{"id":584,"date":"2009-01-23T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2009\/01\/23\/bikes-from-my-past-part-iii-the-road-bike-chronicles\/"},"modified":"2009-01-23T23:05:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-23T23:05:00","slug":"bikes-from-my-past-part-iii-the-road-bike-chronicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2009\/01\/23\/bikes-from-my-past-part-iii-the-road-bike-chronicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes From my Past Part III &#8211; The road bike chronicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t really start road riding until college. Where I started off with a Specialized Epic.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_Jz4f840sc_c\/SXpPlmTIYAI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/ORj9t63KBXw\/s1600-h\/specialized.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_Jz4f840sc_c\/SXpPlmTIYAI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/ORj9t63KBXw\/s400\/specialized.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294631819281981442\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The epic was a carbon frame with aluminum lugs. It was the flexiest bike I ever rode, you could watch the &#8220;bonded&#8221; aluminum fork flex when ever you would turn. But for my first road bike, the bike was super nice.<\/p>\n<p>The next bike I had was a Paramount Series 5 PDG. It was a really nice riding bike and I can&#8217;t think of anything to complain about. But then the Waterford walked in to my life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_Jz4f840sc_c\/SXpPltxWR4I\/AAAAAAAABas\/kielmveGLS8\/s1600-h\/paramount.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_Jz4f840sc_c\/SXpPltxWR4I\/AAAAAAAABas\/kielmveGLS8\/s400\/paramount.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294631821287769986\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Jz4f840sc_c\/SXpPmHdNu0I\/AAAAAAAABa8\/LkASQfFvO_M\/s1600-h\/waterford2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Jz4f840sc_c\/SXpPmHdNu0I\/AAAAAAAABa8\/LkASQfFvO_M\/s400\/waterford2.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294631828182645570\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Here is the Waterford 531. I worked at a bike shop that sold TONS of waterfords and this was an insane deal. This was my road bike from 1997 until 2006. It was a great bike, I had no complaints. But, when I replaced it with the Seven, it really was night and day. The seven just felt so much lighter, snappier&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I think I sold the frame for more than I paid for it new.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Jz4f840sc_c\/SXpPlIyxDUI\/AAAAAAAABak\/oLTAB_33CyU\/s1600-h\/100_1278.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Jz4f840sc_c\/SXpPlIyxDUI\/AAAAAAAABak\/oLTAB_33CyU\/s400\/100_1278.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294631811361606978\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The Seven Odonata is a carbon\/ti bike that rides better than any bike I have ever owned. It has been on epic rides and never let me down.<\/p>\n<p>You might notice the one thing that all these bikes have in common? A flite ti saddle. Maybe I&#8217;ll see if I can pick up a NOS one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t really start road riding until college. 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