Group Test: Five Road Bikes (Triple)
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Bike/Price
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Sizes
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Frame/Fork
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Component Highlights
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Cannondale R500T
800/BIKE-USA (CT)
$975
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48, 50, 52, 54,
58, 60 and 63 cm
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Cannondale Advanced
Aluminum Design 3; Cannondale
aluminum fork
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Shimano RSX core group with STI; Shimano
46/36/26T SG chainrings; Shimano 11-24T seven speedHG cassette;
Tange Seiki SE-II headset; DT 15-gaugestainless spokes;
Mavic CPX-10 36-hole rims;Continental SuperSport 700x23C
tires;
Coda 700R bar; TIG welded chrome-moly stem
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Fuji Roubaix
800/631-8473 (NJ)
$1,090
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49, 52, 54, 56, 58,
61 and 64 cm
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True Temper RCX heat-treated
double-butted chrome-moly
steel tubing; Kinesis bonded aluminum fork
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Shimano 105SC core group with STI; Shimano
52/42/30T SG chainrings; Shimano 12-23T HG eight speed cassette;
Shimano 105 headset; DT 14-gauge buttedstainless spokes;
Mavic CPX-10 32-hole rims;
Michelin Hi-Lite Comp 700x23C tires; Ritchey Logic Pro clipless
road pedals; Profile "Hammer" bar; TIG welded
chrome-moly stem
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Jamis Quest
201/337-1700 (NJ)
$950
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47, 50, 53, 56
and 59 cm
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Jamis Custom double-butted chrome-moly tubing; chrome-moly
unicrown fork
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Shimano 105SC core group with STI; Shimano
RX100 crankset with 52/42/30T SG chainrings;
Shimano 12-23T eight-speed HG cassette; Tange Levin CDS
headset; 15-gauge butted spokes (front)/14-gauge butted
spokes (rear); Mavic CXP-14 32-hole rims; Panaracer Catagory
Pro 700x23C tires; HL Modolo aluminum bar; aluminum stem
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Performance R-107
800/727-2453 (NC)
$999
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50, 52, 54, 56, 58,
60 and 62 cm
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TIG welded Reynolds 853
double-butted chrome-moly
tubing; carbon fiber /aluminum crown fork
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Campagnolo Mirage core group with Ergopower;
Campagnolo 50/40/30T chainrings; Veloce 12-25T
eight speed cassette; Campagnolo Mirage headset;
Mavic MA2 32-hole rims; Vittoria Tecno Twin Tread 700x25C
tires; Performance clipless pedals; HL Modolo aluminum bar;
Kalloy forged stem
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Scott afd-307
303/473-9609 (CO)
$879
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51, 54, 56, 58
and 60 cm
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TIG welded 7005 series butted
aluminum tubing; 4130 chrome-moly fork
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Shimano RSX core group with STI; Shimano 46/36/26T SG chainrings;
Shimano 11-24T seven-speed HG cassette; aluminum headset;
14-gauge butted spokes; Alesa 613 32-hole rims; Tioga Proline
S tires; Scott aluminum bar; chrome-moly road stem
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