Steel back in the pro peloton!
04-10-06 | 04:58 AM
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Aluminium Crusader :-)
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Steel back in the pro peloton!
https://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006...roubaix_bikes1
Maybe it has something to do with Lampre being a steel manufacturer
Maybe it has something to do with Lampre being a steel manufacturer
04-10-06 | 05:54 AM
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Slanky
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I can not fathom the Paris-Roubaix on an aluminum rig LOL....
I use my Kona Jake The Snake as a Road bike in the summer months...Slap on a set of Mavic K's and away I go...
On group rides I do get looks because of the Cantis LOL
I use my Kona Jake The Snake as a Road bike in the summer months...Slap on a set of Mavic K's and away I go...
On group rides I do get looks because of the Cantis LOL
04-10-06 | 06:22 AM
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Many of the bikes at Paris-Roubaix are "custom" bikes, designed to look like the sponsor's regular bike, but substituting steel parts, stronger forks, stems, bars, and rims. Hincapie was injured yesterday, and it may be a serious injury. His stem failed after his first crash, causing a second, more serious crash.
Bike companies have substituted carbon and aluminum for steel in the on-going quest of "lighter, lighter, lighter". And, we now have bikes that can't survive one hard day of riding. Pathetic and sad.
Bike companies have substituted carbon and aluminum for steel in the on-going quest of "lighter, lighter, lighter". And, we now have bikes that can't survive one hard day of riding. Pathetic and sad.
04-10-06 | 07:12 AM
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Bikes: 1 trek, serotta, rih, de Reus, Pogliaghi and finally a Zieleman! and got a DeRosa
did you notice that Ballan's bike had tied and soldered 3x 32 hole wheels?
classic.
marty
classic.
marty
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04-10-06 | 08:03 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
I put another 35 miles / 55 km on the 1959 Capo this weekend. It will be interesting to see how many of today's aluminum and carbon fiber racing frames survive 47 years of use.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
