OT: Porsche Bike on craigslist
05-14-2010, 01:22 AM
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It's a URT-unified rear triangle single pivot bike...that is mid ninties technology at it's finest. Any URT bike I ever rode-Schwin Homegrown, Trek Y bike-had huge amounts of pedal induced motion. Maybe a modern rear shock with platform dampening could better control that motion now, but the eye to eye and stroke could be very unique.
I have seen these bikes with Shimano stuff, but the vast majority had a part spec that I had never heard of-not Campy, not Shimano, not Sram, etc...
This bike also weighed a ton if I remember correctly.
This isn't a bike you ride, at least seriously off road, it's a bike to collect. The asking price is probably reasonable, I think these were twice that at least at the time.
I have seen these bikes with Shimano stuff, but the vast majority had a part spec that I had never heard of-not Campy, not Shimano, not Sram, etc...
This bike also weighed a ton if I remember correctly.
This isn't a bike you ride, at least seriously off road, it's a bike to collect. The asking price is probably reasonable, I think these were twice that at least at the time.
i do know their road levers were manufactured by Campagnolo (but with different indexing) and their chains were excellent (i still have one)
i dont know how it went down, but sram actually bought out sachs and still uses some of their designs (ie chains)
i do whole heartedly agree with you though. (i ride a 26in hardtail
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05-14-2010, 04:02 AM
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Not to rain on the parade here.....
But I had a NEVER ridden Porsche bike.
Road not mountain - and it had all the good gear - From Dura-Ace to Mavic to Cane Creek.
It was too small for me - and i just LOVED the look of it in my Garage between the Cayenne and the Turbo.
Cant comment on the ride.... - but What a show piece and it was over $10K here new.... (no i didnt pay that....)
Pics for those interested.....
But I had a NEVER ridden Porsche bike.
Road not mountain - and it had all the good gear - From Dura-Ace to Mavic to Cane Creek.
It was too small for me - and i just LOVED the look of it in my Garage between the Cayenne and the Turbo.
Cant comment on the ride.... - but What a show piece and it was over $10K here new.... (no i didnt pay that....)
Pics for those interested.....
05-16-2010, 10:27 PM
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which one do you have anyway? you cant say that name and NOT post a pic.
here is my latest build. i built it as a tribute to my childhood cycling heros. my dad (frame) and Jan Ulrich (cranks and custom levers)
the frame was my dad's first "real" frame. its nothing special, but quite rare. i dressed it up with mostly italian parts, save the american thomson post, chris king headset, and french look pedals.
it may look like record 8spd, but i rebuild the shift levers with record carbon 10spd internals (i wanted a vintage bike with modern shifting)
deda stem hand polished by yours truly
monoplanar brakes for a classy touch (they dont make parts this pretty anymore)
05-16-2010, 10:44 PM
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Nice. I should polish my Super Record gruppo. My frame is the "Racing," Pearl White with blue fade. I have also been thinking about swapping to modern deraillers.
05-17-2010, 01:54 PM
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It does weigh a ton at 29 pounds.
My full-suspension GT LTS-1 from circa 1996 weighs 24 lbs. Cost $3500 at the time.
Now we won't talk about how much heavier I am now!
