Diamond back Racing

trek-man said:

Are diamond back racing bikes reputable, ive never had any experience of
them but the price tag on the one i looked at today would seem to
indicate reasonable quality. It had a mix of Tiagra and 105 components.
Carbon forks but not stays. What are your thoughts?

🙂 See my sig. Actually, I'm really not sure who DiamondBack are these
days...My old steel Diamond Back (they used to be separate words) was
made by Centurion, who changed their name to Diamond Back due to legal
issues with the name that was shared by a tire company. Their website is
confusing as it doesn't seem to list the various models that seem to be
available in Australia. They seem to be more of a MTB company these
days, although I have seen a CF DiamondBack in the LBS, so they do also
make the high end stuff.

I have a fairly recent DiamondBack model, the lowest in the range. It
was worth around $700 new. It's a Sora groupset although the derailer
is actually '2200' which is even lower than Sora.

It's quite heavy for an Alu bike, probably the same weight as my old
steel bike. Aside from that, it's been great. I've ridden it through two
wet winters with minimal maintenance. It's still smooth and quiet. The
frame is very well finished, I'd have to admit it's better finished
than my Trek which cost quite a bit more.

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1996 Diamond Back 'Expert Tg' Roadie (7spd DT shifters, favourite bike!)
2004 Trek 2300 Roadie (9spd Ultegra)
2003 DiamondBack 'Criterium' Roadie (8spd Sora, rain bike)

trek-man said:

Are diamond back racing bikes reputable, ive never had any experience of them but the price tag on the one i looked at today would seem to indicate reasonable quality. It had a mix of Tiagra and 105 components. Carbon forks but not stays. What are your thoughts?

I bought a DBR "Vertex" MTB in 1984. Aluminium frame.
It's still going strong even though it's a bit like Grandpa's axe.
Let's see: cranks, BB, seatpost, headset and derailleurs are all original.
Pete

dtmeister said:

trek-man said:

Are diamond back racing bikes reputable, ive never had any experience of
them but the price tag on the one i looked at today would seem to
indicate reasonable quality. It had a mix of Tiagra and 105 components.
Carbon forks but not stays. What are your thoughts?

🙂 See my sig. Actually, I'm really not sure who DiamondBack are these
days...My old steel Diamond Back (they used to be separate words) was
made by Centurion, who changed their name to Diamond Back due to legal
issues with the name that was shared by a tire company. Their website is
confusing as it doesn't seem to list the various models that seem to be
available in Australia. They seem to be more of a MTB company these
days, although I have seen a CF DiamondBack in the LBS, so they do also
make the high end stuff.

They're Repco or Pacific Dunlop's high end brand name. Who makes 'em?
Who knows?!

Poiter said:

I bought a DBR "Vertex" MTB in 1984. Aluminium frame.
It's still going strong even though it's a bit like Grandpa's axe.
Let's see: cranks, BB, seatpost, headset and derailleurs are all original.
Pete

Groovy, its seems to me like they are mainly a MTB builder that is maybe dangling their toes in the roadie world. The frame seems nice enough and is alloy, at least the size and geometry seem about right. It has a sexy [censored] set of carbon forks on it and is slightly cheap in my mind for the groupset its offered with. I didnt pay close attention to the wheels though. Damn i guess i'll just have to go and dribble on it some more.:p

trek-man said:

Are diamond back racing bikes reputable, ive never had any experience of
them but the price tag on the one i looked at today would seem to
indicate reasonable quality. It had a mix of Tiagra and 105 components.
Carbon forks but not stays. What are your thoughts?

A friend rode a Tiagra-level alloy Diamondback for about three years and
never had any trouble with it.

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