QUOTE(tenno @ Mar 9 2007, 10:12 AM)
I left competitive cycling in 2000 after almost 9 years. Recently I surfed to KSH website & was shocked to find out how much a decent bike costs these days. If I'm not mistaken, the new Look 580 frame costs RM10,800 !! During my day, U could get a Look KG196 with at least Dura Ace componentry with that kind of money. But of course, technologically, a lot has improved.
My bike was a Giant CFR-1 (RM1280) with mixed components. Shifter was Shimano RX-100 STI, front derailleur was Dura Ace, Shimano Ultegra rear derailleur with 8 speed casette (12-23T), Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle, Look Carbo Pro pedals, Shimano 105 crankset (53-39T), Cinelli stem, Mavic deep drop handlebar, Deore XT headset, Mavic clincher wheelset. My helmet was Bell Razor Pro Pump, Briko Stinger glasses, Shimano R120 shoes. Clothing was provided by my team. It costs around RM4,000.00, I sold it for RM1K.
I saw some Lerun models but wasn't really impressed with the component offering. Perhaps U could buy the bike & upgrade the components later.
Lerun bikes are actually from taiwan ... just that its assembly over here. Actually since 1 and half years ago .... the prices for bikes has went up. Some american companies also entered into china and make their bikes there and shimano components lower that 105 is made in malaysia. Their factory is at johor ... that's y I always recommend riders out there to have at least a shimano 105 components, otherwise go for a campagnolo(lowest range).
QUOTE(lucifah @ Mar 9 2007, 10:24 AM)
with that mucc budget, you can't squeeze ultegra and carbon together
i would spend more on the wheels. ZIPP will be my favourite. mavic will be the minimum. good pair of wheels determines how good and how steep you can corner w/o much vibration
get the sizing correct. size is very sensitive on a road bike since you'll spend a lot of time seated (vs mountain bike)
get most of your money spent on these and u'll never go wrong:
1. soft, xtra light, xtra comfortable leather saddle (i recommend selle italia flite gel titanium - rm 300+)
2. carbon streamlined (tapered) seat post - rm 150+
3. good set of very light wheels with tapered rim and the least amount of spoke - rm 1,500+
4. pedals. use dedicate road clipless pedal. they're wider and lighter than MTB counterparts. recommend time pedals
5. road specific shoes. theyr'e extremely light, very airy and very very stiff (carbon soles) - SiDi carbons - rm 250+, do i have to say more? (be careful, some cheaper SiDi are made somewhere else. be sure yours is made in good old italy)
colnago? aiyoh, 10k just for the frame. pure italian design, made in taiwan.
yes, good high end carbon frame (including aluminum) are manufactured and fabricated in taiwan
i agree with this guy. check the taiwanese manufacturers. some are even OEM producer for high end frames. identical framse but different decals and brand. much much cheaper also.
for a roadie, we do about 50 - 150 km in a single session. depends also. an epic ride will be about 150km (whole group during public holiday)
Yea ... colnago , not quite sure bout the aluminium frames but the carbon frames are fully italian. The 1 I'm eyeing on is the C50 ...very stiff frame,but just want it for collection.
Talking bout the ZIPP wheels .... they are really light and stiff. I've used the 404 before but sold it after that. Braking is very bad during the raining season because I'm using the tubeless type (even with special brake pads for carbon walls). So you guys may wanna consider getting the clincer type ... hehe.
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