Comments on: Bike No. 2 http://www.incidentalcyclist.com/2008/03/25/bike-no-2/ Cycling in and around Union County, NC Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:51:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bud http://www.incidentalcyclist.com/2008/03/25/bike-no-2/#comment-131 Bud Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:33:55 +0000 http://blog.hammerton.net/2008/03/25/bike-no-2/#comment-131 The Bottecchia carbon frame is made in the same factory as the Pedal Force frame I have and is in fact the same mold, the key difference is the Bottecchia uses 12K carbon cosmetic weave as opposed to 3K and the tube join areas are painted instead of just clear-coated. The net result is that the frames are about 150-200 grams heavier than the Pedal Force. They will both ride the same and are plenty stiff in the bottom bracket. The frames are manufactured in Taiwan by a company called ADK, consensus is that it is the same frame as the Litespeed Pavia, LaPierre X-Lite 400, Fuji SL1s just to name a few. The Bottecchia frame is available directly from <a href="http://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_STOR20.cgi?Action=Details&ProdID=777" rel="nofollow">BikeIsland</a> and the Pedal Force is available directly from them <a href="http://pedalforce.com/online/product_info.php?products_id=3028" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The Bottecchia carbon frame is made in the same factory as the Pedal Force frame I have and is in fact the same mold, the key difference is the Bottecchia uses 12K carbon cosmetic weave as opposed to 3K and the tube join areas are painted instead of just clear-coated. The net result is that the frames are about 150-200 grams heavier than the Pedal Force. They will both ride the same and are plenty stiff in the bottom bracket. The frames are manufactured in Taiwan by a company called ADK, consensus is that it is the same frame as the Litespeed Pavia, LaPierre X-Lite 400, Fuji SL1s just to name a few.

The Bottecchia frame is available directly from BikeIsland and the Pedal Force is available directly from them here.

]]> By: Jack Nelson http://www.incidentalcyclist.com/2008/03/25/bike-no-2/#comment-128 Jack Nelson Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:33:56 +0000 http://blog.hammerton.net/2008/03/25/bike-no-2/#comment-128 Where did you get your pedal force frame? And do you know anything about the Bottecchia Road Bike carbon frames that sell on ebay for around $500, claiming to be the same frames used for some highend bikes? Where did you get your pedal force frame? And do you know anything about the Bottecchia Road Bike carbon frames that sell on ebay for around $500, claiming to be the same frames used for some highend bikes?

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