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montanaluna
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: December 15, 2009
Strengths: pretty strong frame- I have had a car crash and have crashed into a tree and has not been crushed, except now it has a slight crack in the front above the fork.
Great for beginning road riders, smooth rides, ok shifting. Love the double shifters- gives you different places to put your hands, good for traffic and for regular commuting. Beautiful for short rides, commuting.Weaknesses: The seat is comfortable for short rides, but after long rides, no matter how many times you do them, it cramps your style.
The seatpost is carbon, which I found out to be terrible if you want to put a rack on it, because the rack can't hook onto the wheels on this bike and thus you have to have a floating rack- which I found out can break the seat post in half.
Also, since it is such a compact design, the shifting is very very very touchy, and cross-gearing will grind your chain on your derailers.
Oh yeah, and I hate Womens specific design. After long rides, you feel cramped.Bottom Line: This is a very good bike for commuting and for recreational rides. Be careful if you want to put a rack on it, because it will have to be a floating seatpost rack and if you overload the rack it will break the carbon seatpost. The design is very compact, so tuning it is a tedious activity. Strong aluminum bike, great for beginner road riders. Good bike for the value!!
Favorite Ride: Plymouth to Portsmouth NH, St. Petersburg FL to Brunswick GA
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: Goodales Bike Shop
Bike Setup: Shimano tiagra derailers
carbon seatpost- REPLACED to aluminum
carbon fork
aluminum frame- women specific design
double shifters- two on front and back of handlebars
shimano clip in pedals
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higgypop
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: March 16, 2008
Strengths: Good value, quality components, tight handling, ligthweight.Weaknesses: Little rigid but comparable to other entry level road bikes.Bottom Line: Have been a mountain biker some years ago and more recently having gotten a comfort hybrid (Haro) for tooling around town I wanted something faster when I started to ride with a few people with road bikes. At 47 I was hesitant to try my first road bike - I find the Dolce to be tight and agile and fast enough for my needs. Went clipless for greater power. Switched out to a gel seat.
Favorite Ride: 5 borough NYC marathon
Price Paid:
$799.00
Purchased At: Jay's Bike - Westfie
Similar Products Used: Tested the Specialized Sequoia - found the Dolce tighter and more agile.
Bike Setup: Added a shimano clipless pedal.
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