Argon, Calfee, Madone or orbea Orca?

Russell Seaton

vecchio51@aol.com (Qui si parla Campagnolo ) wrote in message news:<20040405092027.23784.00000244@mb-m26.aol.com>...
> MikeJ-<< My bike's not even four years old yet; I really don't *need* a
> Madone.. >><BR><BR>
>
>
> Was the Madone redesigned with a more like 5900 seat tube?? At Lance's
> request... or not??
>
> Urban legend?? Done for Cheryl?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/teamtech...bikes/usps_trek

Russell Seaton

vecchio51@aol.com (Qui si parla Campagnolo ) wrote in message news:<20040405092027.23784.00000244@mb-m26.aol.com>...
> MikeJ-<< My bike's not even four years old yet; I really don't *need* a
> Madone.. >><BR><BR>
>
>
> Was the Madone redesigned with a more like 5900 seat tube?? At Lance's
> request... or not??
>
> Urban legend?? Done for Cheryl?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/teamtech...bikes/usps_trek

Qui si parla Campagnolo

MikeJ-<< Anybody who doesn't realize the extent to which Lance has affected
product
development at TREK over the past few years has been living in a hole
someplace. >><BR><BR>

How far away is the new 'Armstrong' frameset, made by Trek...

Peter Chisholm
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Tom Nakashima

If you're talking about the Madone 5.9, it's already here.
I was going to write a review on this bike, but want to ride it for a month
to put it to the test. I've also had the Trek 5900 Ultralight, so I could
compare them pretty close. In short, the Madone rides nothing like the
5900. Two different bikes. If you're looking for a pure climber's bike,
then I would go with the 5900, or the Giant Once Carbon. Every rider is
different and enjoys certain features on a bike. The Madone is a very
comfortable bike which is also fast and great on the climbs. I would ride
them all before making a decision.
Here's one of reviews I've read on the Modone:
http://www.velonews.com/tour2003/te...les/4353.0.html
There are more current review done on this bike.
-tom

"Qui si parla Campagnolo " <vecchio51@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040406093717.17770.00000588@mb-m21.aol.com...
> MikeJ-<< Anybody who doesn't realize the extent to which Lance has
affected
> product
> development at TREK over the past few years has been living in a hole
> someplace. >><BR><BR>
>
> How far away is the new 'Armstrong' frameset, made by Trek...
>
> Peter Chisholm
> Vecchio's Bicicletteria
> 1833 Pearl St.
> Boulder, CO, 80302
> (303)440-3535
> http://www.vecchios.com
> "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

S o r n i

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> tom-<< If you're talking about the Madone 5.9, it's already here.
> >><BR><BR>
>
>
> Nope, I'm talking about a Armstrong labeled frameset, ala the Lemond,
> after Lance has retired(shortly after 2004 TdF) and after he rides
> into the sunset in the Republic of Texas, in a pickup truck, Cheryl
> at his side, back filled with cases of Budweiser.

You paint a nice fairy-tale picture, Peter...and it might come true!

So what would be the "distinguishing characteristics"* of an Amstrong? Any
particular geometry traits? I'm built exactly like him (if you squashed and
widened him and then fed him gallons of ice cream, that is), so I might be
interested

Bill "ideal cookie cutter candidate" S.

*other than a cracked chainstay, of course