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11-03-14 | 11:16 PM
#1402
Not actually Tmonk
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
Gorgeous.
I say ditch the red tape; it's too loud. There is enough red between the logos on the fork and stem to make an effective color triangle with the bits on the rear.
Get black or grey, then consider keeping the gumwalls. The gumwall doesnt work because it clashes with all that red, like it does with most other bright colors.
As a last note, this bike is very in line with my ideal training/daily rider bike. Very nice!
I say ditch the red tape; it's too loud. There is enough red between the logos on the fork and stem to make an effective color triangle with the bits on the rear.
Get black or grey, then consider keeping the gumwalls. The gumwall doesnt work because it clashes with all that red, like it does with most other bright colors.
As a last note, this bike is very in line with my ideal training/daily rider bike. Very nice!
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11-04-14 | 07:10 AM
#1404
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Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 810
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From: Chicago (suburbs)
Bikes: A few too many
11-04-14 | 07:14 AM
#1405
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Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 810
Likes: 1
From: Chicago (suburbs)
Bikes: A few too many
11-04-14 | 07:16 AM
#1406
Galveston County Texas
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 33,335
Likes: 1,286
From: In The Wind
Bikes: 02 GTO, 2011 Magnum
11-04-14 | 07:20 AM
#1407
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 12,921
Likes: 5,495
From: NW Burbs, Chicago
11-05-14 | 02:05 PM
#1409
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 6
Likes: 1
From: Sunny So. CAL
Bikes: 2012 Trek Madone 5.2
11-05-14 | 02:53 PM
#1410
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Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 324
Likes: 3
From: Virginia Beach, VA
Bikes: Felt F2
I like it. It's a little over the top with all of the red, and then someone dipped the top in black with the seat post, saddle and stem all black. I'd probably tone it down a bit. The frame has enough pop and color that the bars and tires don't really need the red. Overall, I like the bike, not sure if I'd rank it a hot, though. I don't care for the sloping top and Trek isn't ever a beautiful frame, imo. But a great bike nonetheless.
11-05-14 | 04:58 PM
#1412
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Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,504
Likes: 251
From: Palm Desert, CA
Bikes: Speedvagen Steel
[MENTION=338487]bmcphx[/MENTION], great to see that you finally got it! Hot to say the least. I thought you went 9070? Of course once your fit is complete you'll need to deal with the steerer tube nad re-post with chain on large chainring ha! Stellar bike use it in good health.
11-05-14 | 05:04 PM
#1414
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,497
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Bikes: Black Incs
yeah, yeah. I figure until my back starts feeling better I want to keep my option there to raise the stem. Rides still hurt me quite a bit, and I even have a new "hump" in my back!
[MENTION=327411]robbyville[/MENTION] they don't make that bike in 9070, and I hate to imagine what it would have cost if they did!
[MENTION=327411]robbyville[/MENTION] they don't make that bike in 9070, and I hate to imagine what it would have cost if they did!
11-05-14 | 05:09 PM
#1415
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Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,504
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From: Palm Desert, CA
Bikes: Speedvagen Steel
ha! Well I guess it's just a quick upgrade away!
11-05-14 | 07:28 PM
#1416
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 752
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From: Columbus, OH
Bikes: CAAD10
Thanks. I love the frame so far. It's a night and day difference over the mid-80s Columbus Formula II-tubed Bianchi that I rode a few years back. It's got the stiffness of my old CAAD10, is even more agile, and more comfortable over rough surfaces, while not being much heavier at all. It's a definite winner. American-made craftsmanship combined with the Columbus Life tubeset produced at this price point is really a remarkable feat. I am really stoked for Adam and can't wait to see this brand take off.
11-05-14 | 07:59 PM
#1417
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Thanks. I love the frame so far. It's a night and day difference over the mid-80s Columbus Formula II-tubed Bianchi that I rode a few years back. It's got the stiffness of my old CAAD10, is even more agile, and more comfortable over rough surfaces, while not being much heavier at all. It's a definite winner. American-made craftsmanship combined with the Columbus Life tubeset produced at this price point is really a remarkable feat. I am really stoked for Adam and can't wait to see this brand take off.
11-06-14 | 10:01 PM
#1418
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 850
Likes: 5
From: Cowan Heights, CA
Bikes: Wizard, Eisentraut, Paramount, Litton, Turner, Surley, Trek, Kona, Landshark, Hujsak, Masi, Tesch, Holland, Retrotec, Spectrum
11-06-14 | 10:46 PM
#1419
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 974
Likes: 0
Bikes: One with square wheels
11-06-14 | 10:47 PM
#1420
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Posts: 974
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Bikes: One with square wheels
11-07-14 | 12:27 AM
#1421
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,497
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Bikes: Black Incs
I think that would look stupid.
11-07-14 | 01:24 AM
#1422
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Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 2,637
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Bikes: Super Cheap gc3 approved Bike
Naw, I agree with PeregrineA1, it looks stupid. Looks like a really poor fit as he said.
From HongFu I would have gone with the FM296. It's lighter, with 27.2 seatpost, tapered seattube, and more a open frame look to it, and less of a branded knockoff look.
Last edited by zymphad; 11-07-14 at 02:37 AM.
11-07-14 | 09:03 AM
#1423
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Norfolk, VA
Bikes: Have two wheels
Of course.
You see, when the other thread was started, long before this thread existed, it was much like this thread is now. Over time, however, it became more like this thread was supposed to be. The mods took exception to it and they demanded that the other thread be like it was, so this thread was created to take place of what the other one had come be. But now it seems that this thread has become like the other thread is now and like it used to be before it had become like this one was supposed to be. So they are now the same.
Simple, see?
You see, when the other thread was started, long before this thread existed, it was much like this thread is now. Over time, however, it became more like this thread was supposed to be. The mods took exception to it and they demanded that the other thread be like it was, so this thread was created to take place of what the other one had come be. But now it seems that this thread has become like the other thread is now and like it used to be before it had become like this one was supposed to be. So they are now the same.
Simple, see?
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11-07-14 | 09:07 AM
#1425
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From: Norfolk, VA
Bikes: Have two wheels