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| 3091.1 | decision based on other factors | SMURF::LARRY | | Wed May 22 1996 16:50 | 15 |
| Standard reply: depends on the riding.
Either one has plenty of hill climbing gears... if you are not doing
loaded touring. The Eros appears to be geared for a "fast" road rider
that wants every possible gear combination. The Trek looks more like
a touring type of arrangement as it has the low low granny for getting
over the largest of mountain passes (with panniers!).
Having said that I would not buy a bike based on gearing. I'd buy the
bike based on fit and other factors like geometry, frame, components,
titanium ring bolts etc, etc....
I would then change the gearing to fit my needs.
My two cents worth,
Larry
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| 3091.2 | were those mountain bikes? | SMURF::LARRY | | Wed May 22 1996 16:55 | 5 |
| Silly me. I assumed these were road bikes but that is probably not
true. Shows what kind of riding I do primarily.
Proving once again that the noise to signal ratio is high in notes
files :-)
Larry
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| 3091.3 | they are road bikes | ROCK::EDMONDSON | | Wed May 22 1996 17:00 | 1 |
| they are road bikes
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| 3091.4 | | STOWOA::SWFULLER | | Wed May 22 1996 17:11 | 7 |
| I suspect the Bianchi is campy equiped, the trek shimano equiped. Both
are decent, I personally like campy. As stated previously rear cluster
can be easily changed. If the shop is unwilling, go somewhere else.
Ride both bikes and pick the one that fits better. This is what is
most important.
steve
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| 3091.5 | I agree (surprise, surprise) | HERON::virenq.vbo.dec.com::HEMMINGS | Lanterne Rouge | Fri May 24 1996 05:29 | 13 |
| >> Having said that I would not buy a bike based on gearing. I'd buy the
>> bike based on fit and other factors like geometry, frame, components,
>> titanium ring bolts etc, etc....
>> I would then change the gearing to fit my needs.
Hear, hear, (but I'm sure your "titanium ring bolts" are tongue-in-cheek) and
I still say the average rider needs a 52 x 12 like a hole in the head. Until
there is push-back by buyers refusing to accept this con, I'm afraid we will
continue to see these offerings. There is no excuse from the manufacturers
who are trying to keep the same range of equipment for real racers and for
the average rider - there is more volume and hence more money to be made by
catering for the real needs of the average rider.
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| 3091.6 | | WMOIS::GIROUARD_C | | Fri May 24 1996 07:47 | 11 |
| There are lots of offerings in the U.S. with reasonable gearing.
My guess is that when folks wnat to buy an upper level machine
they gravitate towards racing bikes and they're not going to
get non-racing gearing. They are what they are. They are what
they're meant to be.
They should be looking at a touring machine or some other breed
or talk to the dealer and have the gearing changed.
Chip
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