Capo or Fillmore
12-22-07, 06:15 PM
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The '05 and '06 frames are made of True Temper OX Platinum steel tubing:
https://www.peytocycles.com/true-temp...icycle-tubing/
https://www.peytocycles.com/true-temp...icycle-tubing/
12-22-07, 07:37 PM
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Uh...had two C'dales...both cracked and failed (at the bottom bracket to seat tube weld if you are interested)...but I'm sure you're right....I'm just a know-it-all dumbass with a big mouth and little brain spouting off crap that I heard.
Aluminum fatigues and cracks much sooner than steel. Carbon is lovely until it fails...I'll stick with my steel bikes and you can kiss my ass.
Aluminum fatigues and cracks much sooner than steel. Carbon is lovely until it fails...I'll stick with my steel bikes and you can kiss my ass.
I'm actually a huge fan of Cannondale and I own a Capo. The frame is great, it works perfectly for me, although I will admit I am a gentle rider.
12-22-07, 11:17 PM
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If you still read this thread...Consider that the new Lemond bikes suck they aren't made with the same OX tubing that they used to. Good luck finding one they are kind of unique.
12-22-07, 11:20 PM
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cool, that means my new 2005 OX steel filmore is as good as i hoped! Its really light and beautiful.
12-22-07, 11:57 PM
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Also, Lemond builds a great bike. Just because the frames are no longer OX Platinum, which admittedly is a nice tube, they don't suck, you just get a little extra weight to carry around. For the OP, a newbie fixed rider, that weight is going to be negligible, especially since most newbie guys (myself included) start out riding some gas pipe, 30 year old conversion that weighs 27lb.
So just think of yourself as a leg up on basically everyone else who started riding fixed at the same time you did, only who didn't want to potentially waste $600 on a bike they may or may not keep riding.
