Azzurri's are tough
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:42 pm
The mighty Primo has done upwards of 40k I reckon, has been crashed several times, and outlived a few wheels. Old photo, now has 6700 shifters, still going strong.
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Didn't you say it's flexy compared with the S5? Could it be that the extra distance has made a difference to the carbon stays?warthog1 wrote:The mighty Primo has done upwards of 40k I reckon, has been crashed several times, and outlived a few wheels. Old photo, now has 6700 shifters, still going strong.
Can you get a Helicoil kit (or similar repair kit) for it? Otherwise Gripsport should know how to fix it, if it really matters.just4tehhalibut wrote:...the thread on the righthand side of the bottom bracket gave way, rendering the bike useless.
Yes it is flexy compared to the Cervelo which is faster everywhere. Its been strong for me though and has been a good bike especially considering it was fairly cheap. Still my daily commute and the bike I would take on a long ride as it has a softer ride than the Cervelo, probably due to the flexy seat stays. Steers a bit slower too so a bit less nervous on descents.Nobody wrote:Didn't you say it's flexy compared with the S5? Could it be that the extra distance has made a difference to the carbon stays?
Sorry to hear that.just4tehhalibut wrote:Didn't quite work out the same for me, I have the same model in colour and alloy/carbon construction (from 2006) and it lasted only a year before the thread on the righthand side of the bottom bracket gave way, rendering the bike useless. And half that year was off the bike because of sudden hospitalisation ex bike (No one ever expects the hospitalisation). It was a quick bike but I had to be aware of pedal overlap. It rode well, especially in the hills of Adelaide so I've kept the frame hoping for some way to resurrect it. Overall was a very good value, quality bike for its day.
Of course these days the Primo is not alloy with carbon stays but wholly carbon. Hopefully Azzurri have still got that performance and handling dialled in.
Oh, this is priceless!warthog1 wrote:Oops, Azzurri's are not so tough.
Badly cracked drive side chain stay. The frame is kaput.
TLL and Twizzle have had good experiences so far with the Ribble framesets which are cheap. Because most people don't do a lot of Kms on their bikes, you should fare well with a secondhand frameset. Both my Al frames are secondhand.warthog1 wrote:On the look out for a cheapish but durable road frame with mudguard lugs. I'll swap the bits off the primo on to it.
That is mighty generous of you Macca thanks very much, what a good bloke you must be:)macca33 wrote:What frame size do you ride and where are you? I could help you out with a 60cm 2008 Trek 1.9 frameset - happy to donate same, if you are in / near Melbourne. It does have some mounting lugs on it.
cheers
You are a nasty man NobodyNobody wrote:Oh, this is priceless!warthog1 wrote:Oops, Azzurri's are not so tough.
Badly cracked drive side chain stay. The frame is kaput.
It's Al, it was only a matter of time and Kms. Just expected a bit more time than a few months before getting to gloat.
TLL and Twizzle have had good experiences so far with the Ribble framesets which are cheap. Because most people don't do a lot of Kms on their bikes, you should fare well with a secondhand frameset. Both my Al frames are secondhand.warthog1 wrote:On the look out for a cheapish but durable road frame with mudguard lugs. I'll swap the bits off the primo on to it.
Of course if you want to have a frame for 20 years, then get a heavy duty steel one. But somehow I think you're too much of a WW to own durable stuff.
If the Surly CC ever cracks and I'm still alive on these forums, I'll let you know.
Yes, I know.warthog1 wrote:You are a nasty man Nobody
When I was doing windsurfing, people on those forums would say low grade carbon goes more flexy and high grade carbon cracks. I suppose that's why your bike went the flexy way. Discerning cyclists might say that the carbon part has been dead for a while.warthog1 wrote:The frame is not that light so I figured it would keep on keeping on. Oh well at least it wasn't the carbon that failed .
You can see the geometries for these frames in the "Bike Builder" section. Unfortunately the 525 isn't in there. But it might give you an idea. I suppose you can e-mail Ribble and ask for the geometry chart.warthog1 wrote:This Ribble audax frame looks the go thus far.
Hopefully I can use the fork off the Azzurri until the funds are allowed, but that is the cunning plan at this stage.Nobody wrote:
Of course I would get the 525, but I think both TLL and Twizzle have the 7005 Audax/Winter frames. How Ribble do either for the money is amazing. Rather than get their supplied fork, this might be a good time to do a disc conversion if you can spare the money.
Last couple of commutes there has been an odd pinging sound occasionally. I just thought it was a spoke in the cheap rear wheel.ldrcycles wrote: aww so no crabon crash pron lol. It's a decent sized crack, did you just find it when cleaning the bike or was there a noise or movement?
Alloy steerer on the fork? Probably a good time to put it out to pasture as well.warthog1 wrote:Hopefully I can use the fork off the Azzurri until the funds are allowed, but that is the cunning plan at this stage.Nobody wrote:
Of course I would get the 525, but I think both TLL and Twizzle have the 7005 Audax/Winter frames. How Ribble do either for the money is amazing. Rather than get their supplied fork, this might be a good time to do a disc conversion if you can spare the money.
twizzle wrote: Alloy steerer on the fork? Probably a good time to put it out to pasture as well.
Thanks mate .Jesmol wrote:I have a Ribble Ultralite to offload if you need it, have both the original fork and a Merida fork with carbon steerer for it too
Got any dents or nicks from chain suck on that frame? Appears to be a common point of failure going by the link below.warthog1 wrote:Oops, Azzurri's are not so tough.
Badly cracked drive side chain stay. The frame is kaput.
On the look out for a cheapish but durable road frame with mudguard lugs. I'll swap the bits off the primo on to it.
Nobody wrote:Got any dents or nicks from chain suck on that frame? Appears to be a common point of failure going by the link below.
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