| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
In a recent issue of BICYCLE they had Ben Serotta's team
issue Tour de France bike. It was equiped with Dura-Ace componets
which confuses me because on his top of the line bike "Colorado"
he has Record C. I haven't had the pleasure of riding with these
componets but hopefully soon. The question is, is Dura-Ace more
durable then Campy Record C or is it more suited for the type
of race that the Tour de France is.
Joe
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 394.1 | Probably Neither | KIRK::JOHNSON | Matt Johnson | Thu Jul 16 1987 18:44 | 4 |
What goes on a Tour de France bike has more to do with sponsorship
than with durability, price-performance, or anything else.
MATT
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| 394.2 | I Agree | NUGGET::ALDEN | Fri Jul 17 1987 10:59 | 5 | |
Good point (reply 1). Those guys are paid to use equipment.
Personally, if given a choice, I would take Campy Record C. The
group costs about $1 grand however, which makes it a nice thought,
but not a reality.
DAVE
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| 394.3 | crankset failure | ROCK::JOHNK | Fri Jul 17 1987 13:48 | 8 | |
I've had a DURA-ACE crankset for about 2 years. Seemed to be good
qualitiy. Left crank arm metal failed abruptly near crank bolt.
Exciting times... Anybody else have experience with this type
of failures???
/john kowaleski
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| 394.4 | good luck ... | SRFSUP::GOLDSTEIN | Don Goldstein | Thu Jan 14 1988 15:13 | 8 |
re .1
You are talking about two of the best gruppos around. Very few
rides can really take advantage of such high quality components.
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