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Stephen Roche Bike....reviews plz??

  • 18-04-2009 9:03pm
    #1
    jammywaterford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi guys,

    Just want your advise...... being wanting to buy a raod bike for a while..... n telephoned round couple shops..... herad bout this bike... rode it ,,, n liked it ...so splashed....now i'd like sum info bought its history ., n if its any gud, so if anybody , knows anything at all , plz drop me a line !!!

    It seems that Stephen Roche , put his name to this bike , as it has no other manufacturers name...... Its red and yellow,,, lol, but who cares.... rides very well,,, seems a well put together bike ,,,,, cant find anything on line ....so could some one tell me bout the history of these bikes, any gud ?????

    tnx guys;-))


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  • #2
    1380 mini
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭1380 mini


    Hey
    I've an old Stephen Roche frame myself similar colour scheme too (red yellow and bare titanium)
    i tried finding out about the bikes when i bought mine around 3 years ago and couldn't find much info.
    the best i came up with is this
    http://web.archive.org/web/19990422172732/www.sroche.com/bikes/special.htm

    Mine is a titanium frame and from what i can gather from the archive website is a frame from in or around 97.
    Not sure who Roche gets to actually build the frames though. I think he still sells his branded bikes or did
    until very recently anyway all carbon fibre now though
    see
    http://www.stephenroche.com/locations_velo_US.html

    cheers
    E


  • #3
    jammywaterford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭jammywaterford


    Hi, tnx for that ...... at least i know sumthing more,;-)

    Tnx, ;-)

    luv kno more still , so anyone else anything to add, do the needful , tnx;-)


  • #4
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Whats the story with all the text speak, you do know you have a full keyboard at your disposal


  • #5
    uberwolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,581 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    my recollection is that these frames didn't do so well. They either had a tendency to crack or had way too much flex in them.

    If it's 12 years old, then I think the cracking isn't going to be a problem at this stage!


  • #6
    biker_joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 485 ✭✭biker_joe


    i have a later model it's aluminium and carbon mix, with Carve forks ....
    I think I bought it in 2003-4, and got about 3 seasons out of it .... i have not converted it to a TT bike, I really liked the geometry of the frame ! but it's not the same as the 87th edition, I know another guy who raced that one and cracked it .....

    Biker Joe


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