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shopgirlslc
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: January 10, 2011
Strengths: LightBottom Line: Extremely light! Durable and comfortable
Favorite Ride: Kestrel 200SCi
Price Paid:
$1800.00
Purchased At: Classifieds
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abstractart06
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: November 9, 2009
Strengths: Smooth ride, dampens road shock. Timeless styling.Weaknesses: I had a problem with the rear drop out after a few crashes. The factory eventually replaced the frame for me. No more problems since.Bottom Line: I purchased this bike new in 1989. It was ahead of its time then, and now is still the standard other frames are measured by. Sure there are flashier models out there, but this was the original. It truly rides like a dream and I can vouch for it's durability. This is the design that changed the direction for modern cycling.
Favorite Ride: Silver Comet Trail Atlanta, GA
Price Paid:
$1600.00
Purchased At: Bike shop in Queens
Bike Setup: Shimano Ultegra 600 group,Dura Ace pedals, Cane Creek stem, Mavic MA 40 rims, carbon fiber areo seat post, XO saddle, Kestrel EMS carbon fork.
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Ross Hunsinger
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: October 15, 2007
Strengths: Sexy, Sexy, Sexy. Competitively lightweight for the price. Unique looking in a field of Madones and other silly bikes. Eats road shock like a gas loaded shock.Weaknesses: Not the newest, lightest thing on the market. Paint. Came with a somewhat lame Steering Quill which could be much lighter and have less history of catastrophic failure...Bottom Line: Holy wow, this is a fantastic bike. I spent loads of time researching and testing every new, top of the line carbon road bike out there (Lemond, Trek, Orbea, Fuji, Felt, Giant, KHS, Bianchi, etc.) and when it comes down to it, this bad boy rolls with the best of them.
With full Dura Ace all the way around, there's no question that it's a quality piece of gear. There are drawbacks, but they're so minor (paint, seat tube stop is strange, etc.) that I consider them to be idiosyncrasies (I am a huge Peugeot fan too, so idiosyncrasies are alright by me). If you find one of these, buy it immediately with no questions asked- just be prepared to enjoy yourself immensely.
Favorite Ride: Descending Columbia Street all the way to the River.
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At: eBay
Similar Products Used: Trek Madone 5.9 SL, Specialized Roubaix, Orbea Orca, Lemond Tete' de Course, Litespeed, Bianchi, etc.
Bike Setup: Full Dura Ace all the way around. Modolo X-tenos quill, Weyless 7075 fully butted T6 alloy oversize bars, Bonty Bzzzkill.
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Andy
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: March 29, 2007
Strengths: Light, stiff and eats road shock.Weaknesses: None.Bottom Line: A superb machine. The frame technology used is only now widely seen. Buy one if you find one for sale!
Favorite Ride: Vancouver to North Shore
Price Paid:
$2800.00
Purchased At: Super Go
Bike Setup: Full Dura Ace.
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Jun Q
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: March 19, 2007
Strengths: comfortable, good climber, still gets attention from other cyclists.Weaknesses: it's not the latest and greatest model.Bottom Line: The carbon bike I wanted other than the Madonne. I was riding a Trek 2200 before I bought this online then swapped all the components. All DA except for the crankset which is Ultegra triple. Logged about 1500 miles since I got it. Installed an Easton EC70 carbon handle bar, replaced the fork with LOOK HSC (it had a Performance brand carbon fork), and a Bontrager carbon/alum. stem. Original owner took good care of the frame. It had a couple of cable rubs, which I was able to get rid off using a little elbow grease and my magic wax that I also use on my cars :) I scratched an area of the top tube; emailed Kestrel in Santa Cruz and asked where I can buy the black touch up paint, they asked for my mailing address and sent me one for free. That's service.
Favorite Ride: Early Sunday morning
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At: online
Similar Products Used: Trek Madonne, Vellum cycles
Bike Setup: Dura Ace triple setup except for the crankset - Ultegra triple
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