OK,
I want to buy a new bike with an AL/carbon frame, with a Campy Chorus Group and Proton Wheels--for $3000 or less.
Any ideas?
New Bike Challenge
Wed, 06/22/2005 - 10:13am
Wed, 06/22/2005 - 10:31am
#1
Check out R&A's steals and deals:
http://www.racycles.com/sdrd/sd_rd_menu.htm
I know people slander them, but they were nothing but great to me.
Wed, 06/22/2005 - 11:56am
#2
Slander or Experience ???
I think there is a world of difference between slander and describing unpleasant experiences.
My memory of posts here about R&A Cycles in Brooklyn is of people's unpleasant experiences. Such description is not slander, unless you believe that saying anything negative, even if true, is slander.
Wed, 06/22/2005 - 2:21pm
#3
that's tough to do. i tried doing the same last yr as my situation required a bike for weekday rides in central park to complement my weekend bike as i did not wish to schlep (sp?) a bike from one place to another. best deal i could come up with was $4K plus. but, depending on frame size, i could have a deal for you. let me know. otherwise, good luck with the hunt.
Thu, 06/23/2005 - 1:42pm
#4
R&A put together a full carbon Kestrel for me a few years ago for around 2.5k. Not such nice wheels but I later upgraded to am classics. very happy with this ride.
Wed, 06/22/2005 - 2:25pm
#5
combo of al/carbon?
do you mean you want an aluminum frame with carbon fork/seatstays/chainstays or either an aluminum frame or a carbon frame? sorry, i couldn't follow it, maybe it's just me.
Thu, 06/23/2005 - 4:21am
#6
carbon
if you want carbon, get a trek oclv - but get the centaur gruppo, and then either the proton wheels or one step up to the eurus. centaur/chorus is only a very very slight difference in weight, the mechanisms all the same. price difference is considerable. put the saved money in the wheels. I did exactly that, three years ago - and have been very happy. eurus wheels are brilliant - ride beautifully, haven't needed a true in three years despite plenty of potholes. I got the trek 5500, with the above, all for just a tad over 3000 at the time. see jim up at nyack bicycle, if you ride that way. he'll set you up, deliver the bike to you in the city.
Fri, 06/24/2005 - 4:57am
#7
Thanks for all the tips guys--really looking for any frame material, but the alu., w/ carbon stays seems to be the best bet at this point.
L
