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Autospirit

06-19-08, 06:12 PM

:lol: Yea right.
I picked up a new Poprad on Monday and she's a sweet ride. The fact that it won't be produced next year only makes it more appealing in my eyes.

http://i29.tinypic.com/svooed.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2monptz.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/11qjpg3.jpg

Need to pick up a set of pedals and tires this weekend...

rbiked

06-19-08, 06:37 PM

very nice bike:)

it's a shame that they will not be made next year, but i do agree that it does make the bikes more appealing, they will become more rare.

Cynikal

06-19-08, 08:34 PM

That's a lot of white for a mud machine :)

TimJ

06-20-08, 11:22 AM

What? Not produced?

Someone explain to me, please.

jfmckenna

06-20-08, 12:57 PM

:lol: Yea right.
I picked up a new Poprad on Monday and she's a sweet ride. The fact that it won't be produced next year only makes it more appealing in my eyes.

Need to pick up a set of pedals and tires this weekend...

Dude, Mine is in the mail ;) Should be in the LBS next week. There were only 11 size 59's left. Of course the first thing I am going to do on mine is strip all the components off and convert it to my 1 x 8 set up with a bar con. The OX Platinum is going to ride great!

BTW I hear on the rumour mill that Lemond will go out on his own, we'll see.

Junkdad

06-20-08, 01:15 PM

Looks a lot like mine. I LOVE it.

darrenshu

06-20-08, 01:26 PM

Someone explain to me, please.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=405535

El Diablo Rojo

06-21-08, 11:36 AM

Love the white bikes!!! No go get her dirty!

wagathon

06-21-08, 07:58 PM

Excellent; but, I'd do a double-wrap handlebar taping with black tape (maybe a 28 in the front, some racks. Look pedals ...).

jfmckenna

07-14-08, 12:30 PM

I just got mine in and have her set up for the road. I can't believe how nice this bike rides on the road. There's something about that just makes it ride like a dream, geometry maybe? The OX Platinum? I don't know.

Can't wait to try her out on the cross courses.

KeatonR

07-14-08, 09:22 PM

How's that Bontrager fork? I just bought one to put on my '05 Poprad, which is also white (but with the blue LeMond decals). I'll post pics once I get the fork installed. My only concern is that the legs sure do taper down to some pretty thin tubes toward the axle.

But regardless, love the bike.

jfmckenna

07-16-08, 08:06 AM

They do taper down quite a bit. The best fork I ever races on was a steel road fork made back in the days of yore. The reason why it was so great was because it was delicate and springy and absorbed a lot of shock. Mind you it was totally safe. This Bonti fork flexes in a similar manor which IMO is a good thing. I don't like stiff for cross hence why I like this OX Platnium frame. So yeah it did look sketchy to me too but it rides nicely. I don't have any other experience with high quality carbon forks but I've race AL - to stiff, cheap steel - too stiff and heavy, and nice steel which was excellent.

The '05 was AL right? I think you will notice a difference.

KeatonR

07-16-08, 12:16 PM

Thanks for the info. Yeah, the '05 came with an aluminum fork. I have found it to be ok, but there have been many on these forums who have really disliked it. I set out to find a carbon replacement and considered the Reynolds and the Alpha Q, but it turns out only the Bontrager is the same geometry, so I went with that. Just waiting for my new brakes to show up, and then I'll get it installed. Very excited.

cs1

07-16-08, 12:36 PM