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back issues of `Ride' - Issues 14 and 17
I'm interested in finding out what Ride magazine had to say about a Trek 5500
(Issue 17) and a Trek 2300 (Issue 14). Their reviews are normally pretty well written. Does anyone have back issues they can summarise ? www.ridemedia.com.au just has the covers. thanks, davidp. -- David Pascoe, , Western Australia |
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back issues of `Ride' - Issues 14 and 17
"David Pascoe" wrote in message
I'm interested in finding out what Ride magazine had to say about a Trek 5500 (Issue 17) and a Trek 2300 (Issue 14). Their reviews are normally pretty well written. Does anyone have back issues they can summarise ? I have 17: Trek 5500: Assume rough quotage: - Anyone can purchase the same bike as used by US Postal - Geometry of the frame is fairly standard - The carbon fibre lends itself to a degree of comfort being light, stiff, yet compliant. - There are 7 sizes to choose from. - Colours include US Postal replica or 'Abyss' (a metallic dark blue) - Rivetted derailer hanger is nice touch - Big clearance between tyre and seat tube despite relatively short rear end. - Lots of Bontrager parts except Dura-Ace groupset, Cane Creek headset and Thompson seatpost. - Cable guides are one of its downfalls - too far down the tubing and too easy to scar the paintwork. - Impressed with the bar/stem combo - Wheels extremely strong without undue flexing weighing not much more than 1.5kg for the pair. 20 spoke front, 24 rear. - Silent braking impressive. - Nice tyres. Overall, the bikes rides like a TdF bike should. Rochelle Gilmore from AIS offered: "the stiffness and lightness is just better than any other bike". "When I'm climbing and sprinting, the acceleration feels much greater than other bikes." "On a trek you don't feel as though you have anything underneath you". "Another thing I like is that they make them small enough for women and you can get a really good position on them" (hippy: just remember, the AIS team is sponsored by Trek!) - It's the balance of traditional geometry and components which complete this tidy package - One rider remarked that the bike looked very plain and it was difficult to tell that this was the tour bike. People who are not grandstanders will see this as a strength. An educated eye will always be able to spot quality in a bike like this. Faultless. Sarah Carrigan (AIS): "the bikes are better than any of us expected. You get on them and feel comfy and don't think about the bike again" hth hippy |
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back issues of `Ride' - Issues 14 and 17
Thanks very much for typing this all in, I appreciate it.
The pricing of the OCLV frames with the rest of the package make them very attractive. Not being the tallest of riders, I like their comments about small frames ! davidp. On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:17:15 +1100, "hippy" wrote: "David Pascoe" wrote in message I'm interested in finding out what Ride magazine had to say about a Trek 5500 (Issue 17) and a Trek 2300 (Issue 14). Their reviews are normally pretty well written. Does anyone have back issues they can summarise ? I have 17: Trek 5500: Assume rough quotage: - Anyone can purchase the same bike as used by US Postal - Geometry of the frame is fairly standard - The carbon fibre lends itself to a degree of comfort being light, stiff, yet compliant. - There are 7 sizes to choose from. - Colours include US Postal replica or 'Abyss' (a metallic dark blue) - Rivetted derailer hanger is nice touch - Big clearance between tyre and seat tube despite relatively short rear end. - Lots of Bontrager parts except Dura-Ace groupset, Cane Creek headset and Thompson seatpost. - Cable guides are one of its downfalls - too far down the tubing and too easy to scar the paintwork. - Impressed with the bar/stem combo - Wheels extremely strong without undue flexing weighing not much more than 1.5kg for the pair. 20 spoke front, 24 rear. - Silent braking impressive. - Nice tyres. Overall, the bikes rides like a TdF bike should. Rochelle Gilmore from AIS offered: "the stiffness and lightness is just better than any other bike". "When I'm climbing and sprinting, the acceleration feels much greater than other bikes." "On a trek you don't feel as though you have anything underneath you". "Another thing I like is that they make them small enough for women and you can get a really good position on them" (hippy: just remember, the AIS team is sponsored by Trek!) - It's the balance of traditional geometry and components which complete this tidy package - One rider remarked that the bike looked very plain and it was difficult to tell that this was the tour bike. People who are not grandstanders will see this as a strength. An educated eye will always be able to spot quality in a bike like this. Faultless. Sarah Carrigan (AIS): "the bikes are better than any of us expected. You get on them and feel comfy and don't think about the bike again" hth hippy -- David Pascoe, , Western Australia |
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