretty bike. Yours?

I wish.

[winders]

I am getting one of these:



It's a Roubaix Expert UDi2.

[nota]

racerbvd

as I have a very similar guerciotti frame even identical paint colors
and an ALAN that is also a really a guerciotti screwed and glued early alloy bike
sadly I do not have the aero campi brakes just normal campi sidepulls
with an odd mix of components campi shifters but high end jap cranks

what is that bikes asking price
is the ALAN the same value or ?

[vash]

what is that? buying my iwfe's bike may have greased the path for a roadie for me.

[bkreigsr]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Where can I get the dimensions for this?
I'd like to print on out one on my 3-D.
Bill K

[slow&rusty]

Originally Posted by winders

I am getting one of these:



It's a Roubaix Expert UDi2.

I also looked at the Venge as I have a friend who just bought one and raves about it (he was riding a Ridley prior to).

[berettafan]

very happy with my prior design Roubaix, i'm sure this new model will be great as well. I test rode a Roubaix (prior year model) UDi2 and LOVED the shifting. would've bought one but couldn't get the color I wanted.

[billybek]

Originally Posted by vmb

I couldn't resist the color.

HD3?

Very nice! How do you like it so far?

[LEAKYSEALS951]

I interrupt my self imposed moratorium on the internet to thank racerbvd for tuning me into the SE racing reissues and new models- This company has done it right! My 4 year old is going to have one heck of a christmas!

[vmb]

Originally Posted by billybek

HD3?

Very nice! How do you like it so far?

Amazing downhiller, but definitely more work on the climbs than my Yeti ASR5c or Niner Jet9. I suspect the super heavy Minion tires can be blamed for much of that. Corners like on rails though. As far as the suspension, I'm still playing with shock pressures, haven't gotten it dialed in yet. But last night I nudged a rock and sent the rear derailleur into the spokes and had to hike-a-bike home. New derailleur hanger on order, and need to source some spokes at the LBS this week.

[Racerbvd]

[jyl]

[jyl]

[look 171]

Wow, what is that bike John. Its beautiful. Love the way it looks. have another pic? Looks like a single ring up front?

[David]

Originally Posted by slow&rusty

I also looked at the Venge as I have a friend who just bought one and raves about it (he was riding a Ridley prior to).

I don't see a Roubaix and a Venge as comparable bikes. Maybe a Roubaix and Domane or Venge and Madone.

I tried a Domane which road great and handled good but it wasn't a sharp as a Madone so I got the Madone. Granted I don't have many hills or rough roads to deal with. I'll hold off on the Roubaix/Domane type bike until I'm a bit older.

[berettafan]

for me the Roubaix is all about fit. less drop.

it DEFINITELY rides smoother than the Tarmac but some (a lot?) of that can be fixed with a 25mm tire on the Tarmac. I would imagine the Venge is not about smoothness. Would be fun to spend some hours on either but I wouldn't even give it a thought unless I could put 25mm GP4000's or the 26mm Spec. tires on it.

doing intervals, sprints, pulling I don't feel i'm giving anything up to get the comfort. the bike feels flat out fast with no much at all in the pedal stroke. again I have the previous style (SL4) so there could be differences in stiffness. I have read some claim the new Roubaix was softened a bit in the frame (in addition to the front spring setup).

[David]

Originally Posted by berettafan

for me the Roubaix is all about fit. less drop.

That's why I've stuck with Trek, because they offer their H2 frame geometry which has a longer head tube and shorter top tube than the H1 fit so it's more upright. They used to offer an H3 geometry which was really their female frame geometry but in men's sizes. Unfortunately they've stopped the H3 fit.

[look 171]

Question on chains? I am out of the loop on the latest and greatest so why are some chain so much more then others. I always bought Dura-Ace chain and nothing else. Now, I am not sure if DA is best? Just because it cost a lot of money, it doesn't always mean its best. Its time to replace all the chains by the end of this year. Suggestions? Oh, I am running Shimano DA 10 spd and one bike I run SARM. I think Shimano should run quieter, so I hear?

[nikita76]

Wippermann still the best. quiet, light, super smooth...pricey.