Ok now I have a problem...what's the next bike?
07-25-06, 12:23 PM
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Ok now I have a problem...what's the next bike?
Well I didn't think I cared but the more I look at my Roubaix and other bikes the more I wish it wasn't a compact frame. Well this IS a problem...hell 40% of the reason I have this bike is the looks (got to be OCP 
) right, so what do I do now? I think the only thing I can do is sell the frame and get a different one...but which one?
I don't race but I do want a light bike. I want something along the lines of the Roubaix, i.e. smooth ride and a higher bar position (again I am not a racer and I want to be comfortable). I would really like it to be CF or I suppose Ti.
So lets here some suggestions.
) right, so what do I do now? I think the only thing I can do is sell the frame and get a different one...but which one?I don't race but I do want a light bike. I want something along the lines of the Roubaix, i.e. smooth ride and a higher bar position (again I am not a racer and I want to be comfortable). I would really like it to be CF or I suppose Ti.
So lets here some suggestions.
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You're freaking nuts. 
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Originally Posted by cydewaze
You're freaking nuts.
.....going to deny that.
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i have a feeling you would be hard pressed to find a CF frame without compact geom, but i could be way off. you could always go custom Ti if your willing to shell out the big ones.
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Originally Posted by voltman
How about a Synapse? Or a Merckx 1XM?
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Originally Posted by allez
i have a feeling you would be hard pressed to find a CF frame with compact geom, but i could be way off.
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Originally Posted by 14max
I like Ti. What's your budget?
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Wait a min... didn't you JUST GET THAT THING!!!
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Are you going to pull your components off the Specialized or go with a complete bike? I've wanted a Titanium bike for awhile now so my vote goes for that.
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Originally Posted by gurana
Wait a min... didn't you JUST GET THAT THING!!!
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Non-sloping, non-compact, Ti and carbon mix.
16.0 lbs (for complete bike on Record)
16.0 lbs (for complete bike on Record)
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Originally Posted by Grasschopper
Dude it's been like over 7 months now.
I thought I was switching bikes quickly when I decided to buy a new bike to replace my Roubaix's current role (prima donna of the group). It's been only 12 months. I'm still keeping my Roubaix, though. It's a nice bike.
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Originally Posted by cydewaze
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Originally Posted by Mariner Fan
Are you going to pull your components off the Specialized or go with a complete bike? I've wanted a Titanium bike for awhile now so my vote goes for that.
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Originally Posted by cydewaze
Non-sloping, non-compact, Ti and carbon mix.
16.0 lbs (for complete bike on Record)
16.0 lbs (for complete bike on Record)
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Originally Posted by Grasschopper
Good question. Haven't set one yet...but it would be something like what I get for the Roubaix frameset plus say...$500-$1000 maybe. So under $2k which is going to eliminate many of the brands I lested.
You could KEEP the Roubaix and build it up with Campy Chorus for just over your total budget. For reference, mine with Ultegra 10, OP wheels, and Look Sprints comes in at a hair under 18 pounds. Chorus would probably be in the mid 17 to upper 16 pound range.
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I hear yea...hmm Vortex would be great but the price isn't going to happen...maybe the Tuscany though.
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