New Steel Bike from LeMond!

[RedRider]

Originally Posted by 93legendti

Any reason given for the deal dying?

There have been stories but there's no reason to spread rumors or speculation. The good thing is that both parties are continuing to do business... separately.

[93legendti]

I only want to know the facts, not interested in rumors...

[Scooper]

I'd really like to see a stainless steel option substituting KVA MS3 or Reynolds 931 (in lieu of 853) for a reasonable upcharge.

Custom geometry for an extra $300 or $400 like Gunnar offers would also be nice.

[rwsaunders]

Originally Posted by 93legendti

I only want to know the facts, not interested in rumors...

Contrary to William Randolph Hearst's quote of... "Never mind the facts, just give me the details."

[Charles M]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

Do many builders actually do this? The walls are already very thin (standard 853 is 0.4mm in the center section), so it would take some very precise equipment to shave a fraction of a fraction of a millimeter off uniformly. it isn't as simple as turning it in a lathe, since with these precisions you also have to compensate for any slight tube non-concentricity.

Yes, they do. And it can be as simple as turning it in a Lathe.


Again, there are several ways, from more manual and simple versions



That can be monitored with pretty simple measuring...

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...ey/lynmil2.jpg

To purpose built swaging butting / forming units from guys like Glyne that do funky things to both shape and wall thickness...




Some of this is more typically done to stock blanks, but the guys that can play it by hand can do this to almost anything. And it's not generally done to the thinnest part of the tube... There's more meat and more change to be had at the thicker parts.

[Charles M]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

Do many builders actually do this? The walls are already very thin (standard 853 is 0.4mm in the center section), so it would take some very precise equipment to shave a fraction of a fraction of a millimeter off uniformly. it isn't as simple as turning it in a lathe, since with these precisions you also have to compensate for any slight tube non-concentricity.

Yes, they do. And it can be as simple as turning it in a Lathe.


Again, there are several ways, from more manual and simple versions

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...ey/lynmil1.jpg

That can be monitored with pretty simple measuring...

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...ey/lynmil2.jpg

To purpose built swaging butting / forming units from guys like Glyne that do funky things to both shape and wall thickness...




Some of this is more typically done to stock blanks, but the guys that can play it by hand can do this to almost anything. And it's not generally done to the thinnest part of the tube... There's more meat and more change to be had at the thicker parts.

[Keith A]

Looks like it won't be just in orange...this is from Lemond's Facebook post...

[velvig]

Sharp. Now just make the logo on the down tube smaller.

[Hawker]

Indeed, those are some nice color shades. It would be hard to choose, but given Greg's propensity to long TT's I won't have to worry.

[pbarry]

Originally Posted by Hawker

Indeed, those are some nice color shades. It would be hard to choose, but given Greg's propensity to long TT's I would have to worry.

If your femurs aren't long enuf, then you should look elsewhere; but you knew that already.

[Hawker]

Originally Posted by pbarry

If your femurs aren't long enuf, then you should look elsewhere; but you knew that already.

I'm 5'5" on a good day...ain't nothing long enough.

[Wakatel_Luum]

I'm 5'10" with long femurs and upper body...LeMond geometry suits me to a tee...

[mtechnica]

Lemond 55 = made for my body

[Wakatel_Luum]

I would have been happy with one of these...

[eddief]

https://greglemond.com/#!/en/bb?m=105&s=55cm

Off the rack frameset at $2300 seems a bit dear to me.