Road Cycling - Iron Horse with campy

Any advice or info on this bike. I want to buy one for road riding, 2-3 hrs at a time. Been away for a few years, and looking to get a good bike at a fair price. Not much to choose from in my area. I found these on e-bay.

Thanks

Don't know much about them, but will guess that they are fabricated in China (either or both of them). And, they have just announced that they will be the bike supplier and a sponsor for one of the U.S. pro teams, although I don't recall which one. The fact that they are using Campy components speaks well for them. At least they are not going with the cheapest supplier for their gear.

If this is the bike you're looking at;

link here (http://www.getawaybikes.com/Detail.cfm?Categoryid=33&BrandID=11&ProductID=933&CFID=3152561&CFTOKEN=83248582#)

then I would bet you $100 that it's the exact same frame as on the Tommaso I showed you in your other post. There's no question it's the exact same fork.

Here's how the story goes. Iron Horse, Tommaso, Mercier, Motobecane, etc. (essentially many of the bikes you see listed on Ebay) were all defunct bike companies. At one point in time, they were all quite respected (although I'm not 100% sure of Iron Horse's history). Well, some smart folks in the states decide that they can capitalize on the name and history behind these manufacturers and they purchase the rights to use the names. They then source the parts from decent suppliers around the world and offer them for sale at reduced pricing. The important consideration is the supplier of the frame and not the name on the frame per se.

I'm almost 100% sure that Kinesis Inc. supplies the frame for the Iron Horse you're considering. Kinesis is a moderately sized frame and fork manufacturer with branches in the Northwest US, Tiawan, and mainland China. Kinesis frames and forks are generally well respected (google "kinesis" and "mountain biking") and are used in road frames by companies like Specialized.

I have no objective way to compare Kinesis aluminum from Italian steel from Trek carbon from Moots titanium. While I firmly believe that you get what you pay for, surely many bikes have high markup because of the name alone. I considered $500 for a bike to be a low risk investment and was satisfied with my research on the subject. While it may come back to bite me in the a$$, I'm still happy with my decision.

Campy? Shimano? I would only recommend that you ride a bike with each and decide which is more intuitive to you. The wheels on the Iron Horse are good as are the cranks.

FYI, I have no financial interest in Getaway bikes whatsoever.

-mark

Geneman, this is the bike I'm asking about, but I found it on e-bay for $606 new plus shipping. Getaway has it listed as a hot deal at 795.
Your earlier reply is what led me to this.
I'll probably order it Monday unless I find a compelling reason not to.
And I like what I read about the Campy stuff.

Thanks

Geneman, this is the bike I'm asking about, but I found it on e-bay for $606 new plus shipping. Getaway has it listed as a hot deal at 795.
Your earlier reply is what led me to this.
I'll probably order it Monday unless I find a compelling reason not to.
And I like what I read about the Campy stuff.

Thanks

Be sure to let us know how you like it.

-mark