Originally Posted by
andre nickatina
sweet... but the real question is, what do you like better, this or the bridgestone?
Well, the Bridgestone is sold and I've hardly had a chance to ride this (the photos you see are how it arrived, but I already stripped it down and am rebuilding it), but so far, I'd say the Lemond. It's a whole heluva lot stiffer, it may be a little lighter, and I think it's almost totally unique, since apparently no one else has ever heard of a Greg Lemond Le Vanquer track bike.
The only downside is that the Lemond is a 52 ST and the Bridgestone was a slightly-more-comfortable 51. Both fit pretty well, though. Also, the clearance on the Lemond fork is so tight that I had to move from a 23c to a 20c in order to get the front wheel to even spin. But yeah, other than those two things, this Lemond has more or less made my year.
The best part is that the whole thing cost me $250. After I sell the rear wheel, seatpost and saddle, I should almost come out ahead on this bike.