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11-11-09, 03:15 PM
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I'll keep the Cannondale love going.... 
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11-11-09, 03:16 PM
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11-11-09, 03:37 PM
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Yes, it is, Controltech Carbon Comp. In two words: LOVE IT!
My first three rides on it were 20, 35, and 102 miles.
Aside from a bit of fore/aft and tilt tweaking along the way it felt great from the moment I sat on it. If you can get and underside pic of one you'll see the CF "spring" that the rails attach to. Really smooths out road buzz and imperfections. Having a bare carbon saddle isn;t near as uncomfortable as you might think...so long as it;s the right shape. I got lucky with this...it's just so, so...
Pricey...I got this one on eBay used for about $80, you can get new ones for $185. I check eBay every day looking for another one.
Oh, and it's about 1cm farther forward normally, I don't know how it got back there...must not have clamped the rails well enough?!
My first three rides on it were 20, 35, and 102 miles.
Aside from a bit of fore/aft and tilt tweaking along the way it felt great from the moment I sat on it. If you can get and underside pic of one you'll see the CF "spring" that the rails attach to. Really smooths out road buzz and imperfections. Having a bare carbon saddle isn;t near as uncomfortable as you might think...so long as it;s the right shape. I got lucky with this...it's just so, so...
Pricey...I got this one on eBay used for about $80, you can get new ones for $185. I check eBay every day looking for another one.
Oh, and it's about 1cm farther forward normally, I don't know how it got back there...must not have clamped the rails well enough?!
11-11-09, 04:02 PM
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11-12-09, 07:30 AM
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11-12-09, 09:19 AM
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I think we need to come up with a rating system bases on categories. Stuff like:
-uniqueness of bike
-uniqueness of bike build
-presentation
Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. We could then add the categories up for an overall score?
-uniqueness of bike
-uniqueness of bike build
-presentation
Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. We could then add the categories up for an overall score?
11-12-09, 01:27 PM
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11-12-09, 02:12 PM
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11-12-09, 02:17 PM
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11-12-09, 02:36 PM
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I like 55/Rad's Orca quite a bit. There was a black Time that was posted at the beginning of a troll thread a while back that I found visually stunning. EDR's white Look is great. I forget who, but someone on here owns a Felt F3c with kinlin rims on it, easily the bike I want the most out of these.
11-12-09, 03:03 PM
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11-12-09, 03:04 PM
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There is entirely too much bicycle content in this stupid thread.
11-12-09, 04:14 PM
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Also, not a BF bike. But post worthy.
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11-12-09, 07:07 PM
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11-12-09, 07:17 PM
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I like my Waterford RS-22 in polished 953. My favorite BF bike, though, has been 55/Rad's chrome Pinarello since the first time I saw a picture of it.
11-12-09, 09:15 PM
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Stan - thank you for the kind words. I too, am a big fan of your rigs....specifically the Waterford and the Paramount - stunning!
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11-14-09, 06:59 AM
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i am too lazy to go find it, but i really like Lazyrider's 2010 Giant. the white and red is too hawt. later.
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11-14-09, 09:46 AM
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Looks white n' orange on my screen.
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