Fizik Arione CX Carbon Question
07-30-09, 07:36 PM
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Crash, something's not adding up. The CX's with a carbon shell have a stripe down the middle on top, and the ones with the nylon shell are one solid piece. The best way to tell is whether it has the "ICS" mount. If doesn't have the removable tab then it's a carbon shell.
Does yours looks like
or like this
Does yours looks like
or like this
07-30-09, 08:15 PM
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As far as I can tell there are three cx ariones.
1)cx kium-metal rails, nylon shell.
2)cx braided-braided carbon rails, nylon shell.
3)cx carbon-braided carbon rails, carbon/kevlar shell.
I have #2 and there is no cutout. Competitive cyclist has a decent description of the difference between #2 and #3.
Mine does not say "carbon" , just "arione cx".
or what umd said and showed.
1)cx kium-metal rails, nylon shell.
2)cx braided-braided carbon rails, nylon shell.
3)cx carbon-braided carbon rails, carbon/kevlar shell.
I have #2 and there is no cutout. Competitive cyclist has a decent description of the difference between #2 and #3.
Mine does not say "carbon" , just "arione cx".
or what umd said and showed.
07-30-09, 10:04 PM
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Crash, something's not adding up. The CX's with a carbon shell have a stripe down the middle on top, and the ones with the nylon shell are one solid piece. The best way to tell is whether it has the "ICS" mount. If doesn't have the removable tab then it's a carbon shell.
Does yours looks like
Does yours looks like
i have the one above..exactly..
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2)cx braided-braided carbon rails, nylon shell.
3)cx carbon-braided carbon rails, carbon/kevlar shell.
I have #3. A training partner has #2. The differences aren't really there besides a tiny weight savings. Perhaps in the long run it's more comfortable, but the cutout is not like a true cutout where the weight gets shifter way more to the sit bones or elsewhere.
Compared to the standard nylon shelled arione the differences are rather significant. There's way more cushion on the nose of the standard model and a little more in the rear.
3)cx carbon-braided carbon rails, carbon/kevlar shell.
I have #3. A training partner has #2. The differences aren't really there besides a tiny weight savings. Perhaps in the long run it's more comfortable, but the cutout is not like a true cutout where the weight gets shifter way more to the sit bones or elsewhere.
Compared to the standard nylon shelled arione the differences are rather significant. There's way more cushion on the nose of the standard model and a little more in the rear.
07-31-09, 06:59 AM
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I scored the carbon-shelled, carbon-railed model of Fleabay. The regular Arione (2007 model year) sucked for me but I've heard they changed a lot in the CX model and am going to give it a try
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