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Giant road bikes
Postby fabs » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:07 pm
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Postby moosterbounce » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:40 pm
In the end, neither of us got one!! I went for something I fell in love with, and my husband found last years ocr comp (full carbon and a mix of components) at a really good price so didn't have to think for long (damn budget!!).
It would depend how much you were riding and what the budget said. Both use the same frame so comfort will not change between the two, but the components on the ocr2 will be better and more durable than on the ocr3.
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Postby europa » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:29 pm
The OCR3 has Sora components, the next level down - they too work well, just not quite as well.
The OCR2 though, has a carbon fork where the OCR3 doesn't - this gives the OCR2 a better ride.
Quite frankly, if you can afford the OCR2, buy it over the OCR3 however, if you have to buy the OCR3, you are still getting a good bike.
Having said all that, look at lots of different brands and get as many test rides as you can. All the brands and bikes are different and the only way to find the one the feels right to you, is to try lots.
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Postby amattinson » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:04 pm
As others have mentioned the OCR3 comes with the bottom end components and if the budget will allow go for the OCR2 as you will appreciate the higher spec components. The frame and fork is the same in both. That being said, as with all bikes once you get a reasonable frame and fork go for the highest spec components.
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Postby europa » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:52 pm
There's this thing called a 'bus' ... come on over, make your purchase and ship it home. You may just find the saving offsets the price of the ticket. Of course, a few judicious phone calls first might be a good movestryker84 wrote:sigh, wish i was in adelaide.
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Re: Giant road bikes
Postby mikesbytes » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:17 am
I did the same selection in 04 and picked the OCR2 becase at that time, the OCR2 came with cleated pedals and the OCR3 didn't, when I included the pedals, the price diference was so little that it would of been silly for me not to go for the better bike.fabs wrote:I am looking at buying my first road bike, does anybody own an OCR 3? Is it a good bike or would you go up to the OCR 2?
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:00 pm
The alloy or the carbon one?fabs wrote:Finally Picking up a new Ocr2 tomorrow
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Postby fabs » Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:31 pm
I have done a couple of short one hour rides and very happy with it, ...apart from seat! I have had a a couple of days rest now and will be going for longer ride tomorrow & test the seat again!!Mulger bill wrote:Sounds fabs, Could you give us a review? I'd like an opinion on the current OCR 2, It will be the first one I test ride mid year.
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Postby europa » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:03 pm
We need to grow past this belief that cycling is only about 'racing'. Do that, and the cycling world has some wonderful bikes on offer (it's a largely Australian industry psychosis).
Regardless of all that, isn't it geat when you climb aboard your 'perfect' bike I still feel special when I climb on my Trek520
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Postby Mulger bill » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:05 pm
Oh Yeah, every ride on Princess is still an adventure four years latereuropa wrote:Regardless of all that, isn't it great when you climb aboard your 'perfect' bike I still feel special when I climb on my Trek520
IMO, the industry in general still subscribes to the "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" mindset. How many of us are good enough riders to really do justice to a bike like the euroPro from Teschner that Lucky Pierre mentioned in another thread or the Ethos ClimbMax from the fat side of the Aussie framebuilders fence? (Not that we can't drool gently of course)europa wrote:We need to grow past this belief that cycling is only about 'racing'. Do that, and the cycling world has some wonderful bikes on offer (it's a largely Australian industry psychosis).
Apart from that, the mindset among non riders is still firmly fixed in the "bikes=toys" mould, which, again IMO, isn't really helped by certain cycling groups and media who seem only too willing to perpetuate this in their dealings with the public.
DAMMIT! I wanna ride to work on the other 364 days too!
Phew, sorry 'bout the thread jack, Fabs. I'll shut up now
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BTW does your new girl have a name yet?
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Postby Mulger bill » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:27 pm
You can't get anyone to take a happy snap for you?
Of course you could always slow down as you pass shop windows...
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Postby LuckyPierre » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:53 pm
Isn't that why cars have mirrors on the passengers side - so that we can see ourselves in them?Mulger bill wrote: Of course you could always slow down as you pass shop windows...
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Postby Mulger bill » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:55 pm
Ever since we got the lounge/dining room floorboards polished, the GLW won't let Princess into the house
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