smilingcat
04-11-2008, 09:28 PM
WOWWWW!!! http://www.storck-bicycle.de
demo'd a 51cm frame bike with campy Chorus groupo (brake calipers were zero gravity)
compared to my old ti frame from litespeed model year was 1999 or 2000, there is no comparison.
compared to Orbea Dama Race model year 2005 with campy Centaur groupo (which I hate) there is no comparison.
compared to what I currently ride k2 mod 6.0 model year 2006 no comparison well you do get what you pay for.
compared to my Specialized transition pro 2007, ride is much smoother. Well transition pro is TT/Triatholon bike so its not a fair comparison.
I just had to move the seat forward, and replace the stem to a shorter one. Would have liked it had the handle bar was lower than the demo. but...
I absolutely loved the bike. Power transfer was incredible, weight distribution was near ideal, I could really corner hard and it was stable. And hard acceleration out of the corner felt rock solid. Didn't feel like the wheels were going to slip out under from me. It accelerated really well, climbed well. Couldn't feel or hear any frame flexing. and the zipp 404 wheel was smooth. I was suprised that I could fit on their 51cm frame but I did. Ride wasn't harsh at all.
I'm so tempted to upgrade from k2 mod 6.0... can someone spare me about $2500 :D
Oh I would have to add weight under the BB to be UCI compliant. not that I would be racing in UCI sanctioned race. :p Phenominal bike for crits and even road race.
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oh the zero gravity brake caliper. brakes really well but bit of micky mouse in set up. front caliper is centered by the length of the cable housing. so you really have to be spot on with the length of the cable housing or the brake caliper would not be centered. Also anytime you adjust the position of your handle bar, you may have to change to cable housing. Really dumb!!
smilingcat
demo'd a 51cm frame bike with campy Chorus groupo (brake calipers were zero gravity)
compared to my old ti frame from litespeed model year was 1999 or 2000, there is no comparison.
compared to Orbea Dama Race model year 2005 with campy Centaur groupo (which I hate) there is no comparison.
compared to what I currently ride k2 mod 6.0 model year 2006 no comparison well you do get what you pay for.
compared to my Specialized transition pro 2007, ride is much smoother. Well transition pro is TT/Triatholon bike so its not a fair comparison.
I just had to move the seat forward, and replace the stem to a shorter one. Would have liked it had the handle bar was lower than the demo. but...
I absolutely loved the bike. Power transfer was incredible, weight distribution was near ideal, I could really corner hard and it was stable. And hard acceleration out of the corner felt rock solid. Didn't feel like the wheels were going to slip out under from me. It accelerated really well, climbed well. Couldn't feel or hear any frame flexing. and the zipp 404 wheel was smooth. I was suprised that I could fit on their 51cm frame but I did. Ride wasn't harsh at all.
I'm so tempted to upgrade from k2 mod 6.0... can someone spare me about $2500 :D
Oh I would have to add weight under the BB to be UCI compliant. not that I would be racing in UCI sanctioned race. :p Phenominal bike for crits and even road race.
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oh the zero gravity brake caliper. brakes really well but bit of micky mouse in set up. front caliper is centered by the length of the cable housing. so you really have to be spot on with the length of the cable housing or the brake caliper would not be centered. Also anytime you adjust the position of your handle bar, you may have to change to cable housing. Really dumb!!
smilingcat