2003 Bikes, Are They New?
12-13-02, 03:09 PM
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2003 Bikes, Are They New?
what is the difference between a new 2003 road bike and mine?
I'm riding a canondale with factory ultagra 9 speed, it just happens to be 5 years old.
What is the difference? honestly I have seen no new materials, weight reductions, wonder inventions or anything else in 5 years.
So why would a 2003 be one bit better than a 2, 3 4 year old bike in the same condition?...other than marketing hype?
I'm riding a canondale with factory ultagra 9 speed, it just happens to be 5 years old.
What is the difference? honestly I have seen no new materials, weight reductions, wonder inventions or anything else in 5 years.
So why would a 2003 be one bit better than a 2, 3 4 year old bike in the same condition?...other than marketing hype?
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Usaully they change some of the specs a little bit. Thats all I can say..
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Well, it depends on what frame you got.If it'sa a caad3, the caad4 has hourglass seatstays for allegedly a better ride,caad4 gets integrated HS and a bit less weight,caad6 also has cdale porprietary bb end even less weight,caad 7 gets all that plus an new lighter alloy.
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Caad 7 has different shaped tubes, uses a different alloy, and has a different geometry than the Caad 6/5.
The difference between the 5 and 7 is noticable and really makes it hard to imagine how they could improve it. It is a great frame.
The difference between the 5 and 7 is noticable and really makes it hard to imagine how they could improve it. It is a great frame.
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Originally posted by RacerX
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The difference between the 5 and 7 is noticable and really makes it hard to imagine how they could improve it. [/B]
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The difference between the 5 and 7 is noticable and really makes it hard to imagine how they could improve it. [/B]
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pokey,
he asked how they COULD improve it. Making it out of steel would make it worse. Steel sucks... let the FLAAAAAAAAAAAAMING begin!!!!!!
he asked how they COULD improve it. Making it out of steel would make it worse. Steel sucks... let the FLAAAAAAAAAAAAMING begin!!!!!!
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My vote for a new (or at least re-visited) bike design is Pinarello's Dogma road bike. It uses Dedacciai’s new AK61 Magnesium tubeset. Pinarello has exclusive rights to AK61 until 2005. It features a corossion control treatment that is said to address a weakness of magnesium fabrication.
Dogma picture:
http/www.pinarello.com/pics.php?pic=dogma_gold&w=600&h=379
Dogma picture:
http/www.pinarello.com/pics.php?pic=dogma_gold&w=600&h=379
