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jt
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: June 16, 2003
Strengths: weight, price ($390 for me)Weaknesses: chromoly fork (what you can expect at this price), rear tire had a flat around every 200 miles (replaced for $20), and pedals (you'll need clipless for more serious riding).Bottom Line: Great bike for the price. the first review describes my setup with the exception of a Look HSC3 fork (major difference - $100, $350 new). Basically you get a light bike for the price and will need to replace the pedals, fork, tires to have a solid entry level bike. I can live with that.
Similar Products Used: Giant OCR3, Trek 1000 - both were heavier and about $200 more than what I paid. Same drivetrain. Probably the Trek frame is better.
Bike Setup: Look HSC3 fork, clipless pedals, new kevlar rear tire, Cateye Mity3. Probably will buy a new or build another bike before investing alot into this one (ultegra, wheels, frame, etc.)
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jt
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: March 31, 2003
Strengths: Low weight, good total package for the price. Replacing the chromoly fork, tires, and pedals will give you a pretty solid bike.Weaknesses: Kenda tires have good grip, but are sliced and diced pretty easily. I average one flat on the rear every 200 miles. I recently replaced the rear tire. It needed to be replaced at 1000 miles anyway.Bottom Line: Best bike for this price. Light at 20lbs, and you still have money for gear or upgrades. Like any other bike in this range you will need: clipless pedals, computer, fork if doing long rides.
Favorite Ride: all of them
Price Paid:
$390.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: Giant OCR3 - heavy (24lbs), nice colors though.
Bike Setup: dual entry clipless pedals, performance forte rear tire, easton ec70 fork (smoothes out the ride, drops weight).
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fishmonger
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: December 24, 2002
Strengths: Nice frame.
I like the spacers.
Good cheap first bike.
Great for training (21 pounds).Weaknesses: Bad Sora componets (yuck).
Stiff, rough ride.
I would not use it for racing.Bottom Line: Good training bike. My first bike, I planed on using it to train for a year, then I would begin racing the next summer, after buying a better bike of course!
Favorite Ride: uphill
Price Paid:
$503.00
Purchased At: ebay
Bike Setup: 58cm c-t Fuji Finest Al
Shimano 105 pedals
Everything else stock
(like i said not for racing)
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nerdwitdabike
a Road Racer
from Granby, MADate Reviewed: November 13, 2002
Bottom Line: Seat is better now that I have it adjusted correctly. I also really like the anatomical bars, didn't realized they had em cause its so comfortable.
Favorite Ride: Turkey Hill/Summit House
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$550.00
Purchased At: LBS
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nerdwitdabike
a Road Racer
from Granby, MADate Reviewed: August 11, 2002
Strengths: Price, Sora components work well, Tires hook up well.Weaknesses: Harsh aluminum ride. Heavy rims and the front hub makes a funky noise when going over 40mph. Seat, uncomfortable as hellBottom Line: I'm really a moutain bike racer who wanted a road bike to train on, so I looked up some bikes onlinee, and this was the best deal I found. I did my first road race yesterday which really showed the strengths and weaknesses of this bike.
Favorite Ride: Turkey Hill Road
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Stock with TIME mountain pedals and a Cateye computer.
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