I'm hoping to elicit a guarded opinion from Gerard here...
Let's say that hypothetically, I'm interested in buying a carbon road frame in the next 12 months, and I've set an upper price limit of US$2500 for the frame only.
As far as I can see, that more or less limits me to the Cervelo R2.5, the Orbea Orca, and maybe the Scott CR1. Those are basically the ones I'm noodling over.
Between the three of them, there hasn't been much written, especially on the R2.5, other than it appears to be hard to find. It's not even clear that the Scott is even distributed in the US yet, and the Orca appears to rate well, if considered a little less stiff than the others.
Or does one wait for the new lighter Look frame - although it will be undoubtedly more expensive than the ones listed.
Given the basic requirements of being reasonably lightweight, pretty stiff, and within the price range, which would you pick?
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Let's say that hypothetically, I'm interested in buying a carbon road frame in the next 12 months, and I've set an upper price limit of US$2500 for the frame only.
As far as I can see, that more or less limits me to the Cervelo R2.5, the Orbea Orca, and maybe the Scott CR1. Those are basically the ones I'm noodling over.
Between the three of them, there hasn't been much written, especially on the R2.5, other than it appears to be hard to find. It's not even clear that the Scott is even distributed in the US yet, and the Orca appears to rate well, if considered a little less stiff than the others.
Or does one wait for the new lighter Look frame - although it will be undoubtedly more expensive than the ones listed.
Given the basic requirements of being reasonably lightweight, pretty stiff, and within the price range, which would you pick?
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" - Benjamin Franklin
"Don't you see the rest of the country looks upon New York like we're left-wing, communist, Jewish, homosexual pornographers? I think of us that way sometimes and I live here." - Alvy Singer, "Annie Hall"