Looking for New Bike

"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Does anyone have experience with Norco bikes? I'm looking
to buy a new road bike and one of the bikes that has
really caught my eye is the Norco CRR Team. I've included
the link to their website.

norco.comcrrteam.htmOpen ↗

I appreciate any comments or feedback.

Sorry, but this is rec.bicycles.racing and not rec.bicycles-
.crappydepartmentstorebutsoldovertheinternetbicycles

Seriously, go to your local bicycle shop and get
something upper
middle/lower top line such as the Raleigh Pro or
Specialized or Giant.

You would think for $4,500 that it wouldn't be so crappy.
Did you even look at the thing?

- N

Tom Kunich said:

"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Does anyone have experience with Norco bikes? I'm looking
to buy a new road bike and one of the bikes that has
really caught my eye is the Norco CRR Team. I've included
the link to their website.

norco.comcrrteam.htmOpen ↗

I appreciate any comments or feedback.

Sorry, but this is rec.bicycles.racing and not rec.bicycl-
es.crappydepartmentstorebutsoldovertheinternetbicycles

Seriously, go to your local bicycle shop and get
something upper
middle/lower top line such as the Raleigh Pro or
Specialized or Giant.

"Tom Kunich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Does anyone have experience with Norco bikes? I'm
looking to buy a new road bike and one of the bikes that
has really caught my eye is the Norco CRR Team. I've
included the link to their website.

norco.comcrrteam.htmOpen ↗

I appreciate any comments or feedback.

Sorry, but this is rec.bicycles.racing and not rec.bicycl-
es.crappydepartmentstorebutsoldovertheinternetbicycles

Seriously, go to your local bicycle shop and get
something upper
middle/lower top line such as the Raleigh Pro or
Specialized or Giant.

Tom, That bike as posted in that link has carbon fiber as
well as Dura-Ace 10 speed. Sounds and looks race-ready to me
(even though it's not a Trek).

-Ken

"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You would think for $4,500 that it wouldn't be so crappy.
Did you even look at the thing?

For $4500 CDN, you'd be better off looking at

bikesdirect.comcenturyOpen ↗
team04.htm

at less than $2600 CDN.

Now that's a good deal!

"Carl Sundquist" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You would think for $4,500 that it wouldn't be so
crappy. Did you even look at the thing?

For $4500 CDN, you'd be better off looking at

bikesdirect.comcenturyteOpen ↗
am04.htm

at less than $2600 CDN.

"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You would think for $4,500 that it wouldn't be so crappy.
Did you even look at the thing?

No, as a matter of fact I went on the name since Norco had
been selling some pretty mediocre stuff with all sorts of
advertising claims. But since you insist I did look. That
bike is probably priced about twice at what it's worth if
you want the same sort of quality from a local bike store.
If that's the sort of thing you're looking for I still
recommend you take a trip down to your local bicycle shop.

It also matters what you intend to use the bike for.
Aluminum frames with carbon fiber stays make me nervous but
if your intent is to race for a year or two and get a new
bike it doesn't matter. Carbon stays socketed into aluminum
is asking for electrolysis and eventual failure is there's
any water present.

If you want a bike that you'll ride for many years you can
look for a steel frame with perhaps a carbon fork. The fork
softens the ride quite amazingly. And buying a bike that is
sold by your local dealer is always better than trying to
buy something for a bike no one has ever heard of.

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Tom Kunich said:

"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Does anyone have experience with Norco bikes? I'm
looking to buy a new road bike and one of the bikes that
has really caught my eye is the Norco CRR Team. I've
included the link to their website.

norco.comcrrteam.htmOpen ↗

I appreciate any comments or feedback.

Sorry, but this is rec.bicycles.racing and not rec.bicy-
cles.crappydepartmentstorebutsoldovertheinternetbicycles

Seriously, go to your local bicycle shop and get
something upper
middle/lower top line such as the Raleigh Pro or
Specialized or Giant.

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Now that's a good deal!

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"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You would think for $4,500 that it wouldn't be so
crappy. Did you even look at the thing?

For $4500 CDN, you'd be better off looking at

bikesdirect.comcenturytOpen ↗
eam04.htm

at less than $2600 CDN.

They had a booth at Sea Otter and the road bike really was
as super light as they claimed. They had a scale with the
bike on it just as it came out of the carton. Wow!

On 06/22/2004 06:16 PM, in article
[email hidden], "Tom Kunich"

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"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You would think for $4,500 that it wouldn't be so crappy.
Did you even look at the thing?

No, as a matter of fact I went on the name since Norco had
been selling some pretty mediocre stuff with all sorts of
advertising claims. But since you insist I did look. That
bike is probably priced about twice at what it's worth if
you want the same sort of quality from a local bike store.
If that's the sort of thing you're looking for I still
recommend you take a trip down to your local bicycle shop.

$4200 Canadian (the price of the bike) is $3100 American.

Where can you get a quality Dura Ace 10-speed bike for that?

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servitus est ignoratio vis est ess ay ell tea ell ay kay ee
sea aye tee why you ti ay aitch aitch tee tea pea colon [for
word] slash [four ward] slash double-you double-yew double-
ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash

Steven L. Sheffield said:

$4200 Canadian (the price of the bike) is $3100
American. Where can you get a quality Dura Ace 10-speed
bike for that?

Alu frame carbon fork - E.1999 roseversand.deroOpen ↗
se_main.cfm?KAT_ID=1763&PRD_ID=17289&spr_id=1&MID=0&CID=175

Full carbon monocoque - E.2895 roseversand.deroOpen ↗
se_main.cfm?KAT_ID=1763&PRD_ID=13421&spr_id=1&MID=0&CID=175

On 06/23/2004 03:00 AM, in article
[email hidden], "Ewoud Dronkert"

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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 03:36:46 GMT, Steven L.

Sheffield said:

$4200 Canadian (the price of the bike) is $3100
American. Where can you get a quality Dura Ace 10-speed
bike for that?

Alu frame carbon fork - E.1999 roseversand.deroseversand.deOpen ↗
rose_main.cfm?KAT_ID=1763&PRD_ID=17289&spr_id=1&MID=
&CID=175

E.2000 * 1.08 (must include duties) = E.2160 ...

At current exchange rates, that's $2610.00, and
international air freight will tack on another $200.00, so
we're talking $2810 ... But is it a QUALITY frame?

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Full carbon monocoque - E.2895 roseversand.deroseversand.deOpen ↗
rose_main.cfm?KAT_ID=1763&PRD_ID=13421&spr_id=1&MID=
&CID=175

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at worldnet dot ay tea tee dot net bellum pax est libertas
servitus est ignoratio vis est ess ay ell tea ell ay kay ee
sea aye tee why you ti ay aitch aitch tee tea pea colon [for
word] slash [four ward] slash double-you double-yew double-
ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash

Steven L. Sheffield said:

But is it a QUALITY frame?

It got high rates at two different tests, from German "Tour"
and Dutch "Fiets" magazine. Fiets tested the frame's
stiffness (bb, front tube) and concluded that only the Scott
C1 did better on weight-stiffness ratio, but that frame
alone costs as much as this complete bike.

But I don't know the bike from experience, could very well
be that it has a built-in fail device triggered by guarantee
expiration date, like Bianchi.

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"Muskie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Does anyone have experience with Norco bikes? I'm
looking to buy a new road bike and one of the bikes
that has really caught my eye is the Norco CRR Team.
I've included the link to their website.

norco.comcrrteam.htmOpen ↗

I appreciate any comments or feedback.

Sorry, but this is rec.bicycles.racing and not rec.bicy-
cles.crappydepartmentstorebutsoldovertheinternetbicycles

Seriously, go to your local bicycle shop and get
something upper
middle/lower top line such as the Raleigh Pro or
Specialized or Giant.

Tom, That bike as posted in that link has carbon fiber as
well as Dura-Ace 10 speed. Sounds and looks race-ready to
me (even though it's not a Trek).

If you want a real deal check out supergo.comprOpen ↗
ofile.cfm?LPROD_ID=24733&lmfg_id=261&searchtext=&referpage=

Yeah, it's not DuraAce 10 speed but then many of the
people I've talked to that have it are unhappy with the
way it shifts. I've got a DuraAce 9 speed that shifts spot
on up and down.

"Ewoud Dronkert" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:18:17 GMT, Steven L.

Sheffield said:

But is it a QUALITY frame?

It got high rates at two different tests, from German
"Tour" and Dutch "Fiets" magazine. Fiets tested the
frame's stiffness (bb, front tube) and concluded that only
the Scott C1 did better on weight-stiffness ratio, but
that frame alone costs as much as this complete bike.

But I don't know the bike from experience, could very well
be that it has a built-in fail device triggered by
guarantee expiration date, like Bianchi.

That's pretty funny Ewoud and something that I was just
hearing from the local racers as well.