[Carbon Fiber] Would this bike scare you?
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I thought you WANTED a tri-bike. One that you could ride with flat pedals. I would say, that if you want that bike, buy it. Nothing to be scared about.
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THIS is the bike I really want. The biggest barrier right now is just the distance. 700 miles round trip is a full day. I have finals next week and then I'm jumping on a plane to spend Christmas with family. I simply don't have the time to take a full day off from studying. I just hope it's still available when I get back after new year. Then I'll have time to take a drive.
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THIS is the bike I really want. The biggest barrier right now is just the distance. 700 miles round trip is a full day. I have finals next week and then I'm jumping on a plane to spend Christmas with family. I simply don't have the time to take a full day off from studying. I just hope it's still available when I get back after new year. Then I'll have time to take a drive.
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Entertaining for sure. It's always entertaining - and perplexing - to me how there are people who can't just make a point, disagree with another's point, and then just move on. What it is in a person's life that causes them to need to win a meaningless argument with strangers online? But what is it with me that causes me to read this irrelevant (to me) drivel, alone at a desk and shake my head at the computer? In case anyone thinks I'm trying to claim any high ground here.
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Look at it this way. If you wait until after the new year and the bike is still available, the listing will be older and that will give you more negotiating power. If it's gone, there will be other listings. And I assume you won't be doing any events until spring anyway, right?
But your point about the bike availability is well taken. If it lasts another month, I should be able to negotiate a pretty good price on it. And if it's not available, another will come along. Eventually.
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Entertaining for sure. It's always entertaining - and perplexing - to me how there are people who can't just make a point, disagree with another's point, and then just move on. What it is in a person's life that causes them to need to win a meaningless argument with strangers online? But what is it with me that causes me to read this irrelevant (to me) drivel, alone at a desk and shake my head at the computer? In case anyone thinks I'm trying to claim any high ground here.
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It's not so much that I want THAT bike. I do want a tri bike. That one is just rare in that it happens to be local to me and the correct size.
THIS is the bike I really want. The biggest barrier right now is just the distance. 700 miles round trip is a full day. I have finals next week and then I'm jumping on a plane to spend Christmas with family. I simply don't have the time to take a full day off from studying. I just hope it's still available when I get back after new year. Then I'll have time to take a drive.
THIS is the bike I really want. The biggest barrier right now is just the distance. 700 miles round trip is a full day. I have finals next week and then I'm jumping on a plane to spend Christmas with family. I simply don't have the time to take a full day off from studying. I just hope it's still available when I get back after new year. Then I'll have time to take a drive.
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Entertaining for sure. It's always entertaining - and perplexing - to me how there are people who can't just make a point, disagree with another's point, and then just move on. What it is in a person's life that causes them to need to win a meaningless argument with strangers online? But what is it with me that causes me to read this irrelevant (to me) drivel, alone at a desk and shake my head at the computer? In case anyone thinks I'm trying to claim any high ground here.
As for why we come back to things like this, there has to be something addictive - like crack cocaine- that is at play...
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Ya, the question was really more about settling, and of course, the structural integrity. I want that Specialized, but once again, odds are not good that it will be available when I'm able to make the trip. The Kuota might be, and given that it's only 100 miles round trip instead of 700 miles, I have much more flexibility there.
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Don't settle. Keep looking for the bike you really want.
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Ya, the question was really more about settling, and of course, the structural integrity. I want that Specialized, but once again, odds are not good that it will be available when I'm able to make the trip. The Kuota might be, and given that it's only 100 miles round trip instead of 700 miles, I have much more flexibility there.
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You think so? I would have thought that's when people would start shopping for bikes. I wouldn't think it would be a weather thing, especially for people in SoCal.
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How did this thread get back on track?! Come-on people, you are really slipping.
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The bike I really want it way out of my price range. And I would be stupid to spend that kind of money on a bike anyway. The bike I want is the bike I should have been riding 30 years ago when *maybe* I could have been a competitive athlete.
You think so? I would have thought that's when people would start shopping for bikes. I wouldn't think it would be a weather thing, especially for people in SoCal.
You think so? I would have thought that's when people would start shopping for bikes. I wouldn't think it would be a weather thing, especially for people in SoCal.
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Meant to mention earlier in the thread: before you drive 100 miles or any other significant distance, triple-check that the bikes you're looking at will actually fit. The size of one of the bikes you linked to was listed as "small," for example. That might be based on male rider sizing and be meant for a rider between 5'4" and 5'7".
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5'4" isn't unusual. Not nearly as challenging as someone who is 5 foot nothing. I know a guy who found the only bike that fit him was an 47cm womens specific bike.
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Maybe I should have been a little more specific. Unless going into a bike store and spec'ing a brand new bike, it can be difficult to find a tri bike in a small frame. I can ride a 54cm bike, but there's no question it's too tall for me to be comfortable on for a long ride. I can't swing a dead cat and not hit a 54cm/medium frame tri bike. But small frame tri bikes, and especially ones close to me, are a much rarer breed of unicorn.
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Maybe I should have been a little more specific. Unless going into a bike store and spec'ing a brand new bike, it can be difficult to find a tri bike in a small frame. I can ride a 54cm bike, but there's no question it's too tall for me to be comfortable on for a long ride. I can't swing a dead cat and not hit a 54cm/medium frame tri bike. But small frame tri bikes, and especially ones close to me, are a much rarer breed of unicorn.
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Maybe I should have been a little more specific. Unless going into a bike store and spec'ing a brand new bike, it can be difficult to find a tri bike in a small frame. I can ride a 54cm bike, but there's no question it's too tall for me to be comfortable on for a long ride. I can't swing a dead cat and not hit a 54cm/medium frame tri bike. But small frame tri bikes, and especially ones close to me, are a much rarer breed of unicorn.
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Like my wife. I've found a couple that fit her and are comfortable, but it's usually an XXS, sometimes called a 44. BUT (big BUT), one really has to look at geometry and frame measurements. Sometimes its "S", sometimes "XS" that can easily fit then it's just a matter of (mostly) the head tube length and whether the rider wants/needs a higher or lower saddle-bar drop or maybe whether the standover meets the rider's comfort zone.
No. I would just rather the Specialized I linked to in a post a little while back.
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I did ride the Kuota in question. It's a small frame and fit me very well. I really don't want to go any smaller than a small frame because, 1) the fit of a small is pretty good, and 2) I really don't want to get into a 650 tire. The bike size is already odd enough. I don't want to complicate matters with weird tire sizes too.
No. I would just rather the Specialized I linked to in a post a little while back.
No. I would just rather the Specialized I linked to in a post a little while back.