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10-20-15, 06:40 PM

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Thank you everyone for your seasoned advice. I ended up letting that bike go, since it was going to be nearly 700 with shipping.

A little confused because I read this https://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fis...nualLemond.pdf
and it makes it seem as though the PoPrad is the only Lemond with a purely steel frame? I originally thought the Zurich was steel frame with carbon fork, but it looks as the frame itself is a mix of carbon/steel?

There were many variations of Lemond bikes over the years. Steel with steel fork, steel with carbon fork, carbon, aluminum, titanium, steel/carbon and titanium/carbon

10-21-15, 07:24 AM

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Italian bike + Italian groupset = desirability amongst collectors. The Colnago will probably sell for more by the end of the auction and that's not even a very high end steel tubing or group. Lemonds are not sought after by collectors so prices tend to be lower. Good for you because they made great steel bikes. Without knowing any details about the bike youre looking at it's hard to compare it directly

edit - I see the orange Lemond on ebay. It's a cyclocross bike but it does have True Temper Ox steel which is one of the nicest steel tube you can make a bike out of. Seems like it will sell for more than I would want to spend including the shipping but it also seems like people are asking $750-1000 for a lot of Lemonds on ebay these days

Ok the so final decision comes between a 56cm Zurich with Rolf Vector wheels, and then also a 58cm Dave Moulton Fuso around the same price. Narrowed it down to 2....please let me know if you have any strong opinions on which one is a better value

10-21-15, 10:54 AM

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So my Focus Mares AX was stolen outside USPS today. I really loved that thing. Learned my lesson and got some renters/bicycle insurance

Haven't seen an affordable Focus yet, so I'm currently looking at two bikes.
1) $500. See attached picture of 58cm Specialized M2 Comp bike with shimano 105 / sti shifters

2) Between $6-800, depending on negotiation ability. See attached picture of Reynolds 853 steel frame, Black LeMond Cyclocross bike with Grand Prix road tires

If neither of these are a great deal, please let me know what other bike you think I might enjoy. I enjoyed the light aluminum frame of my old Focus bike, but I have heard many people say that a steel frame can absorb the shocks/bumps better than aluminum.

What about a bike lock?

10-21-15, 11:00 AM

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What about a bike lock?

That joke isn't as funny the second time. As I already explained in the previous page, I had it secured with a U-lock.

I'm down to crunch time and need to make a decision, so if anyone has advice on deciding between a moulton fuso and lemond zurich, it would be appreciated.