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Old 08-17-2020 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 4carl
just picked up the C8 only drove it home about 4mi so i really don't have an opinion other that it feels big..im going to give it a month then either the C8 or the GT4 goes,kind like a sudden death playoff. .carl
I'mm sure the C8 kicks a$$ dynamically, but oh they hurt my eyes from the rear view.
Good luck with the choice.
Old 08-17-2020 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by colnagoG60
Easy fix available to make GT4 nicer for daily driving, and the bike doesn't need to go "in" the car to take it with you:
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Agreed!


Old 08-17-2020 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by cgfen
Agreed!
Ooooo, you got the fancy one
Old 08-17-2020 | 03:19 PM
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Sorry but I just dont have the ***** to carry the bike on top of the GT4 especially fastened on by suction cups... years ago i had a roof rack and pealed the bike off driving into the garage because i forgot it was on top,a $5,000 lesson! carl

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Old 08-17-2020 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by burnergt4
Ooooo, you got the fancy one
Only the best for LeMond!

Old 08-17-2020 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 4carl
Sorry but I just dont have the ***** to carry the bike on top of the GT4 especially fastened on by suction cups... years ago i had a roof rack and pealed the bike off driving into the garage because i forgot it was on top,a $5,000 lesson! carl

I don't know...if its strong enough to hold a bike, "plus a dude", it should be good for, oh I don't know...55mi commute home from after Thursday work rides with work buddies averaging 74mph, max 84mph...so I've heard (cough, cough).
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Old 08-18-2020 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by colnagoG60
I know...after Thursday work rides with work buddies averaging 74mph, max 84mph...so I've heard (cough, cough).
Damn, that’s FAST! It’s all I can do to hang on the back of group rides that average 22, max 36 or so. You da man!
Old 08-18-2020 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by NoGaBiker
Damn, that’s FAST! It’s all I can do to hang on the back of group rides that average 22, max 36 or so. You da man!
You just have to learn how to stay in the powerband because of the long gearing.

Old 08-18-2020 | 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by NoGaBiker
Damn, that’s FAST! It’s all I can do to hang on the back of group rides that average 22, max 36 or so. You da man!
all of the riding here is climbing. Gibraltar Road little over 9 miles up an average grade of 8 percent and a peak of 15%. You can go slow but you can't go easy because there's no easy way up. Also it's really dangerous coming down. In the tour California they averaged a little under 14 miles an hour on the climb my best is 8.8 . A real ball buster. Carl
Old 08-18-2020 | 03:01 PM
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New issue of Car and Drive came yesterday. They have a good comparison between the new C8 and the 718 GT4.
Old 08-18-2020 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Nate2046
Sell the C8 now and buy it back in a year for $40k less.

Wiser words were never spoken.
Old 08-18-2020 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 911-140.6
Wiser words were never spoken.
Only wise if you don’t mind owning a C8.




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