My taiwan made Motobecane has the same strong bead.
.. <<C'dale grinds the bead off of their welds in an attempt to
> look good. Personally, I think a nice strong weld/bead looks good, and
> don't need anyone taking a grinder to the welds on my frame.<<
My C'dale F400 is a 98 model and was help up just fine. Smooth welds
and all
> Ventana has been getting used and abused plenty since the 90's, and
> every weld is just fine. "Smooth welds" i.e. grinding off the bead
> is just another pointless C'dale "innovation", much like the
> lefty fork and the .
>
>
Equipment plays a vital role in performance. Would a Nascar driver win
in a kis? No. Does a good bike matter?Yes. Sure Cipo will dust all of
us in a sprint on most any bike but if pros (who can afford anything)
dont choose them it says something. Most pro bikes are available for
sale. What differences are there in the top level frames sold by Trek
, Specialed, Orbea etc and those in the Tour?
> Championships are won by riders, not bikes. A small company not
> dropping millions on a high profile rider is hardly a sign they are not
> building nice bikes. One may argue the money spent hiring world
> champion racers would be better spent on R&D, the facilities, and
> keeping costs down. Also, the bikes winning world championships are
> not the same bikes you're buying. The bike you're riding is not
> the same bike that's in the tour, and any world class rider could get
> on a Wallyworld special and spank you on the C'dale of your choice.
> You may do well to focus more on the product and less on the money
> spent attracting you to said product (i.e. hiring world class racers,
> grinding welds smooth, etc).
>
> >They cant even make a road bike either.
If I can walk faster than I 'd ride over terrain what's the point of a
bike?
> >MTB's are simplistic.
>
> Maybe the way you ride them up and down your local fire roads. For
> many of us, it's not so simple.
>
>
>
I have no extreme brand loyalty. I just buy the best. When I wanted a
racing bike I found steel to be the best so C'dale was out. I chose
Lemond as they are classic steel bikes with great performance.
I like brakes but the specifics of the recall were not very
frightening- only 600 bikes and when looking at the specs the bikes had
Dura Ace brakes so why arent aother makers recalled?
>
> I'd assume someone with blind single brand loyalty and no need for
> brakes on their bikes would often find things "seem" different than
> I interpret them to be.
>
>
> Dan
