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] Date Posted: 22:05:23 04/25/05 Mon In reply to: Josh 's message, "Opus Bikes" on 22:39:55 04/11/05 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 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous 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 ] |