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] Date Posted: 22:39:55 04/11/05 Mon Hi there, this is the first time I've been on your site. I've recently become interested in road cycling and was pointed in this direction to get some info. I've been shopping around for bikes aquiring a little knowledge but I've run across a brand that interests me. It is "Opus" just wondering if anyone has heard about these bikes or actually rides one. Just want to make sure I do my research before I make my purchase. Thanks to any responses. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Dave [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:05:23 04/25/05 Mon Hi Josh, About 4 years ago when I was shopping for a new bike, I looked at Opus. They seemed like good bikes at the time, and probably still are. I took one out for a short test ride (from River Valley Cycle when they were still on Whyte Ave.), and was reasonably impressed. I untimately settled on a Marinoni though, purely because the Opus's were all aluminum frames and I had read recommendations against Alu for lighter riders (I'm about 140lbs), because of the stiffer frame which could be a problem on longer rides. Carbon seatstays, forks, and seatposts (like on the Andante) should mimimise this problem however. I don't think this was available when I was looking. Dave [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: Alan Schietzsch [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:59:32 05/04/05 Wed The model is more important than the brand. Opus makes a lot of different bikes, just like Ford makes a lot of different vehicles. Is a Mustang better than an F-150? It is if you want to go fast, but the F-150 is a lot more rugged and can haul a lot more. So is Ford any good? It depends what job you want it to do. Bikes are the same - more important than the brand is if it matches the riding you want to do. Off road? Racing? Loaded touring? Member Don Peddie wrote a great article on choosing bikes, which you can access in the back issue of the Spokes newsletter. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: gloria [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:21:05 06/27/05 Mon do you know what issue don peddie of spokes this was written in?? The model is more important than the brand. Opus makes >a lot of different bikes, just like Ford makes a lot >of different vehicles. > >Is a Mustang better than an F-150? It is if you want >to go fast, but the F-150 is a lot more rugged and can >haul a lot more. So is Ford any good? It depends what >job you want it to do. > >Bikes are the same - more important than the brand is >if it matches the riding you want to do. Off road? >Racing? Loaded touring? > >Member Don Peddie wrote a great article on choosing >bikes, which you can access in the back issue of the >Spokes newsletter. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: Alan Schietzsch [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:22:55 07/06/05 Wed >do you know what issue don peddie of spokes this was >written in? It was the April 2005 issue, Gloria, on Page 6. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: fran jones [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:11:16 05/07/05 Sat > > > Hi there, this is the first time I've been on your >site. I've recently become interested in road cycling >and was pointed in this direction to get some info. >I've been shopping around for bikes aquiring a little >knowledge but I've run across a brand that interests >me. It is "Opus" just wondering if anyone has heard >about these bikes or actually rides one. Just want to >make sure I do my research before I make my purchase. >Thanks to any responses. hi, to all &josh four year ago at the ripe old age of 52 i decided to get back into cycling after a 30 & year lay off bought a mountain bike full supenson rode for one month got my old hand built rode bike out liked this much better but the rear wheel had been damaged some how and as the miles went by improving my speed the ride was to uncomfortable i went looking at bikes and like found an opus andante that was the previous year model that was in my budget not wanting to put out too much money only to have a third bike hanging in the garage i know now that opus is a 5 year old company but when i bought did not know it was a new bike company i have rode over 6000 k on my bike the differance in weight betwen old new bike is not much but thats where the comparisen should end the brakes are almost as good in the wet as dry 27 gear ratios to 10 not realising i had grown old in my 30 year lay off did not know why i need so many low gears old knees need them i find the frame stiff and tranfers afair amount of vibration after a ride of 60 k your bodys sore the new andante has carbon seatstays which shoud elliminate most of this iwould recomend opus bikes iam enjoying mine a great deal if you like the look of the bike josh buy it fran [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |