pulled the trigger on an airborne
06-29-05, 05:24 PM
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pulled the trigger on an airborne
Time to retire the Cadex CFR with 8-speed campy I've been riding for the last 11 years. We'll always have Paris. After much research, deliberation, and dissapointing visits to LBS I bought the thunderbolt airborne has on sale currently. Nothing like a little surplus military grade aluminum from China. Came within a whisker of going with bikesdirect, but airborne at least gives a 3 year warranty on the frame.
06-29-05, 05:39 PM
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Looks like a very nice package. I think you are going to be very happy with that! It is a great deal...especially with the pro fork upgrade. Get us some pics after you get her out of the box.
06-29-05, 05:41 PM
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06-29-05, 08:54 PM
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I'll post 'em when the thing arrives. Want to see pics of my 11 year old CADEX?
06-29-05, 10:13 PM
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Nice upgrade. I never could get used to bikes with the seatstays welded lower than the junction of the toptube/seattube though.
06-30-05, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by hmai18
Nice upgrade. I never could get used to bikes with the seatstays welded lower than the junction of the toptube/seattube though.
06-30-05, 01:42 PM
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It's purely an aesthetics thing. I don't know how to explain it better, but I like to see all the tubes at common junctions. For this reason, I never really liked Giant's OCR aluminum or any of GT's triple-triangle frames.
