Its time of again.. getting a new bike... i am trying to decide between these two bikes. any thoughts? i also had a look at the lemond chambery, which is also a replicate of the Trek 2000. Thanks in advance.
The Trek is standard geometry with carbon seat stays.johnnydelva said:Its time of again.. getting a new bike... i am trying to decide between these two bikes. any thoughts? i also had a look at the lemond chambery, which is also a replicate of the Trek 2000. Thanks in advance.
Lawrencia Cycles(Hawthorn) currently has the TCR Euro @ $2,490pase said:I notice you're in Melb. Ivanhoe cycles currently have the Giant TCR composite Euro for $2799 which is an absolute steal. centaur groupset with kysrium equipes.
you might want to see if you can upgrade the wheels to kysrium elites, and that would be one mean bike for around 3k
with that said, does anyone want to comment on some reports that the TCR composites are twitchy, and even moreso, unstable at high speeds?
you're rightcameron41 said:Lawrencia Cycles(Hawthorn) currently has the TCR Euro @ $2,490
I bought the TCR Euro from Lawrencia in January for $3200 with $500 on anything else in store thrown in. Effectively $2700 for the bike. I was rapt with the price at the time. Obviously they have come down a bit since then. I found the guys at Ivanhoe gave the best service while I was looking. In the end, it just came down to price and Lawrencia did best.cameron41 said:Lawrencia Cycles(Hawthorn) currently has the TCR Euro @ $2,490
pase said:I notice you're in Melb. Ivanhoe cycles currently have the Giant TCR composite Euro for $2799 which is an absolute steal. centaur groupset with kysrium equipes.
you might want to see if you can upgrade the wheels to kysrium elites, and that would be one mean bike for around 3k
with that said, does anyone want to comment on some reports that the TCR composites are twitchy, and even moreso, unstable at high speeds?
So, I am digging up an old thread but hopefully, someone will help.kor! said:Although this thread has been inactive for a bit, I thought that I'd throw my two cents in.
The lemond Chambery is not a replica of the Trek 2000, despite probably being made in the same factory.
If you have a look at the geometry for both these bikes they are different in subtle ways. Lemond geometry is billed as being slacker in the seat tube (by half a degree) and longer in the effective top tube measurement than the Trek, and probably has a longer wheel base. The philosophy behind Lemond bikes is that the geometry puts you well behind the pedals allowing you to share the power between your quads, hamstrings and glutes more easily and also allows you to achieve a nice straight back for better breathing. A "fresher rider is a faster rider" is the idea.
LeMond geometry is longer in the top tube than Trek so I don't know how they came up with that.the Trek bike store told me I was all wrong for the Trek as I have long legs, yet a short body.
Gahhh!! Thanks for replying but that was not the answer I was looking for.flipper said:LeMond geometry is longer in the top tube than Trek so I don't know how they came up with that.
LinkFurthermore, LeMonds are inbued with LeMond geometry––Greg LeMond geometry. This is the sort of geometry that Greg himself would appreciate––relaxed seat angle, long top tube. The bike in my size––61cm––has a 72-degree seat angle and a 60.5cm top tube. That is the top tube length most other bike companies would use in their 63cm sizes and some even in their 65cm bikes.
Oh yes you will...Oh well, I don't think I will ever find the right bike.
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