There's an Escape. I told you I didn't have the only one.
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Damn that bike looks good.
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Crappy pic. Just picked up a Cannondale quick 3
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That Giant Escape frame looks a lot like the Trek FX.
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Originally Posted by Dunbar
(Post 14156471)
That Giant Escape frame looks a lot like the Trek FX.
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Originally Posted by Igo
(Post 14156598)
Rumor has it that the Trek FX looks a lot like the Giant Escape. Giant is the largest frame builder in the world and has built many frames for Trek in the past and, as far as I know, may still do so.
Further, the similarity should not be surprising; the Escape, like the FX, or the new (2012) Specialized Sirrus, for example, are all basically flat-bar versions of 'light touring' frames; the geometry/overall 'look' will necessarily be pretty much-of-a-muchness. |
Sweet Cannondale quick, tell us how you like it when you get a few hundred miles on it.
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Do you know of a quality aluminum frame still built here in the US?
Originally Posted by badger1
(Post 14156661)
Still does; with the exception of the very highest-grade carbon frames (road and mountain), all Treks are made either by Giant (mid/upper-mid level) or other off-shore (Taiwan; China; Vietnam) factories. In the case of Specialized ... everything. Their high-end facility (in Taiwan) is Merida. Cannondale, the same (off-shore production).
Further, the similarity should not be surprising; the Escape, like the FX, or the new (2012) Specialized Sirrus, for example, are all basically flat-bar versions of 'light touring' frames; the geometry/overall 'look' will necessarily be pretty much-of-a-muchness. |
Originally Posted by badger1
(Post 14156661)
Still does; with the exception of the very highest-grade carbon frames (road and mountain), all Treks are made either by Giant (mid/upper-mid level) or other off-shore (Taiwan; China; Vietnam) factories. In the case of Specialized ... everything. Their high-end facility (in Taiwan) is Merida. Cannondale, the same (off-shore production).
Further, the similarity should not be surprising; the Escape, like the FX, or the new (2012) Specialized Sirrus, for example, are all basically flat-bar versions of 'light touring' frames; the geometry/overall 'look' will necessarily be pretty much-of-a-muchness. |
Originally Posted by Igo
(Post 14156881)
Do you know of a quality aluminum frame still built here in the US?
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Originally Posted by alexaschwanden
(Post 14156725)
Sweet Cannondale quick, tell us how you like it when you get a few hundred miles on it.
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Originally Posted by DAK
(Post 14158679)
Here is my new bike that I just got yesterday :)
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Originally Posted by Igo
(Post 14159305)
Beautiful, but what is it?
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I'm not very familiar with Jamis. I've got to look into them.
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Originally Posted by Igo
(Post 14159305)
Beautiful, but what is it?
I read around that 2011 might have better components or something though, but it's kind of hard to find used Coda's around my area. |
The black and silver is a nice combo! I like that Jamis doesn't display their brand name on every possible location on the frame. I want to look at the bikes, not the brand name.
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Sweet Jamis.
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Originally Posted by Evgeny
(Post 14155747)
Another one photo of my bike (taken today)
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Originally Posted by DAK
(Post 14158679)
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Originally Posted by erg79
(Post 14161960)
Dead sexy. Did you raise the stem, or is there normally that much space on it?
I haven't seen it on any other brand, at least not yet. I think it's kinda cool. If you want the stem slammed to the headset, of course you'll have a lot of steerer tube that you can't get rid of without also ditching the stem and sleeve, but for most people on this kind of bike, that's not an issue. |
Originally Posted by Dunbar
(Post 14156471)
That Giant Escape frame looks a lot like the Trek FX.
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Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider
(Post 14162702)
Other way around. Giant makes that frame for Trek.
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Originally Posted by BarracksSi
(Post 14162590)
A lot of Jamis bikes, his included, have a sleeve on the steerer tube that allows the stem to be adjusted up and down pretty easily for the rider's preference.
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Here is my 09 Trek 7.2FX. Looking for pointers on how to make it better for commuting on the road.http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=247704
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