IS OLDER BETTER? Is the world going backwords?
07-22-08, 04:14 AM
#51
Senior Member
It's all what you're used to. I rode Reynolds 531 and Columbus SL road and track bikes from the mid-'60s to the early '90s and loved them all. I've since gradually replaced all of my steel bikes with aluminum bikes; love those even more.
I absolutely agree with the posters who said that wheels make the biggest difference. The only bike I had a little trouble getting accustomed to recently is my 16-lb aluminum bike with scary light American Classic wheels. It was twitchy on the downhills until I became more acclimated to the handling. Thought it was the frame geometry, but then I remembered that my first set of ultralight wheels (Hi-E, for the old timers) felt the same. Those Hi-E wheels instantly turned my Bianchi Specialissima Supercorsa into a skittish colt.
I absolutely agree with the posters who said that wheels make the biggest difference. The only bike I had a little trouble getting accustomed to recently is my 16-lb aluminum bike with scary light American Classic wheels. It was twitchy on the downhills until I became more acclimated to the handling. Thought it was the frame geometry, but then I remembered that my first set of ultralight wheels (Hi-E, for the old timers) felt the same. Those Hi-E wheels instantly turned my Bianchi Specialissima Supercorsa into a skittish colt.
07-22-08, 06:33 AM
#52
Twilight Requiem
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The worst riding bike I own is my black and gold CAAD 3 R600 Cannondale. The saddle literally hums on some road surfaces
The humming is to help prepare your a** in case your confronted by a Trek rider on that quiet wooded bike path.
07-23-08, 07:36 PM
#53
The saddle hums when Treks are about? Reminds me of Frodo's sword, lol!,,,,BD
My hanging scale finally came in today, woohoo. Not that I'm a weight weenie or anything at 215lbs, but it's
cool to know. The Scott component 85 Schwinn SS weighs 24.8 lbs. Not bad for a 60cm with heavy Nashbar ATB pedals, two cheap bottle cages, and "I think" a tube in the nylon seat bag.....
My hanging scale finally came in today, woohoo. Not that I'm a weight weenie or anything at 215lbs, but it's
cool to know. The Scott component 85 Schwinn SS weighs 24.8 lbs. Not bad for a 60cm with heavy Nashbar ATB pedals, two cheap bottle cages, and "I think" a tube in the nylon seat bag.....
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Last edited by Bikedued; 07-23-08 at 07:50 PM.
