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Who's gone Carbon?
What's your setup (frame (classic diamond or compact), wheels, groupset)?
Been doing a bit of research and some riders report of a 'harsh' ride. What exactly does that mean?
What does carbon offer over the normal double/triple butted aluminium frame?
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Harsh ?? No way - I was so taken with my first ride on it that I was riding over grids and things - the frame and carbon seatpin take the harshness out of it.
And that was compared to the same kit on an 853 frame and carbon forks.
Carbon is lighter and damps the vibrations out. My mate has a Lloydy deep tube Alu frame - no carbon on it and its like riding a brick. You feel everything - I hated it.
My TCR alu is a lot better though - I think the compact frame works well and carbon forks always help.
it really smoothes out the ride.
carbon feels less responsive on the road though because it can flex.
for shorter rides (actually up to half ironman distance) i think i'd prefer my trek 1200 (alu but carbon forks). but for anything longer, then carbon every time.
And the bonus on that is that you'd probably save on family planning.
and i think its probably the latter.
hasn't mellsy got one?
Tell me more about the Equinox 11 - I am drooling after one and if all goes well would like one for next season.
Is it as good as it looks?
Any problems encountered so far?.
Will it clash with a yellow and black skin sauit bearing a skull and cross bones?
Any other important factors I should be aware of? - with the exception of the flippin great hole it will leave in my pocket after purchase.
Cheers
LFW (but getting thinner)
I'm going for the set.
I've 1 alu, 1 steel and 1 carbon.
All I need is a Ti MTB.......
Ti is meant to be v light, won't fatigue, won't corrode, looks v pretty, and like carbon takes the harshness out of the ride.
Not ridden one though, but FB has. Lucky pup.
Until recently I was riding it with factory spec, and it was great 'as it came'. Really comfortable even over mega distances, and fast. Looks good too.
However I've just upgraded the wheels and the bars.
I only did the wheels because i crashed and damaged the rims on the other ones. The wheels were fine as they came.
The stock bars were bullhorns and clip on profiles (fully adjustable) with dura ace bar end shifters. I upgraded to carbon 1 piece bars because, err, well, i'm sure it was wholly justified anyway. Just don't mention it to 'er indoors.
I had problems with the front derailleur packing in at the Vitruvian, so i was forced to stay on the big ring, which made the hills a bit of a nightmare (but it amused Fat Buddha to see me tackling hills with a cadence of about 10, so that's OK).
I don't know whether its because its a crappy old shimano 105 mech, or just because i'm unlucky.
I will change the gears to dura ace throughout after the end of this season (fortunately i won't have to leave the big ring for any of the mountainous climbs at ironman florida!).
Its tri geometry and it makes a difference to how quickly you get back your run legs.
The colours wont clash!
The only other thing is that the price is excellent if you consider that its the same frame as the trek tt bike, except the full bike cost as much as the tt frame.
I'd get one.
PS. Cougie... Is there much difference in performance between the Mavic Carbons or Zipp's they look similar and are similar priced, im contemplating getting an upgrade and wonder what you think. Just seems the Zipps are more common, but I have mavix wheels at the mo and am really impressed by them.
Want some deep rim wheels cus they look the dogs earlobes.
I have Mavic Cosmics on my road bike - had them for 4 years and they still run true. And Cycling Weekly preferred them to the Ksyriums costing much much more.
Have deeper rim Cosmos for the TT bike - but not carbon. Its possible to write one off with one pothole - so that's pretty pricey. And Deep rims would be a b*gger for riding in strong winds.
Aaaah - disadvantage of Ti is that it lasts. So how do you get a new bike ?????
So carbon is the way forward then?
The research continues!!