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Anyone ride an Olympia road bike?

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  • 09-11-2018 10:54pm
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    fat bloke
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    Not a whole lot on the web in terms of ownership or ride reviews, or weights/pricing. (I know lots of manufacturers are coy about weighing scales :))
    Just wondering if anyone here has any experience of them?


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    magicbastarder
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    ask disco1 once he's had a chance to try it out: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057925782


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    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,861 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Ah, right. He's selling it again - whether that's a verdict or not.


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    TheDocMan
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Ah, right. He's selling it again - whether that's a verdict or not.

    I've had one. Olympia Leader aero road bike. Probably fastest bike ive ever ridden- and I've ridden many many bikes. For exact same ave power (+/- 2 watts) over 2hr spin ,this bike v. Bianchi Specilissma (dura ace/ 40mm areo carbon wheels) was 0.9kph faster. Build quality seemed excellent, very solid under load, no discernable flex. Comfortable for aero bike but not sure how much the wheels added this( 3 cross spoke lacing). High quality bike that have decent pedigree. Only negative I'd say is weight- a little on the heavier side. Irish importer is down in Kerry- GC Sports. They do Scapin and Tommassini so quality boutique brands.


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    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,861 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Cheers. Sounds good alright. I've never ridden a full aero rig. I'm stuck in the superleggera approach of the past

    How real is the Eyetalian pedigree? Is it a recent revival?


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