What is the opinion on a 1997 ZIPP 2001 as a tri bike? For example, repair ability, quality, resale, using as a daily rider???
All thoughts are really welcome
They suck, they are terrible, if you get one you will crash…and if you bid on that lrg/lrg one on Ebay, Ill break your legs…just kidding (mostly)
Stephen j
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Stephen
Do you have one of these ZIPP 2001s or did you have one?? What were the problems with the bike?? Why will I crash??? PLEASE DON’T BREAK MY LEGS
I love mine. Dunno about resale but I rode mine daily all last year. Not so much this year cause I have a great steel roadie but still pretty regular. More maintenance intensive but as long as you don’t let it get out of hand it’s ok. Rear brake on mine is pretty noodly and fidgity but I have a Campy Delta instead of a Zipp.
Note the “handle”. I have no afiliation with Zipp…I just love the frames. In late 1999 I bought my first one. Bought a second one about 1 year later from a former pro in Australia. Like a dumb ass I sold them both. Went through a bunch of other frames until I found a guy that (he still does all the warrantee work and worked for Zipp as the builder of these frames) still had 2 large frame, large beam, 700c, frames, brand new still in the bubble wrap and original boxes!!! This was about 2-3 years ago. I bought them both. I now have one for training and one for racing. I’ve ridden the training bike nearly every day since I got it. I’ve built a bunch of the frames from the ground up. Little secrets to learn and I do ALL m own work. Here’s a pic of the training bike-------
I’ve ridden Trek, Kestrel, Custom Tiemeyer, Cannondale, Titanflex (love this frame still and its in my office), Softride and few others I probably forgot about. NO frames can beat the Zipp 2001, Period!! I’ve been racing for 17 years and will NOT ever sell these frames again.
If you love the Zipp 2001 so much, why is the guy that is two posts up so against them? I am really confused. I am riding a Cannondale that is about 13 years old and I purchased a Fastfoward seat post to put myself in the TT position. I know the bike is heavy and the frame is not “perfectly” aerodynamic like a Zipp or a New Equonix, but is it worth the effort to buy a Zipp 2001 and deal with the uniqueness and “tempermentalness” of the bike??? or should I just ride my “TT” cannondale. I do not actually compete in races yet, I just ride a lot and race with my buddies. It seems to me that this Zipp requires a lot of maintenance and you cannot get parts from a local store.
Please let me know your thoughts before I blow a lot of money on a new bike. Thanks
Jack
If you want one of the most aero bikes out there, get it.
BUT
it’s a little heavier
you can’t get all the parts at your LBS (and might have a hard time finding them at all or it might take a while)
it looks funny to some people
if you know how to work on bikes and take good care of it, its not much more maintenance than you’d be doing on other bikes. if you’re the type of guy who brings your bike into the LBS to adjust your derailleurs, it might not be the best choice.
Just like Paul’s (aka ZIPP) framesets, got mine on Ebay from frameman2001 or some similar ebay id brand new, bubble-wrapped and in a Zipp box. It does not really require special maintenance, although changing out the cables can be a challenge. Typical of any internally-cabled frames. The frame is very aerodynamic, specially w/ a rear disc. It does flex laterally (through the beam & bb) but i think that what makes them comfortable.
Here’s a pic of mine. It’s a large frame/small beam w/ 700c wheels. The HED3 wheelset has been replaced by yellow Zipp 3000 trispokes which I acquired from bunnyman recently. I believe they were owned by Paul (aka ZIPP) before.
I tried to post a long post, which did not make it through; so here is the quick recap: I was just joking around, as I figured that he was looking at Ebay frames; of which I would really like one, but cant afford if I keep getting outbid by people with more money. I have lusted over them since they first came out back in '93 (first with the softride beam); of course grad school budgets barely allow for ramen. I even have some prepeg unidirectional boron in the freezer that is a left-over from an abandoned work project that I was hoping to use to make a 2001 into a 3001 (after stripping paint, modifications, etc; although I think that they also used a higher modulus CF in the 3001). Anyway, I suppose that my post was a bit unintelligible; sorry for the confusion. If he gets the bike, I am sure that it will be great; although I have heard the same thing about the cabling as has been mentioned…so make sure that if you do get one, that you have tools, and you can do bike work.
Stephen J
The Zipp 2001 that I am looking at has no wheels. It is a Large/Large/700cc. It looks in great shap. The guy wants $1,200. Then I would have to clean it up and buy new wheels. It is black and looks almost exactly like yours.
Jack
You really did confuse me. Most people that I speak to about the Zipp 2001 love the bike even with its little issues. Thanks for the clarification
Jack
Then there’s always the Carbon Sports frame:
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Yea,
But I dont think that the shape of the down tube is optimized and the angle is slack. Since it is not UCI legal, it begs the question, why is is this way, why not make it fully aero. Then again, in the pic the rear wheel is not a disc, and there are no aerobars on the frame which has drops and STI. Perhaps Cees will shed some light on this very nice looking, but somewhat misplaced frame (kind of like the beamed OCLV discontinued by Trek).
If in your mind it’s worth that much… go for it! I’m sure you won’t regret shelling out that amojunt for a bike that would inspire you to ride more and build fitness faster. Not to mention the ‘coolness’ factor of being on a ZIPP! Get a $300 wheelset for training and you’ve got a hot tribike for around $1500. Not a bad deal at all!
But I dont think that the shape of the down tube is optimized and the angle is slack
Their 650c frame is a bit steeper – something like 76 degrees, but still not super aggressive.
Yah, I’d love to see a steeper 700c Carbonsports frame with an airfoil cross section downtube (and maybe a higher beam/shorter seat tube…)
You mean these wheels : )
Or how about my 2 babies!!!
YES, those wheels exactly! Don’t want to hijack the thread so I sent you a PM re: the spacing on the rear axle.
Great looking pieces of equipment. I guess I should purchase the one that I am looking at. The only problem is trying to buy wheels like the ones that you have for a reasonable price. They keep going for way too much on ebay. I guess if I have questions after my purchase, you guys can help.
Thanks for all of the advice.
Jack
Contrary to what some people might have thought from my thread the other day about when to get a new bike, I am not looking for a new bike… BUT…those are certainly…
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