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Submitted by
Robert
a Weekend Warrior
from Lacoste, France
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Ventoux | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$2400.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Sportshop, Austin TX | | Strengths: | I bought this bike 11 years ago and just replaced the groupo and wheels. The frame fits like no other bike I have ever ridden and combines the best compliance with great rigidity. I ride almost daily and the bike rolls on! | | Weaknesses: | I occasionally feel like it might be a bit heavy, but then realize I can loose 10 pounds off my belly! | | Similar Products Used: | TREK 5500, Specialized Allez | | Bike Setup: | Mavic ksyrium equipe wheels and campi Centaur groupo | | Bottom Line: | Steel feels like a dream, I want to ride this bike for the rest of my life! If you love to ride, and are not looking for the next and most expensive way to loose 1 pound from the bike, this bike will make you happy. I work in the south of France and flew the bike over, I have never regretted it for a moment. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Bloomington, IN
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$2400.00 | | Purchased At: | Richardson Bike Mart, Dallas Texas | | Strengths: | Quality
Comfort
Handling | | Weaknesses: | Stock fork | | Similar Products Used: | LeMond Zurich | | Bike Setup: | Ultegra/Rolf Vector Comp/Easton carbon seatpost/SPD pedals | | Bottom Line: | A perfect balance between stiffness and comfort. It's quick-much more so than what I expected for a steel frame. The 853 is just flexy enough to make it enjoyable to ride on bad pavement. It's a little on the heavy side, but it's steel and what else would you expect? The stock carbon fork is a nice piece, but it's not as nice as Serotta's upgraded carbon fork or most aftermarket ones. It's not as nice as what I would have expected for the frame price. But the frame's quality certainly makes up for it. This bike is beautifully built with great paint. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Racer
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: August 10, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Comfortable
Great paint
Great frame detail
Quick handling | | Weaknesses: |
Weight | | Similar Products Used: |
Serotta CSi
Lemond Zurich
Litespeed Classic | | Bike Setup: |
Icon Air rail fork | | Bottom Line: | I built up a 58cm Classique with icon air rail fork, Ultegra components, and Mavic open pro rims.
The bike carves the turns with great precision.
For a largish steel frame stiffness is excellent with little bottom bracket deflection under full mash. For the price I just could not find a better feeling steel frame. This bike actually feels alot like the Serotta CSI. I highly recommend this bike to any racer who wants a great price/performance ratio. | | Overall Rating: |
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