expensive racing bike?

[pooks]

Interesting!

What makes it best for club rides but not centuries or touring? Not comfortable enough for long hauls?

[7rider]

I probably say ultra-stiff.
Quick off the dime, and fast, fast, fast. But it'll probably beat the stuffing out of you over the long haul.

[Eden]

Wow, I find it to be rather amusing that the most fantastic looking bike that seems to be on the Seven web site is recommended for club rides and the very ordinary looking one is recommended for racing.....

Interestingly enough the pictured bike looks very much like a TT bike without the aerobars.

[7rider]

Yeah, I also found it curious that the Triad, which has the exact same "suggested use" profile as the Diamas and the V-II says this about the Triad: "...with enough personality and discipline for road racing, but comfort enough for your next century."
...Such is the nature of custom work, I guess. You can really dial it in for whatever you want it to do.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

...says this about the Triad: "...with enough personality and discipline for road racing, but comfort enough for your next century."

Sounds like a JCrew catalog. What's next?... "A bike with a fruity chewy bouquet and just a touch of nutty arrogance" ?
Oh brother.

[7rider]

Sounds like a JCrew catalog. What's next?... "A bike with a fruity chewy bouquet and just a touch of nutty arrogance" ?
Oh brother.

Meee-Yow, Lisa.
When they're building $7,000+ bikes, I think they can use a little "lifestyle hyperbole" in their marketing.
It's no different then your Rivendell calling themselves: "..delightfully charming in an old-fashioned way.."
Gee, sounds like an L.L. Bean catalog!

[Veronica]

It's no different then your Rivendell calling themselves: "..delightfully charming in an old-fashioned way.."
Gee, sounds like an L.L. Bean catalog!

Hey don't go there!

I shop both, makes me sound like a fuddy duddy.

V.

[SadieKate]

Better to be a delightfully charming fuddy duddy than a crusty old fuddy duddy. Or would that be a fully lugged fuddy duddy?

[Trekhawk]

Hey don't go there!

I shop both, makes me sound like a fuddy duddy.

V.

LOL - but a very talented fuddy duddy.

I confess I love LL Bean too.

[7rider]

Hey don't go there!

I shop both, makes me sound like a fuddy duddy.

V.

Shhhhh....
so do I!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yeah, I also found it curious that the Triad, which has the exact same "suggested use" profile as the Diamas and the V-II says this about the Triad: "...with enough personality and discipline for road racing, but comfort enough for your next century."
.....Meee-Yow, Lisa.
When they're building $7,000+ bikes, I think they can use a little "lifestyle hyperbole" in their marketing.
It's no different then your Rivendell calling themselves: "..delightfully charming in an old-fashioned way.."
Gee, sounds like an L.L. Bean catalog!

But I can comprehend "..delightfully charming in an old-fashioned way.."- pretty straightforward meaning (and I'm curious-where exactly does Rivendell say that about their bikes, anyway?)
On the other hand, what exactly does it mean for a bike to have "enough personality and discipline for road racing"- ?

Lisa
Lugging my muddy milk duds around the old-fashioned way...

[kiwi girl]

Hey RoadRaven

Since you are talking about Blue I assume its the 2007 Fem Etape Pro you are looking at? That is a nice looking bike

If you look closely at my avator you'll see that I have a 2006 EMC2 Fem Equip 5 and love it - one issue for me is that I am shortish (5'1") and have small hands and it was such a revlelation to find a bike that fits

the Fem Etape Team sure looks nice too but one look at the word Ultegra is enough to let me know that, realistically, it should be relegated to the realms of lotto fantasy for me so I think I need to avoid walking into the arms of temptation (ie into Scotty Brown's the EMC2 stockist here in Christchurch)

[RoadRaven]

Oh... de Rosa...

Oh... I fell in love last year - I even hijacked a thread with pix...

Despite numerous hints, I still have no de Rosa...



However! Partner is a big fan of EmC bikes, and their 2007 models have women specific, and the model partner keeps showing me is pretty in blue and has gorgeous race wheels and just looks loverly!

He thinks I have been racing well enough that I should have a road race bike, and turn my Giant TCR Aero into a TT specific bike with bar end shifters and all...

Oh, the EmC makes classy race bikes... top of the line... check them out as an example.

But for sheer beauty, though greatly over-priced, the de Rosa has my heart.

[Trekhawk]

But for sheer beauty, though greatly over-priced, the de Rosa has my heart.

When I win Lotto RoadRaven I will send one your way. See I like to share the joy.....hmm now all we need are those pesky winning numbers.

[SouthernBelle]

Well, if you win the lottery, you can justify by having bikes for both summer and winter homes. You will want to live where the weather is ride-worthy in the winter.