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Pages: 1 MSO new member Reged: 01/29/04 Posts: 18 Loc: Calif Luna vs Serotta Ottrott #9112 - 09/02/07 09:43 PM (68.111.160.144) Edit Reply Quote I own both a Luna and a Serotta Ottrott. I'm very light and my strength is in climbing, however, I like to pound with the hammerheads during our club rides. I'm being told that my feeling that the Ottrott doesn't have "snap" or what I call instantaneous acceleration (my old Seven Axiom did)is not possible. Recently I've been taking the Luna out and really enjoying the ride. The Luna seems lighter but actually weighs 1/2 lb more than the Serotta Ottott. Does this make sense? There both great bikes but I want a climbing machine and if I move my components from the Serotta over to the Luna I'll drop a lb. Is the Luna possibly a stiffer frame thus responds quicker or as I like to say accelerates quickly? Post Extras: Saxon friend Reged: 12/23/03 Posts: 28 Loc: Sacramento, CA Re: Luna vs Serotta Ottrott [Re: MSO] #9126 - 09/04/07 10:15 PM (67.169.226.197) Edit Reply Quote Hi, Congrats on owning such nice bikes! From my experiences and what others have said, I think it's more likely the stiffer frame that can feel like it has less snap. I've found with my bikes that the frame that has more give works to make me feels like I'm "getting on top of it" if that makes any sense, and I can get the feedback that makes me feel like I'm really pushing the bike forward. The super stiff bike doesn't move much under me and feels like I can't propel it as well. The sensation doesn't mean you're faster on one bike or another. I think it's the perception that's different. Just me thinking Post Extras: Pages: 1

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