Road Cycling - Lemond

Alright I am a all out mountain biker considering the road. That being said I know both sides of the industry and I want to start off with a nice steel. And what do you know, LeMond, afforadable good steel.

Any general impressions?

Many of us have Lemond's, and I have never heard nor read a complaint about them.

I have a Buenos Aires - about 7,000 miles on it, and I love it dearly.

They are known to have a little longer top tube, which if greta for guys like me with a long torso and shorter legs.

Great bike, IMHO.

Hey,

Actually i'm in the same predicament, but what i'm really curious ish whats a good steel framed bike at about the 1K pricepoint for someone with a short torso and long legs. Today i went to the LBS and got measured and they said look for a 53 or 54 cm with about a 54 top tube. The LeMonds seem nice but i dont really know what else is out there?:confused:

I ride a 2002 Fuji Marseille, which I managed to pick up for $999.99 USD after some patience and shopping around. Unbeatable value for the specification I got (853, carbon fork, Ultegra all around). Much much nicer than my old 1997 Trek 1400. Everyone here will tell you to see a professional, test-ride to fit, and be patient when shopping to maximise the value of your dollar.

A guy that I was on a group ride with was talking to another person and said, "Ahh, I see you have a Lemond too, I guess the value of this neighborhood just went up!" So you could always say that if you got a Lemond.

Recently sold my 03 Allez Sport and bought a LeMond Zurich. Can't tell you what a good move this was. Have over 700mi on the Zurich in one month, including a Metric Century. Noticed that the LeMond riders in the century really notice others on LMs - great feeling.

I agree with what the others have said Lemonds are great bikes. I've owned a Buenos Aires and now have a Nevada City. At some point in time I'll own a Zurich and who knows what others :)

Zack

I just finished putting my Lemond Maillot Jaune together last week.. so far I love it.. did a quick 24 miler mostly to work out any bugs i had with adjustments and stuff... and so far all is good... I can't complain about anything yet ! :-)

I agree.. I've talekd to a few people who ride Lemonds, and every one of them is extremely happy with their bike :-)

Jeff

It's strange--Lemonds are supposed to be for the guys with long torsos and short legs-- but I have a 2001 Buenos Aires, and I'm a female with short torso, long legs and especially long femurs. What they did was put me on a size smaller--53 instead of a 55 which is what I ride in a Bianchi steel. It's worked out well, no real adjustments except for 1 cm shorter 0 degree stem. It also means a lighter bike than I would have had with a 55.

One thing I don't like is the clearcoat finish--watch out you don't get careless like I did and scratch some of it off hanging it on storage racks etc. But it's a real smooth ride.

I'm looking for a good steel bike also and the lemond is high on my list, what do you guys think about Mercier, Bianchi, Fuji or KHS? Those are a few that I'm looking at mostly only there steel models.

Thanks mike

Originally posted by SipperPhoto
I just finished putting my Lemond Maillot Jaune together last week.. so far I love it.. did a quick 24 miler mostly to work out any bugs i had with adjustments and stuff... and so far all is good... I can't complain about anything yet ! :-)

I agree.. I've talekd to a few people who ride Lemonds, and every one of them is extremely happy with their bike :-)

Jeff

I've been looking at the Maillot Jaune also and I was wondering about the level of craftmanship on these frames. I'm sure they're not hand-built, so what is the quality of construction? Is it TIG welded or brazed?

One more thing about lemond,check out e-bay and see that they really hold the resale value better then most all others.Anyone in so cal,jaxs has the zurich on sale for 1600,not bad.