Why do rational, mature adults go all blubbery when it comes to Cervelo?
09-28-08, 04:53 PM
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I try to save a little $ by buying eBay and assembling myself. Always ends up expensive though....
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09-28-08, 05:00 PM
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I don't know how ubiquitous they are, but they are ubuckquitous.
09-28-08, 05:15 PM
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They make good bikes. They have good customer service. Would I buy one? No. Will I bash them? Well, that would be silly.
09-28-08, 05:17 PM
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Why do rational, mature adults go all blubbery when it comes to Cervelo?
Is it because they're shiny?
I'm starting to feel that Cervelos are the Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle Me Elmos of the cycling world.
I mean, what makes them so special compared to every other expensive, well made frame aside from self-induced hype?
Is it because they're shiny?
I'm starting to feel that Cervelos are the Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle Me Elmos of the cycling world.
I mean, what makes them so special compared to every other expensive, well made frame aside from self-induced hype?
Im rational, mature and adult. I do not go "blubbery" over Cervelo bicycles. I would not buy one and if one were given to me I would sell it, fly to Italy and buy a Cinelli Pro Estrada with a Record gruppo and Scirocco wheels.
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09-28-08, 05:20 PM
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09-28-08, 05:21 PM
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Good choice, that's how gawdy graphics should be done. I still wouldn't buy one unless I ride it first.
09-28-08, 05:25 PM
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09-28-08, 05:26 PM
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Record and Scirocco. Not that you have to, but please justify one way or the other. 1800 group w/ 50 dollar wheels. I'm not getting this at all.
09-28-08, 05:27 PM
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Personally I think the fat cervelos look very aero. What is attractive is in the eye of the beholder. De gustabus no disputandum.
09-28-08, 05:28 PM
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09-28-08, 05:59 PM
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09-28-08, 06:31 PM
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Indeed.
Quoted from Cervelo's site:
"Every Cervélo frame comes with a limited lifetime warranty for the original owner. For full details on this warranty, please click here. Please note that frames not purchased from an authorized dealer are not covered by any warranty. For a list of authorized dealers, please check our dealer locator below. "
also see https://www.cervelo.com/content.aspx?t=Owners&i=Warranty
Quoted from Cervelo's site:
"Every Cervélo frame comes with a limited lifetime warranty for the original owner. For full details on this warranty, please click here. Please note that frames not purchased from an authorized dealer are not covered by any warranty. For a list of authorized dealers, please check our dealer locator below. "
also see https://www.cervelo.com/content.aspx?t=Owners&i=Warranty
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See, if Cervelo had just kept their prices much higher and kept their dealer base smaller, then their bikes would still have snob appeal and the folks pathetic enough to base their purchases on getting the bike nobody else has would still be on the bandwagon. Instead, those pr!cks at Cervelo decided to make high-quality racing frames at prices well below the other boutique brands. Of all the nerve.
Now I guess I have to sell the P2C and buy a Lynskey imported from Taiwan.
Now I guess I have to sell the P2C and buy a Lynskey imported from Taiwan.
Tiawan Tennessee, cute little suburb of Chatanooga..visit...you'll love it.
09-28-08, 08:31 PM
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09-28-08, 08:32 PM
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