Description The Legend Ti is the frame that sets the standard for high-performance, high-tech titanium bicycles. When the Legend Ti was introduced in 1993, it was the first and only titanium frameset with double-...
Bike Setup: F1 Carbon Fork/Serotta Ti Stem/Dura Ace/Rolf/HED 3 wheels
Summary: Finest bike your money can buy!! I have owned over 30 bikes since I started cycling after witnessing Greg Lemond's victory in World Champion Road Race in 1983 and NOBODY does it better. My last 3 bikes were Serotta. I'm a 180lbs sprinter and nothing bugs me more than any flex. This is stiffest bike money can buy. Sometime stiff bike can ride harsh but this one rides like a steel bike with tubular tires. Got the bike from the bike shop I raced for and got it to fit me(custom) instead of getting your body to fit the stock bike by changing stem and moving saddle around. One suggestion for anyone who is looking to buy a new bike. NOTHING IS BETTER THAN CUSTOM BIKE.
Handles like a sports car and has a ride of a Luxury car. Might be the last bike I buy. After 3 crashes last 4 years this thing still rides and looks like brand new.
Not the lightest bike out there but probably stiffest and strongest. Along with F1 Carbon frok and bigger tubes I added Serotta Custom painted threadless Ti stem(weigh about 120 grams) for the bike and it looks sweet!!! I don't like to go with lightest component for stem,handlebar and any parts that could put me in hazardous situation if it breaks(riding/racing is plenty hazardous enough) but I felt confident with Serotta Ti Stem.
Bike Setup: Legend Ti with Carbon seat stays
Campy Eurus wheels
Campy Record gruppo
FSA Carbon Pro Team Issue cranks and rings
Summary: This bike is the ultimate expression of the art of frame building. Road bumps melt away. The ride is smooth but has not a hint of BB flex under stress. It's stable as a limo but quick to maneuver. Last bike I'll ever own (Have you heard this before?)
Strengths: Fit, geometry, innovative carbon seat stays with pivots on rear dropouts
Weaknesses: None. Absolutely none.
Similar Products Used: Lemond Zurich
Litespeed Ultimate
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Summary: All the hype aside, this is a fine frame. Its every bit as stiff as a LS Vortex (stiffer through the BB) and fit & finish are excellent. I would not could pay retail for it sam I am, or any other high end frame for that matter. It is an all day machine and climbs very well. Its is not quite as "smooth" as my 00' C40, but it seems to put all your energy to the road. On centuries with hills, I grab the Legend, on fast flat smooth roads I'll take the Colnago. They are bery close and if I had to live with one bike (acKKKK!) i'd take the Serotta.
Strengths: Does what you want and a little more.
Weaknesses: None, if you buy it right.
Similar Products Used: C40, Fondriest, Pinarello, Trek (junk) OCLV
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Bike Setup: Serotta Legend Compact, Serotta F2 fork, DA, Deda 215 round bars w/ Newton Stem, PMP cranks and BB,
Summary: This is an absolutely phenomenal bike. The BB stiffness, responsiveness, handling, and comfort are unsurpassed. Any true review of the bike should be of a full custom frame. Ben & Co. can accomodate anyone from a relative lightweight like myself to 220+ lb. riders without compromises. I have ridden this bike over 200 miles on multiple occassions, ridden through the Black Forest and the Dolomites, and the smile gets broader with every mile (well, some of the climbs still hurt a bit). I don't really know if its the tubing as the folks at Serotta claim, but they really understand how to make a bike that fits to perfection, and has great torsional stiffness with just enough vertical give (this is a good thing). To be sure, there are lighter bikes out there, but my frame is light enough (under 3 lbs) and I have not found another bike that rides as well as my Legend.
Strengths: Fit, BB stiffness, precise handling, smooth! Wonderful custom service from Ben, Lori, Kelly, et. al
Weaknesses: Price, with the caveat that a true custom frame is worth a great deal. If, however, the geometry and tubing on a frame such as a LeMond suit your needs, you could save a great deal of money.
Similar Products Used: Seven, LeMond
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Summary: Nice bike,but is it worth what most people
pay(upwards of $5000)? No. Alot of people love their bikes and pay alot less for them.Fit is very important,but unless you have a very strange physique,there are quite a few bikes that can fit you quite well.Fess up Serotta fans,you are paying for a name.It's not going to do more for you than any other high end bike,and you can get more for your money elsewhere.Don't get me wrong,it's a fine
machine,rides great,lasts a long time,less filling...blah,blah.Is it the best bike made?Depends on who you talk to.Is it one of many...yes.
Strengths: All day comfort.The fit.Nice welds and finish.Marketing mythology and cult following.
Weaknesses: It's heavy and expensive.Flexiness.
Similar Products Used: Fondriest,Litespeed,Specialized E-5,M-4
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