voldemort

Jamis Sputnik-fixed gear/single speed. Just for a change from my road bike. I LOVE it. Steel, steady, suave, and sleek. Since I got it, I've been looking at getting a Jamis as a commuter.

Sonoma76

2007 Jamis Quest I got as NOS in 2008. 2000 miles later I've had zero issues. Bike came with almost full 105, FSA compact crank, Mavic Aksium wheels and Ritchey everything else. The best part? I got it for $800

I now ride a Seven for road, but I commute on the Jamis every day and I've taken it on overnight tours.

I Heart Jamis....

that said, I think they've lost some of their value in the last two years. Used to be you could get a Quest for about $1300, now they're like $1800.

lshobo

Any manufacturer that still makes steel frames a regular part of their lineup is good in my book. Picked up last year's Jamis Eclipse for a good price...great for centuries.

Saltybeagle

I got a 2008 Jamis Xenith Team 8 months ago, over 5k miles and she has been a great bike, better than I expected, very solid.

NCMTBIKER

well my buddy decided on this jamis what do u guys think of it??https://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebik...racomp_bk.html

Herbie53

Bike looks fine, but the photo guys at Jamis need to either cut some steerers for photo ops or photoshop them shorter!!!

Dirt Farmer

A capital choice!

temp

I have a 08 Jamis Ventura Comp myself, so far it's been great.

kokorozashi

Glad I happened across this thread!

I'm something of a steel fanatic (though recently I had the pleasure of hefting a ridiculously light titanium bike, and I must admit, Ti is rather intriguing). Right now, I ride (and love) an old GT Legacy, a very game bike that goes everywhere I ask it to, including places that are probably totally inappropriate for hybrids, without any complaints. It's a fantastic commuter and actually a pretty decent bike for middle distances.

However, I have succumbed at last to the siren song of the road bike, and after some poking around have decided that I like the models Jamis has to offer, and will probably buy one, unless I happen across a nice, fairly light used steel frame that would be suitable for a decent build. Part of me likes the idea of owning a shiny new bike, though, as grossly materialistic as it sounds

Conveniently enough, the LBS which is located most distressingly close to my place of employment (maybe five blocks or so away) carries Jamis, which they build up very nicely and price very well. Needless to say, I wind up there frequently, and spend more time than is probably healthy ogling the bikes.

Assuming I don't make any explosive fiscal blunders in the coming weeks, I am on track to snag myself a road bike around mid-July.

The LBS prices the Satellite at $730 (less if I cough up a trade-in, but I can't imagine trading my GT, and I plan to keep it for commuting anyway).

The Quest is priced higher, of course, though I don't remember what they're asking for it. It would be a bigger stretch for me, financially, but still doable, and worth if it suits my purposes better.

In case you're wondering, 'my purposes' include club rides (from 12 miles to 150-mile 2-days), centuries (lots of them), brevets up to 300K (I plan to do longer ones as well, but I will probably build a touring bike for those, because it gives me an excuse to own more bikes), credit-card touring, and generally any other excuse I can find to ride. It is also possible that I will make laughable attempts at low-level racing with a University club, in which my goals will basically be to show up, learn from my betters, and not embarass myself or my team (or anyone else) too badly.

I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on whether the Quest will be the better choice in the long-run, or if perhaps I should just go with the Satellite and upgrade over time, if need demands?

I can see the Quest's relatively-lighter finished weight (about 4 lbs less than the Satellite; I plan on a compact double if I go with the Quest) being a factor in its favor on long rides, since frame weight is undoubtedly a significant piece of that puzzle -- but I also could just lose the ~10 lbs or so I need to drop (and am steadily dropping) anyway to the same effect

Links to the specs on the Jamis website:
Quest
Satellite

Any thoughts on the matter will be both deeply appreciated and duly considered

WhyFi

I took my Xenith in for a little maintenance and spied a Beatnik in the shop... it's a nice lookin' (and tempting) SS/FG.

Wife would kill me.

Don't have any place to put it.

These are the things I tell myself to justify leaving it behind at the shop.

gus6464

I went to the only shop in town that carries Jamis to check out some bikes for my girlfriend and for some reason the LBS owner kept pushing me to a Scott instead. They carried both lines so I don't see why he was all about the Scott instead of the Jamis. His reason for trying to get me into a Scott was that they are more popular than Jamis when it comes to road bikes. Are Scott frames better than Jamis or something?

WhyFi

Sometimes salesmen (I am one) push you in to a certain model or brand because there's some sort of incentive for them to do so - whether it's in stock, and they can wash their hands of the deal faster, or because there's some sort of pricing special that they'll see a piece of... and sometimes it's just a personal preference and they're just trying to do what they think in the right thing. In any event, a smart salesman shouldn't push so hard as to dissuade your friend from both...

songfta

Love my 2006 Eclipse.



Bought the frame from eBay as an emergency replacement for a broken LeMond steel frame. The geometry of the Eclipse was remarkably similar, and the price on the frame was excellent: the original buyer purchased the bike for the Campagnolo Centaur parts and Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheelset, it seems, otherwise selling the frame, fork, headset, crank and BB. I built it up with parts from the old LeMond and it's been a great bike ever since.

While it doesn't get as much use as my Pedal Force (the Jamis lives at the in-laws' place in Connecticut), it's been on some long rides (two times on the Great River Ride, once on the Harpoon Brewery-to-Brewery ride) and is very plush: the unique feel of steel with the immediate response of carbon, a wonderfully behaved bike. I'd imagine that their current Eclipse (which is all steel) is also a lovely bike.