Is this the 1st aero road bike ever?

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Permon	Post subject: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:26 pm
Joined: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:52 am Posts: 635	1980's Gitane for Bernad Hinaut Pretty close to Cervelo S5
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Lucas1234	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:35 pm
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:42 pm Posts: 45	That was the team bike of renault-elf-gitane. Used from 1978-1983. It was not the first aero road bike though this was.http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/09/ ... ike_140221
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:35 pm
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AttacknowAttackoften	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:18 pm
Joined: Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:20 pm Posts: 129	Lucas1234 wrote: That was the team bike of renault-elf-gitane. Used from 1978-1983. It was not the first aero road bike though this was.http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/09/ ... ike_140221" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That's a track bike. _________________ I only train on days that end with "y". Eli
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btompkins0112	Post subject: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:37 pm
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:04 am Posts: 2417 Location: Mississippi	Yes, I would say the first aero track bike could not be the first aero road bike #readingcomprehension _________________ Cannondale Evo http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=130192
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Gazelleer	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:21 pm
Joined: Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:13 pm Posts: 589 Location: €pe	Yes, I think it was the first seriously used aero road bike, although it was only used for timetrails by the riders of the Renault-Gitane team. I can tell you first hand that it is seriously streamlined too: _________________ my plastic bikes, 29ers & stable of old steel
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TrekUk	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:32 pm
Shop Owner Joined: Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:45 pm Posts: 353 Location: UK	looks like my trek madone that head tube _________________ Madone Five Series 2013 Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 Mavic Cosmic SLE 2013
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DRAGON60	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:59 pm
Joined: Mon May 27, 2013 2:29 pm Posts: 106 Location: Victoria,B.C.	During the late 70's I had a Nishiki Aero-----wasn't really high end but all the tubing was definitely Aero tubing----nice bike but flexy if I remember right.
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djconnel	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:23 am
Joined: Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:57 pm Posts: 7389 Location: San Francisco, CA	_________________ http://djconnel.blogspot.com/ Fuji SL/1
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elviento	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:29 am
Joined: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:09 pm Posts: 1229 Location: In the industry	Pointing down a bit so it's meant to create lift? LOL _________________ Fast falcons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3mTPEuFcWk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; www.falcobike.com Facebook: falcobikeglobal
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mvacolnago	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:29 am
Joined: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:29 am Posts: 162	It looks like what they use for the horses when pulling carriages
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thisisatest	Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:35 pm
Shop Owner Joined: Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:02 am Posts: 1976 Location: NoVA/DC	Is it meant to be more aero with the frame pump, like the P4 is faster with its bottle? Uci would probably frown on this bike as well... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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micky	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:35 pm
Joined: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:57 pm Posts: 3791 Location: Vicenza	Chesini Precision 83 had some "aero" solutions. _________________ ciclismo-espresso.com
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: Is this the 1st aero road bike ever? Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:35 pm
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