Hey Guys, have any of you used or know something about these frames/bikes. They look very interesting

Here's a link ... http://www.delta7bikes.com/ascend-road-bike.htm

I have never ridden or even seen one of these but the concept has got me thinking what if...

What if there is a whistling wind noise through those tubes when giving full gas?

What if (when) it got all covered in road spooge? I would just power-wash the thing to clean the matrix otherwise a tedious job...regardless, what a pain.

or 862 g (likely for the 50 cm size)

or 1088 g for the 56 cm road frame

So disappointing weight but perhaps this concept would provide unique riding qualities like enhanced vibration dampening...Idunno

The idea has been around for a few years now.

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Then there will be a whistling wind noise through those tubes when giving full gas.

Whistling and not particularly light or not, that's one ugly bike.

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Cervelo R3

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=125962

Always the witty repartee.

Made me chuckle as always

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10 years a Weenie!

So, can't see anything good about this design ...

What about Renovo Hardwood Bicycles ... http://www.renovobikes.com/

A member here has chronicled in great detail a Renovo build. Certainly a beautiful frame.

Read all about it here.

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And you can call me Macktastik Honey Pete Kicks, thank you.

efficient or not, that is hideous!

Thanks Powerful Pete

I thought that it looked quite interesting ... definitely not hideous

I haven't seen any good comments so far, about this bike ... has anybody here actually ridden this bike

I wonder why they haven't used this design in the tail stays ...

I have seen the bike in person mounted with Lightweight wheels at the Vegas bike show in 2009. Defiantly different but it did look cool.

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I rode it at interbike 2009 and I loved it. Im not sure if they are even around anymore though?

A bunch of them broke, I think I saw 2 or 3 of the demo bikes with the entire HT snapped off...

WOA glad that didnt happen to me

There was a review by RBA in 2010 on this bike

http://www.roadbikeaction.com/Bike-Test ... scend.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;