I don't want to go the frame route as I'm worried about sleek integration of cables etc. I'm in the US but Canyon center in California is closed due to Covid. I've called most of the local bike shops, and no one has anything. I'm in one of the Top 10 Metro Areas in the US by population but surprisingly high end biking is nowhere to be found.
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I don't want to go the frame route as I'm worried about sleek integration of cables etc. I'm in the US but Canyon center in California is closed due to Covid. I've called most of the local bike shops, and no one has anything. I'm in one of the Top 10 Metro Areas in the US by population but surprisingly high end biking is nowhere to be found.
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
A man's gotta know his limitations, as Dirty Harry says. Try to find out your VO2 max. This can be increased a bit through training but is largely genetic. Greg LeMond's was 92.5 ml/min/kg, which is about the upper end. A really well-trained amateur is going to hover around 75 with not much prospect of it increasing.
It seems unfair, but people under six feet tall are unlikely to be great basketball players...
BigMeatball
Senior Member
Colnago, Wilier, Cannondale....
Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
Pinarello for me all the way .... best pedigree
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Pinarello for me all the way .... best pedigree
Nope Colnago. Pinarello is just far east jelly molds.
My best bike was very nearly a Colnago, but as I was fitting the very new Shimano Dura Ace 8 speed, I wasn't putting it on an Italian frame, so had a custom built British bike in Columbus SLX. Cost the same as a Colnago.
BigMeatball
Senior Member
Nope Colnago. Pinarello is just far east jelly molds.
Maybe that's the reason why they won the Tour de France....jelly bikes
Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
To be fair, Colnago were not on the OP’s list of options ....Nope Colnago. Pinarello is just far east jelly molds.
My best bike was very nearly a Colnago, but as I was fitting the very new Shimano Dura Ace 8 speed, I wasn't putting it on an Italian frame, so had a custom built British bike in Columbus SLX. Cost the same as a Colnago.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
mustang1
Guru
- Location
- London, UK
Your engine is better than mine!
Good call thank you. Looked at it today and jumped to top of my list. Only have Pinarello to look at tomorrow left.
Down to Look 795 RS, Canyon Ultimate CF SL Team Movistar, BMC Timemachine and Parlee RZ7
DRM
Guru
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- West Yorks
According to Hambini, quality wise the Look frames are the absolute gold standard, see below, but be warned he’s very sweary
View: https://youtu.be/-73R25cBEao
then have a look, pardon the pun, at what he finds on other top end frames, some of which you’ve shortlisted.
View: https://youtu.be/-73R25cBEao
then have a look, pardon the pun, at what he finds on other top end frames, some of which you’ve shortlisted.
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wheresthetorch
Dreaming of Celeste
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- West Sussex