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Forum: Road Cycling
02-16-06, 04:39 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,808
Posted By minolta7

If you need to ask this question, you'd better...

If you need to ask this question, you'd better not get a bike computer- you'd cry at the reading.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 09:39 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,087
Posted By minolta7

I don't HATE Trek, I just don't see the hype.

I don't HATE Trek, I just don't see the hype.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 08:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,087
Posted By minolta7

My favourite part are the dropouts....

My favourite part are the dropouts....
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 08:46 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,967
Posted By minolta7

Let's be blatant. That Trek isn't made to ride. ...

Let's be blatant. That Trek isn't made to ride. It's made to show off as an artpiece (although I can think of many more beautiful bikes than that at that price level).

Why are average paintings...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 08:35 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,087
Posted By minolta7

My stock 2002 Siena (105 components, crappy...

My stock 2002 Siena (105 components, crappy Shimano wheels that I'll replace with some Campy Ventos soon):

I've been through a lot with her, including several crashes (post-picture) in Cat 5/4...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 08:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 688
Posted By minolta7

It'll also show you new bruises on your body you...

It'll also show you new bruises on your body you didn't notice before.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 07:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,749
Posted By minolta7

1 race, no matter how arduous, cannot possibly...

1 race, no matter how arduous, cannot possibly prove a frame is fatigue-resistant- even the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. These bikes are to be ridden for 2-300 km, and then basically discarded. Even...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 04:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,749
Posted By minolta7

Take a look at TST's website: titaniumsports.com...

Take a look at TST's website: titaniumsports.com

Cambria Bike's: http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp?id=20809 (make sure it's your size)

Do a search on titanium here or Google it, and you...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 03:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,395
Posted By minolta7

TST titanium frame, Campy Centaur, Campy Vento,...

TST titanium frame, Campy Centaur, Campy Vento, generic Performance stuff= $1700. Nuff said.

You had to know that you would go over your budget, didn't you?
02-12-06, 03:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 33,937
Posted By minolta7

Garage sales are your friend. I once picked up a...

Garage sales are your friend. I once picked up a decent "vintage" Schwinn Peloton for $20.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 03:29 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,188
Posted By minolta7

Okay, I'll go easy on the Trek-bashing... ...

Okay, I'll go easy on the Trek-bashing...

But still, you know how I feel about them
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 03:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,749
Posted By minolta7

I'd be worried about riding on aluminum foil more...

I'd be worried about riding on aluminum foil more than I'd be about riding on CF. The fatigue life (generally) of CF is far greater than AL, unless the bike is a one-off. CF can take a pretty big...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 03:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 392
Posted By minolta7

Nice components dude, but... man, your...

Nice components dude, but...

man, your floors are dir-ty!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 03:07 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,408
Posted By minolta7

By that logic, let's buy a Toyota Echo instead of...

By that logic, let's buy a Toyota Echo instead of a Chevrolet Malibu at the same price, so that we can suffer for the 3 years we have it, and sell it for a couple hundred bucks more at the end.

No...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 01:28 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,924
Posted By minolta7

Are those Topolino spokes the same ones they use...

Are those Topolino spokes the same ones they use on Lightweights?
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 01:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,749
Posted By minolta7

Keep in mind the CAAD8 isn't meant for...

Keep in mind the CAAD8 isn't meant for durability- there's a reason why Cannondale's are nicknamed "Crump-n-fail"s in many pelotons. That said, however, a CAAD8 is hard to beat for cheap performance.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 01:22 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,811
Posted By minolta7

I can get a handbuilt carbon frame/sub-1000g AL...

I can get a handbuilt carbon frame/sub-1000g AL frame w/Record + Carbon wheels for 3.5k? News to me... please enlighten me of this wonderful deal!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 11:27 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,362
Posted By minolta7

Mmm... Record. Mmm... non-Trekness ...

Mmm... Record.

Mmm... non-Trekness

Can't go wrong with Ti!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 11:20 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,408
Posted By minolta7

Hmmm... A Scattante R-550 at Performance costs...

Hmmm... A Scattante R-550 at Performance costs $700, minus $70 worth of Team Performance Points= $630 (fine, $650 for the membership...). It has Easton Ultralite tubing, Shimano 105 drivetrain....
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 11:11 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,967
Posted By minolta7

Oh man, do I have to jump on this... I agree...

Oh man, do I have to jump on this...

I agree with the OP.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 11:06 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,811
Posted By minolta7

Of course not- how can you call Trek "boutique"? ...

Of course not- how can you call Trek "boutique"?

"TREK"= To make a slow or arduous journey. (dictionary.com)

Doesn't sound too appealing to me...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:46 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 2,586
Posted By minolta7

Maybe he was disgusted that you were riding a...

Maybe he was disgusted that you were riding a Trek!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:37 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,188
Posted By minolta7

Maybe it was the Trek police punishing you for...

Maybe it was the Trek police punishing you for not buying one of their bikes!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:35 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,163
Posted By minolta7

Well, that's what you need to do to be able to...

Well, that's what you need to do to be able to push such crappy bikes...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:32 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,811
Posted By minolta7

Seriously though guys, why get a Madone 5.2 @...

Seriously though guys, why get a Madone 5.2 @ 3.3k with Ultegra & BONTRAGER components when you can get a Cervelo Soloist w/Chorus with FSA carbon? Don't tell me you weenies would prefer the Trek!?
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:25 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,190
Posted By minolta7

Come on... put it this way: Six13= made by...

Come on... put it this way:

Six13= made by CANNONDALE

Madone 5.2= made by TREK

Assuming that you race, (which you should when you look at bikes in that price range), would you rather blend...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:22 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,189
Posted By minolta7

Thank you for having good taste in looking at...

Thank you for having good taste in looking at Cervelos! Come on, how can you resist those beautiful, aero Canadian bikes? Trek, on the other hand.... :D
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:20 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 6,859
Posted By minolta7

Were you riding a Trek MTB? Was she riding a...

Were you riding a Trek MTB? Was she riding a bike other than Trek? If so, there's your answer!

If you don't get it, (Trek sucks).
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,930
Posted By minolta7

Of course they screwed you, they're Trek!

Of course they screwed you, they're Trek!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:17 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,163
Posted By minolta7

Nah- just another hater of a hyped up brand of...

Nah- just another hater of a hyped up brand of bikes that are 1.5-2x more expensive than their comparable Taiwanese counterparts!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:13 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,811
Posted By minolta7

All those Treks' overpriced-ness is infesting my...

All those Treks' overpriced-ness is infesting my beautiful home! Get them away! Burn that carbon fibre! Burn!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:11 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,811
Posted By minolta7

Life's great under the bridge... but I wish...

Life's great under the bridge... but I wish people would stop thowing their Treks into the river- they're getting me all wet!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:10 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,163
Posted By minolta7

Buy any bike, as there are very few poorly-made...

Buy any bike, as there are very few poorly-made bikes out there- except overpriced, Lance-factored Treks!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,395
Posted By minolta7

Anything is great- except a Trek!

Anything is great- except a Trek!
Forum: Road Cycling
02-12-06, 10:06 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,811
Posted By minolta7

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