Foil Y66

"Woland99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have a chance to buy 1999 Y66. All original and in good shape.
I am riding touring type of bike (steel frame, 36 spokes, 32 tires)
now
because of my weight - so I must admit I am a bit hesitant about
getting
carbon bike without seatpost - I am afraid that frame will not be able
to
support me. Any opinions?

It's difficult to recommend a Y-foil to someone that's been riding a Touring
style frame. The Y-foil is a short wheelbase tight steering bike that will
probably take some time for you to get used to.

You didn't state your weight but the support for the Y-foil is as strong as
most bikes.

Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

"Woland99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

I have a chance to buy 1999 Y66. All original and in good shape.
I am riding touring type of bike (steel frame, 36 spokes, 32 tires)
now
because of my weight - so I must admit I am a bit hesitant about
getting
carbon bike without seatpost - I am afraid that frame will not be able
to
support me. Any opinions?

It's difficult to recommend a Y-foil to someone that's been riding a Touring
style frame. The Y-foil is a short wheelbase tight steering bike that will
probably take some time for you to get used to.

You didn't state your weight but the support for the Y-foil is as strong as
most bikes.

250+
I know that Trek was marketing Y66 as "touring" bike - which may be a
bit hard to accomplish taking into account wheelbase and not being
able to
mount racks etc. Original owner was 240 and said never had a problem.
Should I get the frame inspected for possible cracks etc?

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On Jun 25, 4:39 pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:

250+

That's big but probably within Trek's limit. You could probably email their
service department and ask.

Quoted message said:

I know that Trek was marketing Y66 as "touring" bike - which may be a
bit hard to accomplish taking into account wheelbase and not being
able to mount racks etc.

Most times when you see "touring" it means "ain't racing". Remember that
just after Trek brought that out the UCI made those sorts of bikes illegal
in international racing and I believe most national races followed suit.

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Original owner was 240 and said never had a problem.
Should I get the frame inspected for possible cracks etc?

I would not buy such a bike from someone that heavy without having it
inspected by a COMPETENT mechanic. Not your average 17 year old though.

Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

"Woland99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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On Jun 25, 4:39 pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:

Quoted message said:

250+

That's big but probably within Trek's limit. You could probably email their
service department and ask.

Quoted message said:

I know that Trek was marketing Y66 as "touring" bike - which may be a
bit hard to accomplish taking into account wheelbase and not being
able to mount racks etc.

Most times when you see "touring" it means "ain't racing". Remember that
just after Trek brought that out the UCI made those sorts of bikes illegal
in international racing and I believe most national races followed suit.

Quoted message said:

Original owner was 240 and said never had a problem.
Should I get the frame inspected for possible cracks etc?

I would not buy such a bike from someone that heavy without having it
inspected by a COMPETENT mechanic. Not your average 17 year old though.

Yeah - that is good point - I talked with couple people working
in LBSs todays and consensus was that used carbon frame from
a heavier user is a risky deal. Unless you can X-ray it.
Plus they mentioned that 1999 might have been a year when Trek
was still perfecting carbon technology. Either way - too much
potential for hidden cracks. I think I will stick to my original
plan of upgrading to Co-Motion.

"Woland99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yeah - that is good point - I talked with couple people working
in LBSs todays and consensus was that used carbon frame from
a heavier user is a risky deal. Unless you can X-ray it.
Plus they mentioned that 1999 might have been a year when Trek
was still perfecting carbon technology. Either way - too much
potential for hidden cracks. I think I will stick to my original
plan of upgrading to Co-Motion.

Well, you don't need to x-ray them. You can usually see everything dangerous
on the surface. But you have to know what to look for. It isn't like this
stuff is infinitely thick.

But Co-Motion is WAY better.