Older quintano roo question

Triathlon Forum
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(repost, guess I posted in the wrong forum…)

hi folks!

a friend of mine was recently given an older road bike and I’m trying to do some research on it.

I’ll give you the information I have, which isn’t much and maybe you can help me out.

the bike has a one inch steer tube/quill stem.

it’s purple and silver in color (the frame has a two color paint job)

it has brifters (i think thats what they call them, shifters in the brake levers)

it appears to be older but is very light, leaving me to believe it was a higher end bike at the time of purchase.

I’m curious as to the age and aproximate cost when the bike was new.
I’ve been riding bikes for 20 some years but have never ventured into road bikes…

any and all help you can give me is greatly appreciated.

:slight_smile:

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Can you post a pic of it?
I think I know which one it was, but I’d hate to guess wrong.

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I wouldn’t be able to post a picture anytime soon. she (the girl with the bike) lives a good hour away from me.

feel free to take some guess as to what it is, I know nothing about road bikes. I’ve been biking (bmx/freestyle and later mtn. bikes) for 20 plus years but road bikes are foreign to me.

I had to laugh when it took me 20 plus minutes to figure out how to shift the thing. shifters built into the break levers(!), who would have thought!:slight_smile:

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anyone have any idea on this bike?

thanks again…

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I hate to break it to you, but shifters built into the brake levers (Shimano STI and Campagnolo ErgoPower) have been the norm on road bikes for the last 12 years or so.

Shimano now has this functionality in their mountain line, called Dual Control I believe.

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I hate to break it to you, but shifters built into the brake levers (Shimano STI and Campagnolo ErgoPower) have been the norm on road bikes for the last 12 years or so.

Shimano now has this functionality in their mountain line, called Dual Control I believe.
that’s good to know. that tells me/us that this bike in question is probaly 12 years old or newer…:slight_smile:

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If it’s a Quintana Roo, and it’s purple/silver (original paint), it could be a Special Edition or an old Zero Gravity. The Kilos (Kilo and Kilo Private Reserve) and Te’quilos back then usually came in a single color scheme.

Tony

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Anybody know if the Superform came in a two-paint color scheme?

T.

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I keep waiting for Slowman to chime in here, but I thought the two-tone paint came after the Superform.

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I don’t think they came in a two-tone, either. Like you say, Slowman could probably clear this up in a heartbeat. As far as the STI set-up, that could’ve been added aftermarket. I think that the original Special Editions and Zero Gravities had downtube shifters, also.

Tony