De Rosa SK Pininfarina vs Bianchi Oltre XR4
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To my defense and after 10 months along with with the SK, I can only provide positive comments on any aspect from riding behavior to quality and pride of ownership. Never ridden any version of the Oltre thought.
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Hey guys, thanks for all the feedback and the PM's with additional pics. But, as it turns out, looks like I'm headed in a different direction
Part of it was that I was not going to be able to hold and see either of these frames in the flesh let alone test ride either. So after some thought, some real hands on testing, personal feedback/stories from my fellow club riders on our rides, and I will be honest an unbelievable deal from my LBS, I'm going with another bike. Nre thread to follow
Part of it was that I was not going to be able to hold and see either of these frames in the flesh let alone test ride either. So after some thought, some real hands on testing, personal feedback/stories from my fellow club riders on our rides, and I will be honest an unbelievable deal from my LBS, I'm going with another bike. Nre thread to follow
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Kayrehn wrote:People says countervail works, so that's my pick.
I'll lean towards XR4. CV works as I have a specialissima with CV. Subtle and compliant ride.
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Significantly fewer reviews on the web for the De Rosa (and the brand in general) as compared to the Oltre XR4.
Just means De Rosa's marketing dept. are throwing less money/freebies at bike review websites than Bianchi. Not a solid reason to choose one bike over the other.
Also mentioning Countervail as a +1 is following the marketing dept. lead, especially when considering De Rosa have their "Harmonic Active Damping" which is (marketed as) basically the same technology...just not marketed so well
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colster wrote:Significantly fewer reviews on the web for the De Rosa (and the brand in general) as compared to the Oltre XR4.
Just means De Rosa's marketing dept. are throwing less money/freebies at bike review websites than Bianchi. Not a solid reason to choose one bike over the other.
Also mentioning Countervail as a +1 is following the marketing dept. lead, especially when considering De Rosa have their "Harmonic Active Damping" which is (marketed as) basically the same technology...just not marketed so well
Counterveil is a patented composite material that Bianchi pay a significant amount of money to access. As far as I'm aware, they are the only bicycle company that have paid to access the material. It does make a significant difference to the ride and is not simply vacuous marketing. Nevertheless the marketing claims do exaggerate its efficacy. Your scepticism about marketing and reviews is kinda extreme and a little irrational. One should definitely take press releases and reviews with a grain or even a handful of salt, but denialism leaves you bankrupt.
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