Very odd bike. I would have bought in a heartbeat if it was $300 just for the looks. But $500 felt a little steep. Wanted opinions. Thank you.
Frame Material: Carbon tubes, aluminum lugs
Fork: Alloy
Drivetrain: Shimano 2×9
Brakes: Shimano Ultegra side-pull
Brake Levers: Tektro
Shifter: Shimano bar end
Front Derailleur: Shimano 600 Tricolor
Rear Derailleur: Microshift R9
Crankset: Shimano 600
Chainrings: FSA
Handlebar: Profile Stella Azzurra alloy drop bar
Bar Wrap: black mesh (new)
Stem: Profile Design H2O
Headset: Shimano 600
Saddle: Selle Royal Asphalt
Seatpost: Bontrager
Wheels: Mavic Aksium Race
Front Tire: Schwalbe Lugano 2 700x25c tires (NEW)
Rear Tire: Schwalbe Lugano 2 700x25c tires (NEW)
Extras: Delta alloy bottle cages
by Dangerous-Taste-2796
3 Comments
In a word: no.
It’s a cool vintage bike. But early carbon was sketchy. I’d like that bike hanging in my living room as a conversation piece because it’s gorgeous but I would never seriously ride it.
Definitely not, these were known to be fragile and the glue can fail. I’ll post a link to an example in a minute:
https://www.reddit.com/r/bikewrench/s/v9iygLaedf
Cool display piece for someone who’s somehow so passionate about either the history of carbon fiber or the UCI dropping the ball & putting a crack in the dam on a level playing field that they want this in their home museum.
Nothing that’s bolted to the display-only frameset is awful or desireable, just adequate stuff.