View Poll Results: Which brand has the most 'WOW' factor for you?
BMC
60
17.09%
Cervelo
70
19.94%
Colnago
42
11.97%
De Rosa
20
5.70%
Felt
7
1.99%
Look
54
15.38%
Pinarello
54
15.38%
Serotta
16
4.56%
Time
16
4.56%
Bianchi
12
3.42%
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Which brand has the most WOW factor for you?
07-18-07, 11:00 AM
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Which brand has the most WOW factor for you?
I know there are other brands such as Sachs and Parlee, but I'm only interested in these brands right now. So what do you think?
07-18-07, 11:06 AM
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I look at a Colnago, and think; wow ,you spent that much money on that.
07-18-07, 11:32 AM
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07-18-07, 11:41 AM
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BMC: 5.5
Cervelo: 4 (the're the new TREK, everyone's fuggin got one)
Colnago: 1 (carbon... lugged... so what? for that much!?)
De Rosa: 3
Felt: 0
Look: 6 (for a 595... others i'd a judge a 4-5)
Pinarello: 2.5 (HATE the goofy fork legs)
Serotta: 2 (pay too much to be esoteric)
Time: 6
Bianchi: -5 (Italy's Schwinn)
Being able to drop me after 70 miles into the wind: 10
at some point... you just have to define your budget and pick what you like. bikes are like "fine" watches or the hood ornament on your car.
its just there to project how you want to be preceived.
Cervelo: 4 (the're the new TREK, everyone's fuggin got one)
Colnago: 1 (carbon... lugged... so what? for that much!?)
De Rosa: 3
Felt: 0
Look: 6 (for a 595... others i'd a judge a 4-5)
Pinarello: 2.5 (HATE the goofy fork legs)
Serotta: 2 (pay too much to be esoteric)
Time: 6
Bianchi: -5 (Italy's Schwinn)
Being able to drop me after 70 miles into the wind: 10
at some point... you just have to define your budget and pick what you like. bikes are like "fine" watches or the hood ornament on your car.
its just there to project how you want to be preceived.
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07-18-07, 11:46 AM
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The only thing that WOW's me about most bike frames these days is the number of times most manufacturer's manage to plaster their name on the frame. Do you really need the manufacturer's name on both sides of every single tube?
07-18-07, 11:51 AM
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BMC for sure. Cervelo was my initial reaction, but frankly I think they're almost TOO commonplace to have much "wow" factor anymore. Sure they're a successful company and have probably exceeded even their own expectations thanks to sponsoring CSC, but I can't help but think they're on their way to being the next Trek: an over-produced bike that's no longer individual and that half the peleton already rides.
BMC on the other hand has a killer look IMO. They're not so well-known that the sight of them gets old either. A close, but not too close, 2nd place would go to LOOK.
**late edit**
Just read sleazy's post. Almost seems like I plagerized even though I didn't read his post first - like minds think alike, I guess.
BMC on the other hand has a killer look IMO. They're not so well-known that the sight of them gets old either. A close, but not too close, 2nd place would go to LOOK.
**late edit**
Just read sleazy's post. Almost seems like I plagerized even though I didn't read his post first - like minds think alike, I guess.
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Trek?
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07-18-07, 12:24 PM
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BMC?
What am I missing? A Swiss (read not Italian) company that's only been making bikes for 12 years, and makes them with a stupd looking (IMHO) seat cluster.
I don't doubt they're good bikes. But I certainly don't see the cache'
What am I missing? A Swiss (read not Italian) company that's only been making bikes for 12 years, and makes them with a stupd looking (IMHO) seat cluster.
I don't doubt they're good bikes. But I certainly don't see the cache'
07-18-07, 12:42 PM
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Moots
Merlin
Serotta
Seven
Lemond
vintage Italian steel
PERIOD.
Merlin
Serotta
Seven
Lemond
vintage Italian steel
PERIOD.
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