Ottrott voted BICYCLING mag ultimate "Dream Bike"

[Jeff N.]

Just got the new issue of BICYCLING. I know it isn't everyones favorite (certainly not mine), but they unanimously voted the Serotta Ottrott their hands-down favorite for the ultimate dream machine. That should put a smile on the face of all you Ottrott owners, I'd think. Jeff N.

[SPOKE]

:hello: :) :beer: ;) :p

[Sandy]

You forgot the only one that counts: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:


The banana man,


Sandy

[Wood]

Got an e-mail from my LBS a couple days ago that said my new Ottrott ST was on its way there, so :D !!!

Now if I could just get out of this hot crazy desert... :crap: Oh well, just a couple more months to go :banana:

Oh, how I do love these little guys... :D :) :beer: :p :banana: :cool:

Wood

[dnovo]

Yes, and as nice as the Ottrott maybe (and it certainly is worthy of the accolade) remember that it IS of course an accolade from BICYCLING mag, not a real publication. No self-respecting fish would be buried in it. I gave up subscribing a year ago, and they still send it to me. I don't even read it in the john anymore, an otherwise appropriate venue. Dave N.

[M_A_Martin]

It seems that for a dream bike...didn't give it a lot of page space...

Probably one of those editorial decisions:
Serotta sent us the Best bike in the world, but they don't advertise with us...but with the Serotta here we can't name Giant the best bike...we'll just put the Giant on the cover instead of the Serotta to appease the cash cow advertiser...

ya think?

There I go being cynical again.

I would think if you had a dream bike, you'd put it on the cover of your mag so other people could dream about it too...

Funny how they managed to take the Serotta's picture without showing any logos and even somewhat obscuring the head tube badge. (Of course, they did the same with the rest of the bikes too...)

[Needs Help]

No self-respecting fish would be buried in it. I gave up subscribing a year ago, and they still send it to me. I don't even read it in the john anymore, an otherwise appropriate venue. Dave N.

lol. :)

[bostondrunk]

M A Martin hit it on the nose.
And frankly, the 'Ultimate Bike' probably shouldn't be a model that 99.9999% (literally) of the bike racing population can't afford...
The Giant carbon, which as a frameset alone can be had for around $1600 I think, is probably one of the hottest deals around if it fits ya.

[Ozz]

M A Martin hit it on the nose.
And frankly, the 'Ultimate Bike' probably shouldn't be a model that 99.9999% (literally) of the bike racing population can't afford...


That 99.9999% of the populace cannot afford it is what makes it a 'Dream' bike! ;)

[PaulE]

And if you actually read the 3 or 4 sentences that BuyCycling wrote about the Ottrott, they got some of their facts wrong. I don't have it with me, but I believe they said carbon main triangle with Ti lugs, or is a seat tube just one big lug?

[djg]

[QUOTE=bostondrunk]M A Martin hit it on the nose.
And frankly, the 'Ultimate Bike' probably shouldn't be a model that 99.9999% (literally) of the bike racing population can't afford...

That's quite a figure. Unless there's been a surge of interest lately, I'd think that one rich kid would screw your statistic on the domestic scene.