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08-22-2008, 04:39 PM
| | Yoyo's Hurt When You Crank It Into Your Face | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Ohio | | | Picked up a new road bike, Old School Lemond Alpe D'Huez
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Well the road bug bit me hard and since I dont ride offroad anymore I was losing more and more interest in my Mountain Bike..
So I went to craigslist and thru up a for trade. Got a sweet offer from a older Triathlete who was looking to give up the road game for more casual park cruising.
So we traded, I got his Lemond Alpe D'Huez and a Trek 7500 Hybrid for my Specialized Rockhopper Disc.
I love this bike its amazingly clean for almost 9 years old..   
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08-22-2008, 05:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL | | | Nice!
And a TREK 7500 or maybe 7.5 FX has been on my want list for a while as well.
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08-22-2008, 06:09 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | mmmm...Campy 
I love Campy jewelery - I've got a full group on my Trek 5000
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08-22-2008, 08:37 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Inland Empire | | | I guess the pastel basses were a sign |
08-22-2008, 09:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman mmmm...Campy
I love Campy jewelery - I've got a full group on my Trek 5000 | The way you say that, you make it sound like there's another brand of accessory that's anywhere near as good as Campagnolo. 
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08-22-2008, 10:40 PM
|  | Veteran Dispenser | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Newton, Mass | | Beautiful bike - great score. Someday I want to own something hung with Campy - talk about functional art.
However, I might be showing my age, but I'm still trying to figure out what exactly is old school about it. 
My first decent road bike (a Miyata One-ten) had a lugged frame, down tube shifters and toe clips. An ugly-as-sin Bell Biker helmet and wool jersey completed the picture. 
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08-23-2008, 12:47 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Inland Empire | | | Shimano > Campy |
08-23-2008, 03:01 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fitbass3p The way you say that, you make it sound like there's another brand of accessory that's anywhere near as good as Campagnolo. |
Yeah, my bad. Sorry about that. Quote:
Originally Posted by syciprider Shimano > Campy | You have every right to wrong...I mean, to your opinion...
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08-23-2008, 07:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | | It's rare to see a bike like that in such good condition. Very nice old school vibe!
As for the Campy vs. Shimano debate, performance aside, you can't deny that Campagnolo puts such an artistic and stylish vibe on everything they do. When my Record stuff arrived last week, I was amazed by the beauty and almost wanted to display it more than using it. |
08-23-2008, 07:38 AM
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08-23-2008, 09:54 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coeur d'Alene | | Quote:
Originally Posted by syciprider Shimano > Campy | Italian craftsmanship, efficiency, and quality (Campy) > Mass-produced Japanese garbage (Shimano)
However:
Sram > Shimano + Campagnolo
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08-23-2008, 09:58 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL | | | I like my Motobecane mountain bike, but I wouldn't mind getting a Trek road bike soon.
I prefer trail riding here. Jacksonville's state parks are just about all we offer here. |
08-23-2008, 10:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Grand Rapids MI | | | I've got a cople old bikes sitting in my garage that are about 12 years old. My mountain bike predates v brakes. Its an old Klein Pulse Comp. My road bike is an old Giant Carbon Fiber. I should get out and ride them.
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08-23-2008, 11:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | Quote:
Originally Posted by CapnSev Italian craftsmanship, efficiency, and quality (Campy) > Mass-produced Japanese garbage (Shimano)
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Sram > Shimano + Campagnolo | Sram is pretty nice, but I wouldn't consider their top racing set to be superior to Record. |
08-23-2008, 11:48 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Inland Empire | | Quote:
Originally Posted by CapnSev Italian craftsmanship, efficiency, and quality (Campy) > Mass-produced Japanese garbage (Shimano)
However:
Sram > Shimano + Campagnolo | OMG please stop. I'm dying here! |
08-23-2008, 11:55 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL | | | Everyone knows you have to get a Cannondale |
08-23-2008, 11:57 AM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | | Campy is undeniably beautiful, but it doesn't perform any better than Shimano.
Sweet bike, ibanezcollector. Looks like you have a mix of Shimano and Campy on that machine. I had a LeMond years ago (a bit older than yours, built from Reynolds 853). It was a really nice ride. |
08-23-2008, 11:58 AM
| | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Sig Saucer Everyone knows you have to get a Cannondale | Why??!! |
08-23-2008, 02:35 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Inland Empire | | Back when I was racing MTBs I liked aluminum hardtails. A Cannondale F2000SX Lefty was my weapon of choice. Their frames are very stiff and very responsive to the application of power. On the right singletrack a Dale conveys not a feeling of riding but of flying low.
These days I am but a fat and slow cross country rider so my taste for frames lean towards all day comfort and now I ride a steel hardtail. http://www.sycip.com |
08-23-2008, 03:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | Quote:
Originally Posted by EricF Campy is undeniably beautiful, but it doesn't perform any better than Shimano. | They all perform really well when set up properly. I'll agree that Campy certainly has an eye candy factor....that can really hit hard in the pocket book!  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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