Or at least a tastier apple. :)
On May 31, 10:49 am, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I think the second poster in this thread expressed a desire to turn an
> apple into a kumquat.
> I realize I was stretching the cost factor, as the "street price" is
> rarely the same as the MSRP.
> David
>
> Bill M. wrote:
> > A Sam frameset runs $1000. One of my co-workers just helped a friend
> > choose a new road bike. The friend got a Roubaix/105 bike for about
> > $2000 on sale, or about what a complete Sam would cost. But, it's an
> > apples-to-kumquats comparison. Nobody seriously considering a Roubaix
> > would consider Sam as a substitute, and a Roubaix won't do what Sam
> > was designed to do (wear fenders, wide tires, racks and bags, travel
> > non-paved roads, etc.).
>
> > I like my crabon go-fast too, but today I'll be riding my Riv Road, on
> > 28 mm Rubino Pros that won't fit the Calfee, and with Ergo shifters on
> > Moustache bars to try something new.
>
> > It was a bit surreal seeing Don (the OP) on a club ride, knowing that
> > we were the only two Rivendell owners in the club, and we were both
> > riding carbon bikes. There was only one steel frame (a Steve Rex) and
> > one ti Lightspeed in the group, the other dozen bikes were all
> > carbon. The times are changing...
>
> > Bill
>
> > On May 31, 5:21 am, "[email protected]"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> ...and only twice the cost plus change ($1800) of a new Sam.
>
> >> On May 30, 11:25 pm, David Estes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>> How 'bout their Cross
> >>> bikes?http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?sid=09Tricross&eid...
>
> >>> No fenders, but at least some wider tires and what you would presume is a
> >>> strong build...
>
> >>> DE
>
> >>> On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 8:58 PM, rcnute <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>>> I had a Roubaix Elite a few years ago. It was a really fun bike and I
> >>>> did a double century on it with no problems. I wish they'd taken it a
> >>>> couple steps further so I could have made at least some attempt to fit
> >>>> wider tires, fenders, etc.
>
> >>>> On May 30, 8:34 pm, dpco <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>>>> i am a true believer in grant's fit process. i love my 60cm blue ram.
> >>>>> but, i broke down and purchased a 56cm specialized roubaix frameset.
> >>>>> on my ram, i run grand bois 700x28 with 75psi front and 85psi rear. on
> >>>>> my roubaix, i run vredestein 700x25 pumped to 100psi. the roubaix is a
> >>>>> smoother ride in my mind. if you don't need to carry anything other
> >>>>> than spares, its hard to knock the roubaix.
> >>>>> don c.
>
> >>> --
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> David
> >>> Redlands, CA
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