Foil Y66

Woland99

I have a chance to buy 1999 Y66. All original and in good shape.
I am riding touring type of bike (steel frame, 36 spokes, 32 tires)
now
because of my weight - so I must admit I am a bit hesitant about
getting
carbon bike without seatpost - I am afraid that frame will not be able
to
support me. Any opinions?

JT

Tom Kunich

"Woland99" <woland99@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a chance to buy 1999 Y66. All original and in good shape.
> I am riding touring type of bike (steel frame, 36 spokes, 32 tires)
> now
> because of my weight - so I must admit I am a bit hesitant about
> getting
> carbon bike without seatpost - I am afraid that frame will not be able
> to
> support me. Any opinions?

It's difficult to recommend a Y-foil to someone that's been riding a Touring
style frame. The Y-foil is a short wheelbase tight steering bike that will
probably take some time for you to get used to.

You didn't state your weight but the support for the Y-foil is as strong as
most bikes.

Woland99

On Jun 25, 4:39 pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:
> "Woland99" <wolan...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:3d088131-4c53-452c-897e-de1621723985@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I have a chance to buy 1999 Y66. All original and in good shape.
> > I am riding touring type of bike (steel frame, 36 spokes, 32 tires)
> > now
> > because of my weight - so I must admit I am a bit hesitant about
> > getting
> > carbon bike without seatpost - I am afraid that frame will not be able
> > to
> > support me. Any opinions?
>
> It's difficult to recommend a Y-foil to someone that's been riding a Touring
> style frame. The Y-foil is a short wheelbase tight steering bike that will
> probably take some time for you to get used to.
>
> You didn't state your weight but the support for the Y-foil is as strong as
> most bikes.

250+
I know that Trek was marketing Y66 as "touring" bike - which may be a
bit hard to accomplish taking into account wheelbase and not being
able to
mount racks etc. Original owner was 240 and said never had a problem.
Should I get the frame inspected for possible cracks etc?

Tom Kunich

"Woland99" <woland99@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 25, 4:39 pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> 250+

That's big but probably within Trek's limit. You could probably email their
service department and ask.

> I know that Trek was marketing Y66 as "touring" bike - which may be a
> bit hard to accomplish taking into account wheelbase and not being
> able to mount racks etc.

Most times when you see "touring" it means "ain't racing". Remember that
just after Trek brought that out the UCI made those sorts of bikes illegal
in international racing and I believe most national races followed suit.

> Original owner was 240 and said never had a problem.
> Should I get the frame inspected for possible cracks etc?

I would not buy such a bike from someone that heavy without having it
inspected by a COMPETENT mechanic. Not your average 17 year old though.

Woland99

On Jun 25, 7:11 pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:
> "Woland99" <wolan...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:296f1573-b18d-4c51-96e2-1d94c5cbbcf8@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On Jun 25, 4:39 pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> > 250+
>
> That's big but probably within Trek's limit. You could probably email their
> service department and ask.
>
> > I know that Trek was marketing Y66 as "touring" bike - which may be a
> > bit hard to accomplish taking into account wheelbase and not being
> > able to mount racks etc.
>
> Most times when you see "touring" it means "ain't racing". Remember that
> just after Trek brought that out the UCI made those sorts of bikes illegal
> in international racing and I believe most national races followed suit.
>
> > Original owner was 240 and said never had a problem.
> > Should I get the frame inspected for possible cracks etc?
>
> I would not buy such a bike from someone that heavy without having it
> inspected by a COMPETENT mechanic. Not your average 17 year old though.

Yeah - that is good point - I talked with couple people working
in LBSs todays and consensus was that used carbon frame from
a heavier user is a risky deal. Unless you can X-ray it.
Plus they mentioned that 1999 might have been a year when Trek
was still perfecting carbon technology. Either way - too much
potential for hidden cracks. I think I will stick to my original
plan of upgrading to Co-Motion.