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RCoapman
Joined: 09 Feb 2005
Posts: 5154
Location: Back in the snowy homeland2/4/13 1:04 PM |
My Strong has been, and always will be, my favourite bike...
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19109
Location: PDX2/4/13 1:19 PM |
I bet having the new shop at/on his residence/property is well worth the expense and trouble. Imagine moves and resetting up with renting over the years. Now he should not have to worry about that at all.
I love the new head badge...
As far as my Strong, 13 years later I would rather a less aggressive stack. But the frame is second to none across the board. But I may have said that once or twice over 13 years here...
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walter
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 4391
Location: metro-motown-area2/4/13 1:24 PM |
aggressive stack
i bet carl could fab up some sort of HT extension to make it more "old man friendly" eh?
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19109
Location: PDX2/4/13 2:55 PM |
I find myself favoring the geom on both the Brimstone and Roubaix these days. remarkable similar, BB lower on Brimstone than the Roubaix
Not just stack, but CS, WB too.
In the event I can get back to 5-8k a year, having the Strong around for spirited rides [should that and they occur] could be fun...
I came close to ordering a Carl's Personal Blend order, but the wait and coin did not coalesce on two instant gratification fronts. Maybe better that way...
Now that I am doing up the Ruben for Elaine, I am glad I did not do a new frame. just stick with the old stuff..
I will probably still do it some day. The new Carl frame/bike could take the place of both the Brimstone and Poprad.
The Poprad even though the size is supposed to be for bigger folk than MOI, still feels small to me...
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dfcas
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 2820
Location: hillbilly heaven2/4/13 4:22 PM |
The poprad sizing chart is nuts. I think we ride about the same size and I'm on a 59.
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Dave B
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 4511
Location: Pittsburgh, PA2/4/13 5:15 PM |
CX?
Isn't the Poprad a cyclocross bike? If so, aren't they sized smaller than a road frame to increase TT clearance, sort of like a MTB?
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dfcas
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 2820
Location: hillbilly heaven2/4/13 5:54 PM |
"Isn't the Poprad a cyclocross bike? If so, aren't they sized smaller than a road frame to increase TT clearance, sort of like a MTB?"
I don't like to size them smaller. I've had about a dozen cross bikes and I prefer same size to the mm if possible. The first one I bought I went down a size and hated it, and since then I've gone same size.
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19109
Location: PDX2/4/13 6:41 PM |
My 853 Poprad I had in NJ was a 59. [2000-02] It did feel a touch big, but the smaller one feels more small that the 59 felt big if that make sense.
I am going to give it a season, but I think I know...
But the 57 instead of the 59 popped up in the trade.
I may offer to trade it for a bigger one, or just the frame... Or sell it and do the Strong, they sell for stupid money considering IMO.
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