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TimC
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: March 1, 2005
Strengths: Light, stiff and so comfortable!Weaknesses: None so far.Bottom Line: Note: the price paid is in UK pounds Sterling.
This is a very good frame for the money. I bought it to build up a winter bike; this frame has clearance for mudguards. In spite of this, Campag Mirage short-drop brakes work fine.
The thing that surprised me about this frome is how comfortable it is. It's a little longer in the wheelbase than the Racelight RC or KiC, and isn't so aggressively compact in its geometry, so I wasn't expecting it to be as stiff and responsive as those frames, but you'd be hard pushed to say this wasn't a racer! Yet the comfort is astounding. I'm a fairly weighty rider (185 lb), and I can push 350 watts if I need to, yet the frame doesn't twist or distort, it just gets on with it. And at 21lb including a rack, mudguards, a triple chainset, 2 bottle cages and heavy Michelin Axial Carbon tyres, it's light nough for most users.
Favorite Ride: London to Southend
Price Paid:
$195.00
Purchased At: www.wiggle.com
Similar Products Used: Racelight RC frame.
Bike Setup: Mirage 9 triple Gruppo
ITM Spyder winter carbon/alu fork
Profile hammer bars
ITM 4-clamp stem
Kalloy seatpost
Selle Oktavia saddle
Mavic Open Pro rims on Mirage hubs with DT butted spokes
SKS mudguards
Rack
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