Re: My Klein Photos Are Up
12/31/03 07:32 PM (24.34.152.94)
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Comments on my new Klein Q-Pro Carbon Team from a dedicated carbon fiber (Calfee) lover:
Shockingly comfortable - about the same as steel or Ti frames with carbon forks/stays (only BIG bumps seem unusually jarring - no high frequency issues at all). No hesitation considering it for a century. Gigantic chain stays in comparsion with Tetra presumably aid power transfer. DA-10 makes direct comparison hard, since that crank is very smooth, but it's the first bike in my stable to be competitive with the Tetra in climbs and accelerations. In fact, it feels slightly back heavy, which lends balance to out of the saddle climbing that makes that activity more efficient than on the Tetra by a significant margin.
Having tried aluminum, I'll go back to carbon on future purchases (partially due to expected frame life), but the Klein is great to ride and great to look at - picking my rides each weekend just got a lot harder.
-------------------- "You never make a gift of Ventoux"
Eddie Merckx to Lance Armstrong
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