So I found this bike online, but I've never heard of the brand before.
05-07-11, 02:17 PM
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So I found this bike online, but I've never heard of the brand before.
https://www.cyclefg.com/shop/product....cat=351&page=1
Made by 'Tour de France'. Seems to be a decent entry-level bike (what I'm looking for), and the components don't seem too bad.
Anyone ever heard of this before (or better yet, bought one, however unlikely that may be)? Input?
Made by 'Tour de France'. Seems to be a decent entry-level bike (what I'm looking for), and the components don't seem too bad.
Anyone ever heard of this before (or better yet, bought one, however unlikely that may be)? Input?
05-07-11, 02:31 PM
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Okay, whenever a road bike has Thumb Shifters on it, run the other way.
You don't want this bike. Dotek 52.42 double? 7speed cassette? or is it a freewheel?
You don't want this bike. Dotek 52.42 double? 7speed cassette? or is it a freewheel?
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"SHIFTERS: Shimano A050 Handle Bar Mounted Thumb Shifter"???
Keep looking.
Keep looking.
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You can do a lot better for $300. Keep looking.
05-07-11, 08:04 PM
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OK then. Glad I have you guys. 
Also, what's so bad about thumb shifters? Is it the performance generally associated with them? Or just the illogical placement?
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I'm not sure. Quite possibly.
Also, what's so bad about thumb shifters? Is it the performance generally associated with them? Or just the illogical placement?
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I'm not sure. Quite possibly.
05-07-11, 08:13 PM
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+1 million to everyone who said run away and keep looking. That bike is simply horrible. It is truly below even the most entry of decent entry level road bikes.
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05-07-11, 08:15 PM
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the price is the giveaway. at 1/3 the cost of something half-way decent, you know it's made of rejected gas tubing.
05-07-11, 08:54 PM
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wow. That right there is a good pic of a terd.
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05-07-11, 09:17 PM
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Although most folks are snobs against Bikes Direct, the bike above is LEAPS AND BOUNDS better than the bike your looking at. Thumb shifters were dropped after Mr shimano came out with the idea of brake/shifters in 1988 and made it to the market in 1991. Thumb shifters require finesse to hunt down the right gear and moving your hand away from the brake to switch gears. Spend the extra $49 for a more decent bike.
I think everyone will agree that the bike you're looking at is below our lowest standard for bike purchases. And they have some pretty low standards. For example, they let ME join.
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