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    Originally posted by dlmrun2002 View Post
    Was your Soloist Carbon? I actually like mine for climbing. I could ride up hills all day long. 61 mph on a bike is fast. I cracked 50 once and it felt fast on those skinny tires.
    My chronology was off on the Cervelo but they are still making nice bikes. When they came out with the S5, they had some production problems with the finish on bottom bracket area but I think that has been fixed.

    dlm ny country
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    QUOTE=BlackbirdM3;4905100]Uh, Cervelo has been around since the late 90s. They got their big break when CSC picked them up as a sponsor in 2003. I had a soloist, it was the most terrifying thing I've ever ridden down a hill. Miles of toptube flex, keeping the thing going in a straight line at speed was nearly impossible. On the flats in an aero position, it was fast as hell, but totally unnerving at speed on a descent.

    This is still the fastest bike I've ever ridden.


    How fast is it?


    Yeah, you read that correctly. And it was rock solid, totally stable. If I want to go any faster, I need a 55 tooth big ring.

    Will
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    My Soloist was aluminum. I hate carbon frames. It really needed a more substantial top tube. The lateral rigidity was iffy at best. Yes it would climb ok, but as soon as you started pushing it even a little in a corner, it got scary fast.

    Will
    '59 Alfa Romeo 101.02 Giulietta Sprint
    '69 Alfa Romeo 105.51 1750 GTV (R.I.P)
    '69 Datsun 2000 roadster Vintage race car
    '88 BMW M3

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        ^^^ Cool! Post-ride Cars n' Coffee?

        E46t

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          those are some classy whips on top of that classy whip
          1984 Delphin 318i 2 door

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            91 318is M50 swapped
            05 Honda Pilot

            24V swap thread
            http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=302524

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              BraaaaAAAp
              1984 Delphin 318i 2 door

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                Bike commute?...or just take the damn trolley?

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                  ^ up or down?

                  anyone gonna be at grinduro in quincy this weekend?
                  Last edited by wworm; 09-27-2018, 02:19 PM. Reason: forgot a letter
                  1984 Delphin 318i 2 door

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                    Originally posted by LateFan View Post
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                    killer shot!
                    BEERTECH

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                      Just ran across this classic..

                      1968 Colnago Super

                      I learned these bikes came only through Velosport bike shop in Berkeley. This is before Colnago started using the clubs cut-out on the lugs as his trademark. The cut-outs on this bike were a tribute to the three-leaf lily shaped lugs used by Gloria Bicycles, where Colnago apprenticed in the late 40s.

                      I love the drilled-out chain ring.

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                        ^ ++++++ So sweet. Congrat's if it's now yours.

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                          Oh, sorry, not mine! I wish!

                          I saw it posted - a guy in TX just bought it.

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                            Last weekend of lift access DH riding for the year. It was a sloppy mess of a good time.


                            91 318is M50 swapped
                            05 Honda Pilot

                            24V swap thread
                            http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=302524

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                              Anyone interested? I’ve owned this bike for about 10 years and now it just sits and collects dust.


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                                ^ that things pretty sweet. What size?
                                1984 Delphin 318i 2 door

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