Stupid speced bikes? Any better ones than this
06-17-20, 09:38 PM
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Stupid speced bikes? Any better ones than this
At $2,000 plus hybrid titanium?
Titanium is great, but that's an awfully expensive hybrid isn't it? Are they really people out there who want such high-spec hybrids?
Titanium is great, but that's an awfully expensive hybrid isn't it? Are they really people out there who want such high-spec hybrids?
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06-17-20, 10:11 PM
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Based on specs and geometry, its a flat bar road bike.
Call it a hybrid i guess, but its a titanium frame carbon fork ultegra road bike with a flat bar.
I dont see a many flat bar road bikes, but I also don't look for them.
Call it a hybrid i guess, but its a titanium frame carbon fork ultegra road bike with a flat bar.
I dont see a many flat bar road bikes, but I also don't look for them.
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06-18-20, 06:24 AM
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I agree, nothing odd about that bike.
Cannondale make something similar but in carbon fiber and it's spendy. Though I wouldn't never call these bikes hybrids, they are flat bar road bikes. Pinarello also make a flat bar aluminum wonder bike.
Cannondale make something similar but in carbon fiber and it's spendy. Though I wouldn't never call these bikes hybrids, they are flat bar road bikes. Pinarello also make a flat bar aluminum wonder bike.
06-18-20, 08:02 AM
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The wheelset uses cheap hubs, and the brakes aren't Ultegra level, but I would call either of those choices "stupid".
At least the bike isn't spec'd with SRAM 1x.
At least the bike isn't spec'd with SRAM 1x.
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06-18-20, 08:08 AM
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Not stupid, but unusual: Trek used to make a carbon fiber, Gates Drive single speed with either straight or drop bars. I wanted one really badly. Still kind of want something similar - build it up really light, no chain maintenance. It would be pretty sweet.
06-18-20, 08:30 AM
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I’d love to have that bike. I’ve already spent my money on the bikes that I have so I won’t buy it. But I think it is nice. It would be cool to take it for a test ride. Might make a deluxe greenway bike.
06-18-20, 09:10 AM
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Why would I care if there are or aren't people wanting a certain type of bike at that price range? In many ways the few people wanting the bleeding edge of any thing have made yesterdays top tiers more affordable to the masses.
While titanium isn't exactly bleeding edge stuff, neither is carbon fiber. But both make a light bike. When carbon reaches it's zenith, maybe the more tedious production methods of titanium will get some brains working on solutions to work with it in ways that reduce production costs.
While titanium isn't exactly bleeding edge stuff, neither is carbon fiber. But both make a light bike. When carbon reaches it's zenith, maybe the more tedious production methods of titanium will get some brains working on solutions to work with it in ways that reduce production costs.
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The listing has it marketed as a flat bar road/gravel bike. It takes up to 700x45c tires. In the world of titanium gravel and/or flat bar road bikes, this offering doesn't look a bit unusual.
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Meh, I'd rather have one with a SRAM Automatix hub, properly adjusted, or a kick-back hub -- anything that isn't a single speed but doesn't require a hand-operated shifter.
Now, *that* would be properly stupid. If I'm gonna ride a flat bar road bike/megahybrid, that's that kinda stupid I want.
Now, *that* would be properly stupid. If I'm gonna ride a flat bar road bike/megahybrid, that's that kinda stupid I want.
06-19-20, 01:13 PM
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As for being an adventure bike, I do a bit of that, and you either have flared drops for singletrack or for more technical stuff you need a flat bar with front suspension. I think bikesdirect must have got a deal on some of these components and put together this Frankenstein bike
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That's because there aren't any at the high end. It's awfully hard to get aero when you're upright on a hybrid.
As for being an adventure bike, I do a bit of that, and you either have flared drops for singletrack or for more technical stuff you need a flat bar with front suspension. I think bikesdirect must have got a deal on some of these components and put together this Frankenstein bike
As for being an adventure bike, I do a bit of that, and you either have flared drops for singletrack or for more technical stuff you need a flat bar with front suspension. I think bikesdirect must have got a deal on some of these components and put together this Frankenstein bike
The intersection of "flat bar," "titanium," and "Ultegra" apparently has some prospective customers. If not, the bike will disappear from the BikesDirect website sooner rather than later.
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06-19-20, 01:38 PM
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I don't believe in flat bar road bikes. It's like running clogs.
06-19-20, 04:42 PM
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That's because there aren't any at the high end. It's awfully hard to get aero when you're upright on a hybrid.
As for being an adventure bike, I do a bit of that, and you either have flared drops for singletrack or for more technical stuff you need a flat bar with front suspension. I think bikesdirect must have got a deal on some of these components and put together this Frankenstein bike
As for being an adventure bike, I do a bit of that, and you either have flared drops for singletrack or for more technical stuff you need a flat bar with front suspension. I think bikesdirect must have got a deal on some of these components and put together this Frankenstein bike
Set up with a good amount of drop and reach you can get as low as you want.
Many people ride their drop bar bikes almost exclusively on the tops and hoods.
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That's because there aren't any at the high end. It's awfully hard to get aero when you're upright on a hybrid.
As for being an adventure bike, I do a bit of that, and you either have flared drops for singletrack or for more technical stuff you need a flat bar with front suspension. I think bikesdirect must have got a deal on some of these components and put together this Frankenstein bike
As for being an adventure bike, I do a bit of that, and you either have flared drops for singletrack or for more technical stuff you need a flat bar with front suspension. I think bikesdirect must have got a deal on some of these components and put together this Frankenstein bike
https://www.canyon.com/en-us/hybrid-...rahmenfarbe=BK
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/b...olorCode=black
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/si...ext=90920-1101
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How about a $4800 Newsboy (and that price is just for frame&fork)?
