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12-23-12, 07:37 PM

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MrEss

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Originally Posted by marqueemoon

Ugly:

I love the range of opinions we get on C&V... it's not just "expensive == pretty".

Personally, when I saw the DA 9000 launch photos my jaw dropped. I said "Wow, Shimano finally decided to do a group that was both modern and good-looking."

12-23-12, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by marqueemoon

this bike is not my bag at all but i can kind of see the appeal in it, especially compared to most carbon bikes, but i would like to ask how corny are rims going to get before they go back to the way they should be? attack? that is so lame. "lightweight" was bad enough. and please, at least 32 spokes and a normal rim.

also, this bike looks like it would lock you into a position that wouldn't be comfortable for more than a couple city blocks...