Originally Posted by
waynesworld
That is a beautiful bike!
What kind of bar ends are those? And grips? It looks almost like a trekking bar, and really, really cool.
Hey thanks,
waynesworld, much appreciated!
Bike was actually the end-result of this thread and the advice given in it...plus some added research & luck of my own. The grips/barends are Ergon's
GC3, new for '09 which were talked about/suggested by some -- in fact, there are a couple of threads about them right in this forum. Can't tell you how much I like them as they add a number of hand-grips as well as a wide, soft wrist pad for simply biking along.
The bike itself is a '09 Allegro 3X as pictured at the beginning of the thread. Chose it over the '10 Quick Ultra for a number of reasons, cost/return on investment included. Waited for the Allegro '10 model to come out before putting in my order -- but the new candy apple red and white just didn't do it for me so I stuck with the
'09 scheme. As for the rest, all stock 'cept the saddle,
Selle Royal Respiro and the pedals,
Crank Brothers 5050 XX. Guess I got rather lucky with my research as I am very happy with all three components as well as with the bike itself -- not to mention grateful for the good advice I got right here.
All in all I came in well within my budget and a bike that feels as if it rides well beyond it.
Cheers!