opinions Colnago ARTE or BMC SLO1

[merckxxx]

these are both found on competitive cyclist.. they seem comparable.. the BMC is a little cheaper..
what do you you guys think?

[DrPete]

BMC. Colnagos are the vegas showgirls of high-end bikes. Quite fugly IMHO. I'm sure they both ride great, so all other things being equal, go for the cooler-looking one. :)

[chrisvu05]

BMC...my LBS in nashville has an Arte in stock and it is quite fugly

[DrPete]

But if the fugly one fits/rides better, go fugly. Just wanted to make sure that was clear.

[merckxxx]

I may be in Nashville this weekend for edgar soto.. I might want to come look at it.. I kind of like how they look.. The ARTI has the same ..rear triangle as the Christallo, Dream HX, and the CLX, all very pricy rides... so its got 6000 alum tubing.. people have been making bikes out of that stuff for years..

Paint schemes???? eeehhhh I like the black one best.. a little on the gawdy side....but not as bad as some.. I like the geometry and I like the colnago history... and I bet it rides better thna my 1988 cannodale crit frame with the tube shifters and Cantilevered chain stay's back at the dropouts..
it is a stiff *****.. that will beat your kidneys to mush...

[ElJamoquio]

Ranking:

1. Cervelo.
2. BMC.
3. Motobecane
4. Colnago

[merckxxx]

Ranking:

1. Cervelo.
2. BMC.
3. Motobecane
4. Colnago


Motobecane??? ELJamoquio you been huffing epoxy again???

[chrisvu05]

I may be in Nashville this weekend for edgar soto.. I might want to come look at it.. I kind of like how they look.. The ARTI has the same ..rear triangle as the Christallo, Dream HX, and the CLX, all very pricy rides... so its got 6000 alum tubing.. people have been making bikes out of that stuff for years..

Paint schemes???? eeehhhh I like the black one best.. a little on the gawdy side....but not as bad as some.. I like the geometry and I like the colnago history... and I bet it rides better thna my 1988 cannodale crit frame with the tube shifters and Cantilevered chain stay's back at the dropouts..
it is a stiff *****.. that will beat your kidneys to mush...


Check out the Bike Pedlar on West End Avenue in Nashville. They carry Colnago, Litespeed, and Time as well as giant and Scott (they have one of the addicts in stock ~13 pounds of craziness). Personally I'd get a Time before a Colnago just because i don't like colnago all that much.

[ElJamoquio]

Motobecane??? ELJamoquio you been huffing epoxy again???

Nope.

still.

[DrPete]

Fixed. ;)

Ranking:

1. Pinarello
2. BMC.
3. Cervelo.
4. Cannondale
5. Ridley
6. Scott
7. Specialized
8. Trek
9. Wilier
10. Huffy
11. Cadillac
12. GMC
13. Strawberry Shortcake
14. Power Wheels
15. Colnago

[merckxxx]

Fixed. ;)


ouch Doc pete say it aint so.....strawberry shotcake before Ernie Colnago.????. I know you dont like em but hell's belles???? GMC....

LMFAO....

hey the Pinerrello and the Colnago are made withing a three hours drive..from each other.. both master craftsman.. (I know the ARTE is not is is a few miles to the far east but hey... )... The colnago bike has panache.. dooode it has been stood on every podium since there was podiums...

I would never ride a cannondale.. sorry they only suck a little.. and I should go with the Huffy... but..

The BMC is truely awesome.. but in my price ragnge.. those pinnerellos get loaded up with the "most" component group and basically that stuff sucks... bad its heavy and it is made of crap.. if I had the bucks I get a Dogma and Campy Record...but my cheese dont stink that much...

but for 2500.00 I get the ARTE and complete Ultegra with really decent set of wheels to train on.. and
a crank thats not compact shizy???..
The BMC SLO1 is really close tho...I can get that for the same price and Centaur... ??