Anne has taken the plunge into cycling purchasing a 2008 Amiata Genoa carbon framed road bike from The Bicycle Entrepreneur, Osborne Park. This post reflects our or rather Anne’s purchase experience and maintenance history of her Amiata. The Genoa will be used as a recreational ride.
General Comments Purchase Experience | Maintenance Updates | Specifications and Modifications
Anne purchased the bike from TBE Osborne Park and really went with TBE based on my experience with them in purchasing my Look 555 and the excellent service and advice given by Liz. Liz really put in a lot effort with Anne, patiently going over the options, not being too pushy and really trying to help. It paid off with Anne spending $800 more on a bike than she intended.
TBE also put some effort into setting the bike up, including moving the shifters to a better position for Anne, swapping seats out and installing some platform pedals for her that I had. Anne is using the platforms for a bit until she gets a handle on the bike.
The Genoa was purchased with the following specifications (It should be noted that there is no Amiata website or specifications list so this is as best as I can work out. The SRAM Rival components come with three year warranty too.
Frame: Carbon Fibre with lifetime warranty.
Forks: Carbon Fibre … no further details
Size: Small
Colour: Black/White/Silver
Front Dérailleur: SRAM Rival
Rear Dérailleur: SRAM Rival
Gear Levers: SRAM Rival Double Tap aluminium levers
Shifters: SRAM Rival Double Tap aluminium levers
Brakes: SRAM Rival brake set
Cranks: SRAM Rival OCT Crankset
Chain: SRAM Rival PC-1070 PowerChain
Hubs: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe – 9 x 100 / 9 x 130
Rims: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe
Spokes: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe – 18 / 20
Tyres: Vittoria Zaffiro 700C x 23
Cassette Sprocket: SRAM Rival OG-1070 OpenGlide
Handlebars:
Stem:
Saddle:
Pedals: Shimano
Retail: Purchased for $1895.25
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Tags: Amiata,Mavic,SRAM,TBE,Vittoria
Categories: Bicycle gear reviews
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The Department for Planning and Infrastructure has announced the details of its “Cycle Instead in Spring 2008″ promotional campiagn to encourage riding to work. he 2008 spring campaign will be held from 2 September to 30 November. It will commence on Tuesday 2 September with the annual Cycle Instead Bike to Work Challenge. Click on the image to the left to be taken to the Department’s page on the campiagn which has lots of useful advice.
