Re: Bike for the Alps

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On Mar 7, 1:51 pm, Colin Campbell > wrote:

> Should I just go train on my compact double equipped bike, and hope for
> the best?

I think dragging a bike to and from Europe is getting to be more of a
pain. I'd train on the compact double. I'd hope for the best but
remember dat de wesp in de binnenband steekt.

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article >,
Colin Campbell > wrote:

> wrote:
> > On Mar 7, 1:51 pm, Colin Campbell > wrote:
> >
> >> Should I just go train on my compact double equipped bike, and hope for
> >> the best?
> >
> > I think dragging a bike to and from Europe is getting to be more of a
> > pain. I'd train on the compact double. I'd hope for the best but
> > remember dat de wesp in de binnenband steekt.
>
> I had to Google on that - you think I should "train" that way, huh?

I think you should not worry. Cervelo's "entry-level" bike is the
Soloist Team, the aluminum version of their high-aero road bike.

http://www.cervelo.com/bikes.aspx?bike=SLT2008

The default components are an Ultegra build using an FSA compact
crankset (probably a 34/50, worst case is a 36) and a 12-25 cassette.

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