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Audi Bikes?
I'm a big Audi fan, and apparently their bikes are pretty cool too. I don't know how i feel about these, though. I do like the Winwood forks. I had the Winwood dualist on my old bike and they are bad a$$.
check 'em out: http://www.audi-collection.com/duo |
What's up with the wood? Not sure I like the look of that frame...
$7.5k is pretty darn steepish, too |
Renovo's been doing it for a while. Oh I just realized Renovo did these bikes. Something about Red with discs doesn't jive with me.
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Would be nice if they stopped patting themselves on the back just long enough to describe any actual features of the bikes or showed pictures larger than blurry thumbnails.
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Originally Posted by Nerull
(Post 12455363)
Would be nice if they stopped patting themselves on the back just long enough to describe any actual features of the bikes or showed pictures larger than blurry thumbnails.
I keep picturing myself on this bike hitting a patch of asphalt gravel and crying over the pock marks they left in the wood on the underside downtube. |
Originally Posted by Nerull
(Post 12455363)
Would be nice if they stopped patting themselves on the back just long enough to describe any actual features of the bikes or showed pictures larger than blurry thumbnails.
Vorsprung durch marketing. |
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Seems like a lot of $$ for some fire wood! :D
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Thought those looked like Renovo's. So, essentially what you are getting is a $2-3K Renovo with Audi badges for $7500. Beautiful bikes. I would love to have a Renovo. That Euro-markup is rediculous.
You would also think that if they were actually interested in selling $7000 bikes that the website would be a little more user friendly. |
Originally Posted by pgjackson
(Post 12455530)
Thought those looked like Renovo's. So, essentially what you are getting is a $2-3K Renovo with Audi badges for $7500. Beautiful bikes. I would love to have a Renovo. That Euro-markup is rediculous.
You would also think that if they were actually interested in selling $7000 bikes that the website would be a little more user friendly. |
$7,460.00 AHP850 The duo features a monocoque hardwood frame. Made from woods selected not only for their strength and rigidity, but also for their ability to match the look of Audi vehicle interiors. Hand-made, one by one, at Renovo's Portland, Ore., studio, the Audi duo is lightweight, strong, durable and smooth. Available in three models to suit different cycling styles and needs. duo Road - A performance road bike, good for club and century rides. Features include narrow tires; no fenders; minimal accessories; and SRAM red, compact 20-speed gear train. http://www.audi-collection.com/core/...d831bcfcadafd7 I was wondering about the disc brakes... then i realized that if they are indeed solid hard wood frames then the bikes need the disc brakes to stop the heavy weight. |
Hope their bikes are better than their cars VAG sucks
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i just checked out the renovo website for the first time and it and audi seem like the perfect couple: they're very self-indulgent. still, the bikes are nice.
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Originally Posted by runningDoc
(Post 12455564)
here's the actual simple sale page: http://www.audi-collection.com/Cycling
http://www.audi-collection.com/core/...d831bcfcadafd7 I was wondering about the disc brakes... then i realized that if they are indeed solid hard wood frames then the bikes need the disc brakes to stop the heavy weight. http://www.renovobikes.com/making-a-frame/ |
I am a BMW fan and they make bikes too. Mercedes also makes bikes.
The BMW bikes look more like space ships than bikes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB6JyXR76Yk EDIT: I noticed that many of these concept looking bikes say Specialized on them. |
Originally Posted by runningDoc
(Post 12455564)
here's the actual simple sale page: http://www.audi-collection.com/Cycling
http://www.audi-collection.com/core/...d831bcfcadafd7 I was wondering about the disc brakes... then i realized that if they are indeed solid hard wood frames then the bikes need the disc brakes to stop the heavy weight. A Calfee Bamboo bike makes more sense. Bamboo is hollow and a frame weighs about the same as a steel frame. A Bamboo frame also cost $2600. |
Originally Posted by Carbon Unit
(Post 12455971)
A Calfee Bamboo bike makes more sense. Bamboo is hollow and a frame weighs about the same as a steel frame. A Bamboo frame also cost $2600.
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Originally Posted by Carbon Unit
(Post 12455943)
I am a BMW fan and they make bikes too. Mercedes also makes bikes.
The BMW bikes look more like space ships than bikes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB6JyXR76Yk EDIT: I noticed that many of these concept looking bikes say Specialized on them. I wouldn't buy the Audi versions either, nor the Ducati Corse / Ferrari (Colnagos). But that's just me. |
Renovo is here in Portland and I can honestly say, they are some of the nicest bikes I have ever seen or ridden. They are lighter and stiffer than you would think...on par with a good quality steel tubeset. (the wood is hollow in the main tubes) Plus, they are sexy as hell - even better in person than in pictures. But of course, they aren't cheap...which is why I don't own one.
55/Rad |
So I say why not just buy the original and not sub-branded to an automaker? Ferrari used Colnago and Campy for their bikes. I'd much rather get the "real" thing.
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I like Audis, but those are hideous. And expensive.
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Saturday, group ride, another cyclist with a very sweet Renovo. I talked a while with him and he has ridden many years on many frames. Said his Renovo is his favorite and outperforms his Trek Madone. Those Audis look very similar to Renovo frames. Pretty cool. Still, I'll stick to metal frames.
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Next someone will make Ferrari and Lamborghini laptops. Wait, they already do. Oh the irony.
The least-vomit-inspiring car-related bike is Colnago when they associate themselves with Ferrari. Specialized/Venge/McLaren, give me a friggin break. |
Originally Posted by kamajii
(Post 12456330)
The tubular bamboo is fragile as hell and you need to like the Gilligan island/tiki torch look.
http://www.dirtragmag.com/node/45092 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b26HrGPvNgw Here is a bamboo utility bike with 620 lbs of weight on it and it doesn't break. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5VdRaJkc7c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RdxK...1&feature=fvwp |
Originally Posted by mpath
(Post 12456670)
I've owned half a dozen or so BMW's going back to the 80's, so I guess that makes me a Bimmerphile. But I wouldn't buy a bike that says "BMW". D*****bag comes to mind. :D
I wouldn't buy the Audi versions either, nor the Ducati Corse / Ferrari (Colnagos). But that's just me. |
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