Diamondback Andean On Public Roads?
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wiggydiggy
Guru
Can't fit mudguards so no.
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Use it
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Deleted member 1258
Guest
Thats a fugly thing, I wouldn't ride that for anything other than a TT.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
More of a triathlon bike that as you'd unlikely to be able to use in a TT due to the fairings.
It's seriously ugly. TBH it will be compromised on all round performance - it's just designed to go fast in a straight line. It's a pure race machine. You'd soon get piddled off riding i up and down hills and round corners.
It's seriously ugly. TBH it will be compromised on all round performance - it's just designed to go fast in a straight line. It's a pure race machine. You'd soon get piddled off riding i up and down hills and round corners.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
There's nothing stopping you riding it on the road if that's what you want.
You do seem to have a bit of a thing for these types so why not give it a go and get it out of your system?
You do seem to have a bit of a thing for these types so why not give it a go and get it out of your system?
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T4tomo
Legendary Member
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I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Several points.
That is a very specialised bit of equipment. The fact you are asking suggests you don't know what it's for or if you need it, which means you probably Don't?
I have no shame, I really don't. Embarrassment is something that happens to other people, but even I wouldn't be seen riding that other than in a competition it was intended for.
Handling will be 'interesting' at best. Heaven forbid you should ever try to ride it on a breezy day, you might need a change of underwear.
That is a very specialised bit of equipment. The fact you are asking suggests you don't know what it's for or if you need it, which means you probably Don't?
I have no shame, I really don't. Embarrassment is something that happens to other people, but even I wouldn't be seen riding that other than in a competition it was intended for.
Handling will be 'interesting' at best. Heaven forbid you should ever try to ride it on a breezy day, you might need a change of underwear.
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craigwend
Grimpeur des terrains plats
https://road.cc/content/feature/what-happened-diamondback-andean-300001?amp
Why would someone want to ride a specific discontinued 2016 bike?
If I didn't know better...
Why would someone want to ride a specific discontinued 2016 bike?
If I didn't know better...
Alex321
Veteran
- Location
- South Wales
Presumably because he actually has one?
Or has the opportunity to buy one.
That photo is not a generic photo, it is of a specific bike, either taken at home by the OP, or posted to ebay/FB marketplace or similar.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
I would not ride it any distance even if someone gave it to me for free; it doesn't look practical for road use and I'd be scared of side winds.
Mburton1993
Senior Member
- Location
- Stalybridge
I'd give it a go certainly, I've seen stranger things whilst out and about, it doesn't look terribly practical though and I'd worry about damaging it.
Peter Salt
Bittersweet
- Location
- Yorkshire, UK
The fairings, saddle selection, and a few other bits suggest it's a triathlon bike - not a TT bike. You do triathlons?
A road bike with 80mm deep wheels and clip-on bars will provide more aero benefits than the entirety of this frame (with photographed wheels). So if you're desperate to be more aero - that would be a cheaper option.
A road bike with 80mm deep wheels and clip-on bars will provide more aero benefits than the entirety of this frame (with photographed wheels). So if you're desperate to be more aero - that would be a cheaper option.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
All of my bikes are specific discontinued