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Andrej Raspovic
a Commuter
from Howard BeachDate Reviewed: February 11, 2001
Strengths: Forgiving Cro-Moly frame.Weaknesses: RimsBottom Line: During my first review of the Bianchi I said that it was not much faster than my Cannondale Mountain Bike.
However , when I rode the Bianchi over the same route I was probably "malnourished".
During a later time trial. I determined that my aluminum Cannondale and Cro-Moly Bianchi weighed about the same.
Over a 9 mile course I rode my Cannondale and required an average of 44 minutes to complete the course.
Under identical conditions I rode my Bianchi and required an average of 34 minutes to complete the course.
I like the Bianchi and consider it a good buy.
It is noticably faster than a comparable mountain bike of the same weight (Although different gear inches [52 tooth chainring 11 tooth freewheel,Bianchi ;48 tooth, 12 tooth Cannondale])
The Bianchi Volpe combines some mountain bike toughness with a noticably faster ride.
Favorite Ride: 94` Cannondale M300 Mt. Bike
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: Open Road Cycling Jacksonville,FL
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Original price $850. I added a Thompson seat tube and power grip pedals; as well as a top peak explorer rack. This rounded my bike`s price to $1,000.
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Andrej Raspovic
a Commuter
from Howard Beach, NY, USA Date Reviewed: January 10, 2001
Strengths: The frame is a very forgiving Cro-Moly.Weaknesses: It is not a whole lot faster than my 1994 Cannondale M300 mountain bike.Bottom Line: I wanted a touring bicycle with a Cro-Moly frame and Bianchi was the bicycle my father was issued when he was racing in Croatia during the 50`s.
I was disappointed based on time trials while I was commuting 22miles each way. My 1994 Cannondale M300 mountain bike took an average of 90 minutes; while my Bianchi averaged 80 minutes.(I did at least 20 round trips with each bike).
Favorite Ride: 1994 Cannondale M300
Price Paid:
$850.00
Purchased At: Open Road Cyclist, Jacksonville,FL
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Top Peak Explorer rack, Lights fore and aft, Bottle cage.
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