Aluminum Frame Question
09-17-23, 06:34 PM
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09-17-23, 07:46 PM
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09-17-23, 08:33 PM
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I demo'ed this one but didn't end up buying one. Nice bike.
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09-18-23, 02:21 AM
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In your opinion, which bike brand isn’t pouring out gallons of kool-aid to the consumers with every single new product or product upgrade?
All bike brands hype their own products, technology, stiffness, compliance, aero, X amount faster… and they are all essentially using existing technology and known engineering standards.
CF may be one of the most over hyped projects ever introduced to the cycling world.
The real question- is the bike decent or not. The rest is just noise.
09-18-23, 07:03 AM
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In your opinion, which bike brand isn’t pouring out gallons of kool-aid to the consumers with every single new product or product upgrade?
All bike brands hype their own products, technology, stiffness, compliance, aero, X amount faster… and they are all essentially using existing technology and known engineering standards.
CF may be one of the most over hyped projects ever introduced to the cycling world.
The real question- is the bike decent or not. The rest is just noise.
All bike brands hype their own products, technology, stiffness, compliance, aero, X amount faster… and they are all essentially using existing technology and known engineering standards.
CF may be one of the most over hyped projects ever introduced to the cycling world.
The real question- is the bike decent or not. The rest is just noise.
It's the same way in many consumer product segments. Once something becomes mass-market, costs have to drop so they can compete on price, and new "features", need to be found to continue to push product. The concept of "New and Improved" is a basic marketing strategy. So many times it may be new, but it's very questionable whether it's actually better. It happens in every industry, especially with a product that is fairly mature with little room for actual improvement, like bicycles.
Not that there's anything wrong with buying those products, either. I have a brother-in-law who thrives on always having the latest gadget. He's got the money so I say more power to him. In many cases though, his "upgrade" of something is not actually an upgrade - it's just a new model with more features or different design.
09-21-23, 03:05 PM
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I own, and ride quite a few bicycles. From a 1970 Paramount, to a brand new Colnago with Super Record. This Cannondale (made in USA, so that dates it) is the best riding/performing bike that I own by a country mile. I bought it used for a few hundred dollars. It's a CAAD 7.
09-26-23, 05:04 AM
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I bought many used aluminum frame bikes over my life. I always inspected only with my eyes. Luckly never had a problem. I actually never tought about making an x-ray inspection. But you're completely right. We shall use at least an magnifying glass.
