Greetings, all. My very first post here, so please, be gentle. Or at least buy me a drink...
So, I picked up a new Ti road frame shortly before the holidays...a year-end closeout I just couldn't turn down.
Getting back to the road after a 15-year layoff, which has been spent on the MTB scene. 6' 1", 193#, 38. Not interested in crits, TTs, or racing in general. Between my wife and me, we have 3 businesses, and 2 young kids, so time is limited.
Looking for a reliable, strong, light-ise ride I can hop on and spin for an hour or two...get me away from the computer, get the blood flowing. Will still ride my MTBs (Ti hardtail and steel rigid SS), but supplement with road riding for variety and fitness.
On my MTBs, I primarily run XT, with a smattering of SRAM, XTR and Avid. I'm pretty big and strong, and can break parts.
Was originally set on '03 Chorus, but that's disappearing quickly. '04 Chorus seems a lot like '03 Record. Not intereseted in Dura-Ace...while I appreciate the technology and engineering that's gone into it, that '04 DA crank is butt-ugly to my eye. Certainly can't justify Record.
I know, logically, Ultegra will be everything I'd ever need, but conventional wisdom is that the '05 will get the DA treatment, on the crank, 10-spd, etc. It doesn't help that everyone and their dog uses Ultegra, and I admittedly like different stuff than the crowd...I'm just weird like that.
I'd be willing to wait on the '05 Ultegra if it's worth it. Heck, I've waited this long...or get '04 Chorus now. Anyone ever mix-and-match Shimano & Campy? Or is that bicycle blasphemy? How about '04 Chorus now, then '05 Ultegra crank/BB? What are the odds they'll play well together?
Anyone seen any spy photos or technical details about '05 Ultegra? I've heard the crank will be similar in design to DA, but toned down, looks-wise (thank God).
Thanks in advance.
Doug
So, I picked up a new Ti road frame shortly before the holidays...a year-end closeout I just couldn't turn down.
Getting back to the road after a 15-year layoff, which has been spent on the MTB scene. 6' 1", 193#, 38. Not interested in crits, TTs, or racing in general. Between my wife and me, we have 3 businesses, and 2 young kids, so time is limited.
Looking for a reliable, strong, light-ise ride I can hop on and spin for an hour or two...get me away from the computer, get the blood flowing. Will still ride my MTBs (Ti hardtail and steel rigid SS), but supplement with road riding for variety and fitness.
On my MTBs, I primarily run XT, with a smattering of SRAM, XTR and Avid. I'm pretty big and strong, and can break parts.
Was originally set on '03 Chorus, but that's disappearing quickly. '04 Chorus seems a lot like '03 Record. Not intereseted in Dura-Ace...while I appreciate the technology and engineering that's gone into it, that '04 DA crank is butt-ugly to my eye. Certainly can't justify Record.
I know, logically, Ultegra will be everything I'd ever need, but conventional wisdom is that the '05 will get the DA treatment, on the crank, 10-spd, etc. It doesn't help that everyone and their dog uses Ultegra, and I admittedly like different stuff than the crowd...I'm just weird like that.
I'd be willing to wait on the '05 Ultegra if it's worth it. Heck, I've waited this long...or get '04 Chorus now. Anyone ever mix-and-match Shimano & Campy? Or is that bicycle blasphemy? How about '04 Chorus now, then '05 Ultegra crank/BB? What are the odds they'll play well together?
Anyone seen any spy photos or technical details about '05 Ultegra? I've heard the crank will be similar in design to DA, but toned down, looks-wise (thank God).
Thanks in advance.
Doug
