Lookign for 06/07 Eclipse riders that can comment about the good the bad and their experience with this bike. Need to buy new bike and have this one on the list.

Any input will hep a lot!

I haven't ridden one, but my LBS has had them ordered before and they definitely look nice!

I havent heard anything bad so far, but for 2500 dols average probably u have better contenders in the market. The other thing is what u want... if you want a jamis doesnt matter that much what we could say u'll getter because u r hot for it. Nice convination anyways, reynolds and carbon... looks cool

I have a 2006 Eclipse that I bought as a frameset on eBay about 6 weeks ago. Built it up with an Ultegra/105 setup, but the frame and fork are stock.

Simply put: I love the bike!

It has the best ride qualities of steel with the benefit of carbon to dampen the resonant shimmy that can happen with 853 frames (my previous bike was a LeMond made of 853 and 531). It's not as light as a full carbon frame, but is a bit lighter than a full steel setup.

As far as ride quality is concerned, it's really great for long-distance rides. It's a decent bike for climbing and an extremely confident descender. The wheelbase is long (like LeMond's), so it tracks straight and true at speed, and corners well. I wouldn't consider it for crits, but for road races it would be fine.

The stock Easton EC70 fork is nice, though if you are a clyde it's a bit flexy under extreme load (that said, it's very damp if you're under 200 lbs.). Mine came with a Truvativ Roleur Carbon compact crank, which is very nice, if not the lightest unit on the market.

Fully built up, my 61 cm Eclipse weighs around 18.9 lbs - not the lightest rig in the peloton, but fine for me.

And grab the Eclipse while you can: it's been discontinued for 2008.

Which ones?

Thank you lots of info. Had no idea it was discontinued for 08!

This probably doesn't help but I had a slightly older model that was steel with carbon stays and fork and I loved it. Used it to replace a broken Specialized Allez Comp frame and swapped all the parts over to the eclipse frame. I loved the eclipse build.

I was considering one, tried a 55cm '06 at a shop. They run a little big, but I decided I would need a 57 anyway. I've seen '06's on line at Jenson for $1650. That year was Campy Centaur, I think the 07's have Ultegra and are chrome instead of blue. I liked the one I tried, though I decided to do a vintage build instead (can't get used to brifters, etc.)

Trying to understand the resonant shimmy on an 853 frame? No such issues on my 1998 Eclipse. Also have a 2004 853/carbon Eclipse and both are great rides.

Sad Jamis has dropped the Eclipse but my thought is that multi-material frames are out of favor right now in favor of full carbon frames. I feel the Eclipse is a lot of bike for the $ but not at the list price. Should be some deals on NOS.

My previous frame was a 2002 LeMond Tourmalet, which had 853 main tubes and 531 stays, along with a steel fork. As such, there was nothing much to dampen resonant vibrations that happen with any metal object (think of it like a tuning fork). On the LeMond, this would happen around 40 mph, and the frame (which was verified as being in excellent alignment by two different frame builders) would start to shimmy. I'd clamp the top tube between my legs to dampen it. The shimmy would never get to a dangerous level, but it was certainly not subtle. It would subside again once I topped 42 or 43 mph.

My guess is that the LeMond's wheelbase length and the all-steel makeup of the build had a lot to do with its behavior. My friend who has a 2002 LeMond Buenos Aires in the same frame size and a carbon fork does not have quite as extreme a shimmy at speed - something I've verified on his bike. So the carbon mix seems to have a damping effect on the resonant frequencies.

Just my speculation, but carbon is used in many applications for its flexible damping qualities (e.g. skis, where different lays of the fiber can have different effect on the ski's behavior).