New Steel Bike from LeMond!

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by Keith A

Yep, you are correct...but at least there was a connection/history between him and Time.

Originally Posted by Mark McM

Lemond is very up front about these frames being made by Time. He also says that they different from any Time models:

Agreed on both counts. When I get the itch for a carbon bike again, it'll either be a Time or a Lemond-branded Time frame. I love the history and the relationship, and they are amazing bikes.

[Ralph]

Nice Bike!

[Elefantino]

I'd rather have back the '01 Zurich I sold. One of many bike mistakes.

[witcombusa]

Originally Posted by beeatnik

Considering the price of the fork, headset and oversized HT/BB, the true price of the american-made, hi-grade steel frame is under $1000. What's not to like?

Since you asked...
The fork, oversized HT/BB and utilitarian tig welded frame.
In fact, there is nothing for me to like.

[foon]

Originally Posted by Elefantino

I'd rather have back the '01 Zurich I sold. One of many bike mistakes.

Picked up a '02 853 poprad recently. Seriously sweet ride.

Now I want a zurich. The new one looks like a pretty nice deal too if it would ride similar.

[beeatnik]

Originally Posted by witcombusa

Since you asked...
The fork, oversized HT/BB and utilitarian tig welded frame.
In fact, there is nothing for me to like.

Ah, I meant to qualify my comment.

"What's not to like for anyone who would buy a bike designed after 1990."

"What's not to like for anyone who drives a car with A/C."

"What's not to like for 22 year olds who earn 9.50/hour and don't have time to piece together a bike with DT shifters and a 5s freewheel but would like to race against their 25-year-old friends who ride $7000 carbon race bikes."

That kind of thing

[witcombusa]

Originally Posted by beeatnik

Ah, I meant to qualify my comment.

"What's not to like for anyone who would buy a bike designed after 1990."

"What's not to like for anyone who drives a car with A/C."

"What's not to like for 22 year olds who earn 9.50/hour and don't have time to piece together a bike with DT shifters and a 5s freewheel but would like to race against their 25-year-old friends who ride $7000 carbon race bikes."

That kind of thing

Well then I still qualify on 2 of the 3 points.
Still nothing for me to like here.

[Charles M]

Set an egg timer... See how long this deal lasts.

[Keith A]

Originally Posted by Charles M

Set an egg timer... See how long this deal lasts.

So you think this is just an "introductory offer"?

[cash05458]

"I'd rather have back the '01 Zurich I sold."

Yeah, they are good frames...I love mine...and even with some other "better" bikes in stable I still ride my '99 zurich alot...

[sante pollastri]

Originally Posted by beeatnik

Ah, I meant to qualify my comment.

"What's not to like for anyone who would buy a bike designed after 1990."

"What's not to like for anyone who drives a car with A/C."

"What's not to like for 22 year olds who earn 9.50/hour and don't have time to piece together a bike with DT shifters and a 5s freewheel but would like to race against their 25-year-old friends who ride $7000 carbon race bikes."

That kind of thing

time wasted....

[velotrack]

Originally Posted by witcombusa

Well then I still qualify on 2 of the 3 points.
Still nothing for me to like here.

Nothing really to get - it's a great deal for a steel bike if you don't mind or like the look of oversized HT's and don't mind a PF30.

I like it.

[TBDSeattle]

Originally Posted by macaroon

it looks strange, the forks look too long.

naw, that is not it... it looks weird because the top tube is not level.

[TBDSeattle]

Originally Posted by William

I'd ride that in a heartbeat.

Good on him for making a go of it now that the shadow is out of the picture.

William

+1 to what William said.

[TBDSeattle]

Originally Posted by witcombusa

Well then I still qualify on 2 of the 3 points.
Still nothing for me to like here.

?? Why bother following this thread, or adding this comment?

Are you going to reply to every ad on the classified saying "I will not buy this?"

Silly.

I'd love to try one of these bikes. The earlier LeMond bikes that I had a chance to try were good machines.