2005 Lemond Tourmalet - thoughts on this bike?
10-26-12, 05:52 PM
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2005 Lemond Tourmalet - thoughts on this bike?
Found a guy who is selling a what I believe is a 05 Tourmalet. He's asking for $400; good deal? Good starter bike? Anyone have one from experience
10-26-12, 07:29 PM
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I thought that was a "spine bike", carbon top and down tube and seatstays, aluminum rest, but bikepedia says all aluminum. They are not always correct, and unfortunately, Trek took down the Lemond site shortly after they took down the brand. You can certainly tell by looking. In any event, they are decent bikes, tend to have long top tubes. If it has the original Bontrager wheels, check carefully for cracks around the spoke holes. I have a 2006 Zurich, which is carbon/steel spine bike, but I believe it has the same geometry as the Tourmalet. It is comfortable, stable, reasonably light. I like it well enough that I have not felt the need to replace it.
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I thought that was a "spine bike", carbon top and down tube and seatstays, aluminum rest, but bikepedia says all aluminum. They are not always correct, and unfortunately, Trek took down the Lemond site shortly after they took down the brand. You can certainly tell by looking. In any event, they are decent bikes, tend to have long top tubes. If it has the original Bontrager wheels, check carefully for cracks around the spoke holes. I have a 2006 Zurich, which is carbon/steel spine bike, but I believe it has the same geometry as the Tourmalet. It is comfortable, stable, reasonably light. I like it well enough that I have not felt the need to replace it.
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2-3 months back I sold my 05 tourmalet for $400
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