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Vital Statistics: Off-The-Rack Road Race Bikes
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Bike/Price
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Sizes
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Frame/Fork/Bike Weight
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Component Highlights
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Fuji Team
201/337-1700
(NJ)
$1,300
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49, 52*, 54, 56, 58,
61 and 64 cm
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3.34/1.10/20.32 lbs.
TIG-welded True Temper OX-Gold heat-treated triple- butted
chrome-moly steel tubing; Kinesis aluminum fork
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Shimano 600 Ultegra core group with STI;
Shimano 53/39-tooth Superglide chainrings and 12-23T eight-speed
Hyperglide cassette;
Mavic Reflex 32-hole rims; Michelin Bi-Synergic
700x23C tires; Shimano 600 Ultegra cartridge headset and
clipless pedals; Profile Hammer aluminum bar; TIG-welded
chrome-moly stem
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Giant TCR 2
800/US GIANT
(CA)
$1,400
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S, M* and L
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3.44/1.22/22.58 lbs.
TIG-welded Giant CU92 ovalized butted aluminum compact road
frame tubing; Giant carbon-fiber aero fork
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Shimano 105 SC core group with STI; Shimano 53/39T SG chainrings
and 12-23T eight-speed HG cassette; Giant EXT Pro carbon/aluminum
high-flange hubs; Rigida DP 18 12-hole (front)/16-hole (rear)
rims; Giant carbon
spokes; Veredestein Fortezza 700x23C tires;
VP 161 clipless pedals; YST HP 233 aluminum headset; Cinelli
Touch E bar; Mike Burrows adjustable aluminum stem
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Kona Kapu
360/366-0951
(WA)
$1,500
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49, 52, 54, 56, 58*
and 60 cm
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3.68/1.64/22.18 lbs.
TIG-welded Columbus Genius Nivachrom steel tubing; Kona
Mudshark chrome-moly fork
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Campagnolo Veloce core group with Ergopower;
Campagnolo 52/39T chainrings and 12-25T eight-speed Exa-Drive
cassette; Mavic CPX-12 32-hole rims; Tioga ProLine F tires;
Campagnolo Veloce clipless pedals;
Impact headset; 3TTT Forma aluminum bar; Velocity chrome-moly
stem
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LeMond Buenos Aires
800/688-4324
(WI)
$1,400
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47, 49, 51*, 53, 55,
57, 59 and 61 cm
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3.68/1.58/21.56 lbs.
TIG-welded Reynolds 853 double-butted chrome-moly tubing;
Unicrown chrome-moly taper-gauge fork
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Shimano 105 SC core group with STI; Shimano 53/39T SG chainrings
and 12-23T eight-speed HG cassette; Mavic Open 20 32-hole
rims; Continental Grand Prix 700x23C tires; Shimano 600
Ultegra clipless pedals;
Tange Seiki DX 2 aluminum headset; Cinelli aluminum bar;
Cinelli XE forged aluminum stem
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Specialized Allez M2
408/779-6229
(CA)
$1,624
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46, 50, 52, 54, 56,
58* and 60 cm
*Size tested
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3.30/1.50/20.06 lbs.
TIG-welded Specialized M2 metal matrix aluminum tubing;
Specialized carbon-fiber fork
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Shimano 600 Ultegra core group with STI;
Shimano 53/39T SG chainrings and 12-23T eight-speed HG cassette:
Mavic CPX-12 28-hole rims; Specialized Turbo T Team Edition
700x20C tires; Ritchey Logic Road clipless pedals; Tange
STE threadless headset; Ergo bend aluminum bar; Specialized
A1 Premium Aluminum AheadStem
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