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Date: 29 Jan 2007 10:33:54
From: stratrider
Subject: Hotrodding a Giro 26/20?
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Let's start with a Giro 26/20, swap out the stock wheels with
Thracians, swap out the standard seat for the Euromesh and do NOTHING
else. I am thinking you wind up with a solid do it all sub 28 lb bike
for short and tall riders alike that comes in at $1800 or less. This
I think would compete with the Volae Century very nicely. How about
it Bacchetta?
Jim Reilly
Reading, PA
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Date: 30 Jan 2007 06:47:25
From: stratrider
Subject: Re: Hotrodding a Giro 26/20?
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On Jan 29, 3:39 pm, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...@gmail.com > wrote:
> I sometimes feel I'm pushing a lot of bike around, but dunno how much
> difference things like that would make.
I actually added weight to my 2003 Strada. I started with the M5
fiberglass seat option. I found the ride to be very harsh and
unforgiving. I also found that the M5 even with a weep hole drilled
through the base offered no ventilation. Last year I went to the
Euromesh seat! What a difference! The frame/mesh construction
delivers both ventilation and passive suspension for the price of
about 8 oz.
Jim
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 16:24:50
From: gotbent
Subject: Re: Hotrodding a Giro 26/20?
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"stratrider" <jreilly@enter.net > wrote in message
news:1170095634.115014.101120@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Let's start with a Giro 26/20, swap out the stock wheels with
> Thracians, swap out the standard seat for the Euromesh and do NOTHING
> else. I am thinking you wind up with a solid do it all sub 28 lb bike
> for short and tall riders alike that comes in at $1800 or less. This
> I think would compete with the Volae Century very nicely. How about
> it Bacchetta?
>
> Jim Reilly
> Reading, PA
>
Or you could just buy a RANS V-Rex.
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Date: 29 Jan 2007 20:39:40
From: Zebee Johnstone
Subject: Re: Hotrodding a Giro 26/20?
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In alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent on 29 Jan 2007 10:33:54 -0800
stratrider <jreilly@enter.net > wrote:
> Let's start with a Giro 26/20, swap out the stock wheels with
> Thracians, swap out the standard seat for the Euromesh and do NOTHING
> else. I am thinking you wind up with a solid do it all sub 28 lb bike
> for short and tall riders alike that comes in at $1800 or less. This
> I think would compete with the Volae Century very nicely. How about
> it Bacchetta?
Don't think there's much value in Bacchetta offering it as a separate
thing when their dealers can.
If the punter says to the dealer "I want something lighter" the dealer
can do the swaps and, as they say, "value add".
I believe you can order your Giro with an EM seat from Bacchetta it's
just not a separate model. Just have to ask them for it.
Does the recurve weigh so much compared to the EM? And how much
different are the wheels?
I sometimes feel I'm pushing a lot of bike around, but dunno how much
difference things like that would make.
Zebee
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