Originally Posted by Patriot
I honestly would at least ho pon the bigger Kuota to give it a shot. Kuota (Italian company), is known for a much higher quality frameset than Giant. They are known for being one of the Elites, along with Look, Time, Orbea Orca, Colnago, etc.
Besides, from the articles I read on PEZ cycling website, I think Kuotas are rated a little lighter, and stiffer. Plus, they look really cool. Poser points.
The Kuota is still a definite possibility. (It took me a few seconds to decode "ho pon". I thought it was some term I'd never heard
) I really do like the idea of an Italian bike. I also have an older steel Columbus SL all Campy Italian bike by Italo Zilioli and it gets a lot of oohs and aahs. It was never imported into the US so it is truly unique here. This is in addition to my Davidson. I was switching between them all summer.
I have to convince the Finance Minister of the need to have an Italian bike though.
In any case, CF is going to be the way to go.