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Joel
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| shmoodiver wrote: | | can you cut cookies with carbon? |
yes
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scatter
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| shmoodiver wrote: | | can you cut cookies with carbon? |
You sure can! (a carbon stem spacer makes nice little cookies  )
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Antho_man
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mmmm
well from wot iv found. the carbon soaks up thos little vibrtions you get when you are riding on the road. when compering it to my older aloy bike. that just rattles away.
so i would say carbon is alot more comfy
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Joel
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 9:46am Post subject: |
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| Antho_man wrote: | mmmm
well from wot iv found. the carbon soaks up thos little vibrtions you get when you are riding on the road. when compering it to my older aloy bike. that just rattles away.
so i would say carbon is alot more comfy |
comparing your old Alloy bike, with a modern carbon frame is not apples with apples.
have you ridden a alloy or steel frame of the same value as your carbon bike?
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shmoodiver
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 9:51am Post subject: |
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custom carbon is prohibitively expensive but custom steel is spanky!!!!!
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harlansmart
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Location: Hman is trying to get on your wheel
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 9:57am Post subject: |
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| Joel wrote: | | Antho_man wrote: | mmmm
well from wot iv found. the carbon soaks up thos little vibrtions you get when you are riding on the road. when compering it to my older aloy bike. that just rattles away.
so i would say carbon is alot more comfy |
comparing your old Alloy bike, with a modern carbon frame is not apples with apples.
have you ridden a alloy or steel frame of the same value as your carbon bike? |
Plus One - this is quite true a $5k Alloy Frame rides like decent Steel/Ti
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Spokes
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Well IMHO a steel frame for training (not a faux steel ti frame but real steel, old and Italian) and a light stiff carbon bike for racing. Who cares about comfort in a race?
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danose
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 10:18am Post subject: |
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| Joel wrote: |
comparing your old Alloy bike, with a modern carbon frame is not apples with apples.
have you ridden a alloy or steel frame of the same value as your carbon bike? |
case in point - the fridge has just lashed out on a new ride, choice in the end came down to a ridley noah or a hot deal on a NOS 05 'dale r5000. Test rode both up the port hills - chose the r5000 cos despite being all alloy it was a much comfier ride than the noah (carbon but designed to be super stiff)
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shmoodiver
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 10:18am Post subject: |
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old and steel and italian..... mmmmmmmmm
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harlansmart
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 10:20am Post subject: |
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| shmoodiver wrote: | | old and steel and italian..... mmmmmmmmm |
Any nice young euro will do nicely 
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Joel
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 10:25am Post subject: |
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| harlansmart wrote: | | shmoodiver wrote: | | old and steel and italian..... mmmmmmmmm |
Any nice young euro will do nicely |
i fail on those counts  , young taiwanese, lots of character though http://www.surlybikes.com/pacer.html
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Fergie
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What is up with the dude in the Surley ad? Filmed in San Francisco???
Even though I love my Pinarello FP3 I still lust after a Steel Pinarello, Colnago or Merkcx. With old Super Record or course.
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Joel
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shmoodiver
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 10:43am Post subject: |
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old frame plus new components equals nice
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jimmymic
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Location: Verona, Italy
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| Posted: Tue 2/Dec/08 10:51am Post subject: |
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What about old frame builder new bike = nice as well
Dreaming for my new City Bike..... trouble is it will be worth more than most of my other bikes......
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