Summary: I love this bike. Rolls like a dream. Steel frame rides well, and is stiff when climbing or sprinting, and supple over the stutter bumps. The craftsmanship is excellent, welds are nice and small and uniform. The 105 group is crisp, durable and smooth. the quest handles well in turns at speed. The stock Bel Air saddle has been kind to my butt on 4 hour rides. I don't see how a recreational rider could go wrong with this bike at this price.
Strengths: steel frame, good saddle that hasn't given me problem one, 105 components
Weaknesses: modest toe-over due to small frame size, need to modify brakes to install rack, kinda boring paint job,
Similar Products Used: test rode Giant OCR2, Specialized Allez, KHS flite 500
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Summary: I went to this bike directly from an '89 Bianchi Brava. Yes you read correctly a 1989. The shifters were still on the downtube, for the love of mary! I primarily use this bike for training for mountain biking, which is strange because since I have bought the bike I have spent far more time on the road. Anyway suffice to say, I love this bike. The steel frame gives you a magic carpet ride. The componenets have so far been bomb proof. The wheelset is holding up well considering my weight (205lbs. The bike is heavy as road bikes go but at this price it is pretty much the norm. The bike handles exceptionally well over my old Bianchi. But the climbing capabilities are hindered from the wqeight and my own fat ass. Jamis is a great company with decent customer support. I would recommend them to anyone.
Strengths: tasty reynolds steel, decent groupo for the price, handles like a dream and carves corners
Weaknesses: heavy, not the best climber
Similar Products Used: Bianchi Brava
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Summary: Overall the bike works well -- but I bought the bike to tour and commute to work and the fact that the brake gets in the way of the drop out,so I cannot put a rack on the bike, with out modification shows a large over-sight on the part of the designer.
Strengths: the features a complete 105 groupo, Jamis did not, like many companies, use no-name hubs or a cheaper ft. der.
Weaknesses: The brake gets in the way of being able to put a rack on the bike with out some odd modification
Similar Products Used: None
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This is great...road bikes. Well, the Quest is a good bike. It has a smooth steel ride, a good range on the drivetrain and great brakes. It is easy to find the right speed and cadence on the Quest. It handles very nicely in the turns. The drawbacks are that it does not accelerate fast, is not a great climber (or maybe I'm not the great climber)and the saddle is the first thing to replace-the most uncomfortable thing I have ever been on. The Jamis frame is very well built with clean welds and has a crisp **ting** when you pluck it. The Jamis built Spectre stem and seatpost are very servicable; but I didn't like the handlebars for some reason. You get your money's worth with this bike. BTW, road riding has been the single biggest benefit for my mountain riding skills...nothing comes close. Not even MORE mtn. riding.
Strengths: None
Weaknesses: None
Similar Products Used: None
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