Specializzed Tarmac WHOA!

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david said:

Has anyone seen this thing? I went into the LBS today, and someone road one
in, I didn't get a chance to talk to him but dang, what a wierd looking
bike. Are there any inherent advantages or disadvantages to this bike
besides the additional joins which could fail?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/tech/news/aug15news/sp
ec_tarmacfull

Yes. The inherent advantage is that it looks nifty, which causes
increased sales. As we speak, this inherent advantage is working on me
(but alas, like trying to scoop 2 gallons of ice cream out of a gallon
pail, it is not working on my wallet). Specialized is said to be very
excited about this advantage.

Would like to know what "curvecious" means,
--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/
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S o r n i said:

david said:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/tech/news/aug15news/spec_tarmacfull

Sorry, but that's butt-ugly IMO.

It looks like a warped "compact geometry" frame.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad Cities (Illinois Side)

Quoted message said:

Has anyone seen this thing? I went into the LBS today, and someone road one
in, I didn't get a chance to talk to him but dang, what a wierd looking
bike. Are there any inherent advantages or disadvantages to this bike
besides the additional joins which could fail?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/tech/news/aug15news/spec_ta
rmacfull

Thanks and have a nice day!

David

What extra "joins"? It's just another bike with curved tubes instead of
straight. Nothing new or amazing.

--
Ted Bennett
Portland OR

david said:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/tech/news/aug15news/spec_tarmacfull

Sorry, but that's butt-ugly IMO.

Bill "Mr. Bikewell" S.

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Quoted message said:

Has anyone seen this thing? I went into the LBS today, and someone road

one

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in, I didn't get a chance to talk to him but dang, what a wierd looking
bike. Are there any inherent advantages or disadvantages to this bike
besides the additional joins which could fail?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/tech/news/aug15news/spec_ta

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rmacfull

Thanks and have a nice day!

David

What extra "joins"? It's just another bike with curved tubes instead of
straight. Nothing new or amazing.

Somehow the "t" went missing. So it meant to read, inherent problems with
the joints. The joints between the carbon top and TI/aluminum bottom.

David

Ted Bennett said:

Quoted message said:

Has anyone seen this thing? I went into the LBS today, and someone road one
in, I didn't get a chance to talk to him but dang, what a wierd looking
bike. Are there any inherent advantages or disadvantages to this bike
besides the additional joins which could fail?
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/tech/news/aug15news/spec_ta
rmacfull

Thanks and have a nice day!

David

What extra "joins"? It's just another bike with curved tubes instead of
straight. Nothing new or amazing.

I think he means all the carbon to aluminium joints.

Anyway, it's not working for me, I want a Roubaix Pro

http://www.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/2004/bikes/04RoubaixProFrameset_d.jpg

Kinky Cowboy*

*Batteries not included
May contain traces of nuts
Your milage may vary

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S o r n i said:

david said:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/tech/news/aug15news/spec_tarmacfull

Sorry, but that's butt-ugly IMO.

It looks like a warped "compact geometry" frame.

Oooh, sweet, the compact geometry war is about to be re-animated!

App

Looks like the "cruiser" bikes of old days (1950 and back). Wanna see
wierd with lots of joints, ex Moulton "Mini".

http://www.jimlangley.net/ride/amvisit.htm

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Sorry, that should have read Alex Moulton "Mini"!

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And a really low gear for the hills!"

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S o r n i said:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/tech/news/aug15news/spec_tarmacfull

Sorry, but that's butt-ugly IMO.

Yeah, even though it borrows a couple of hints from the stylish
cruiser genre, it mostly maintains the overall gimpy and graceless
appearance common to most road racing bikes. (For what it's worth,
they look even gimpier and more graceless when topped with a
lycra-clad geek holding his butt up in the air like some sort of
estrus-stricken animal.)

No worries, though; there are plenty of nice-looking bikes being
manufactured currently, like these examples:

http://nirve.com/main/largepic.asp?id=1476
http://konaworld.com/2k4bikes/images/low/2K4_BikeHotRod_650.jpg
http://www.electrabike.com/04/images/sr_section/large/6_1_REVIL3_M_RED.jpg
http://3gbikes.com/bikes/classic_choppers/show_time_left.html

Chalo Colina

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Yikes, design run amok.....Like a guy at interbike once said to me when I asked
what it was for...'it's for sellin'......

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

maybe it's a suspension type top tube, like the merlin newsboy.....sproing....

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"