Azzurri Primo
aush...@gmail.com
The latest issue of Bicycling Australia (March-April 2008) has a
"test" of a Azzurri Primo which sounds okay and seems good value for
the price - $2999 RRP. I was interested to hear from any owners of
same as to what their thoughts are on the bike or the brand.
Thanks
Andrew
Artoi
<332d5b9f-d35d-4222...@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
"aush...@gmail.com" <aush...@gmail.com> wrote:
Local brand. Value products. It goes. What else can one say?
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Bean Long
Can't really comment on the bike except to say that one of the LBS's
here in Canberra will not service an Azzuri. Sounds bizarre, but they
won't touch 'em.
Duncan
> In article
> <332d5b9f-d35d-4222-8638-f528a35df...@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
>
> "aushi...@gmail.com" <aushi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The latest issue of Bicycling Australia (March-April 2008) has a
> > "test" of a Azzurri Primo which sounds okay and seems good value for
> > the price - $2999 RRP. I was interested to hear from any owners of
> > same as to what their thoughts are on the bike or the brand.
>
> Local brand. Value products. It goes. What else can one say?
what's local about it.. apart from sticking the bits together?
duncan
Steve Ball
At that price I assume it's the carbon Primo. There's also an aluminium one
(with carbon fork, seat stay, seatpost...). I bought one of these for $2199
a year ago (but had it stolen) and, yes, I couldn't find anything comparable
- with 10-sp Ultegra - near the price.
It looks like the carbon can be had for $2799 here:
http://www.deanwoods.com.au/store/prod2037.htm
My LBS was happy to talk a discount on RRP and, from here:
there are new bikes on the way, so 'last year's model' should be available
at a good discount.
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HTH,
Steve = : ^ )
Bleve
It's as local as Malvern Star or Apollo :)
Artoi
<031e4eb8-0336-4ff5...@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Duncan <dunca...@my-dejanews.com> wrote:
As above, local _brand_. Nothing said about the components or place of
manufacturing.
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BT Humble
> Can't really comment on the bike except to say that one of the LBS's
> here in Canberra will not service an Azzuri. Sounds bizarre, but they
> won't touch 'em.
Say Bean, in a totally unrelated matter was that you who rode by and
greeted me outside the Phillip College last Tuesday night? I was
waiting fro my French class to start, and was a bit distracted with my
last-minute study and practice...
BTH
Duncan
mea culpa..
It would be nice to support the LBS's by supplying kits to them for
assembly....
> --
Bean Long
> Say Bean, in a totally unrelated matter was that you who rode by and
> greeted me outside the Phillip College last Tuesday night? I was
> waiting fro my French class to start, and was a bit distracted with my
> last-minute study and practice...
Yep... that was me!
Perhaps I should have said "bonjour BT"?!?
steve46au
make groupsets? How many outsource their frames to large Taiwanese frame
makers? Most will give the spec to the frame maker or simply take a
generic frame.
By your reasoning most Treks are a Japanese/Taiwanese brand.
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steve46au
Andrew Priest
<ben....@yourfinger.anu.edu.au> wrote:
>aush...@gmail.com wrote:
>Can't really comment on the bike except to say that one of the LBS's
>here in Canberra will not service an Azzuri. Sounds bizarre, but they
>won't touch 'em.
Do you know why?
Andrew
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Churchlands, Western Australia
Giant CRX 1; Giant Boulder SE
http://aushiker.com http://aushiker.blogspot.com
Duncan
Indeed they are,,, and your point is?
BT Humble
"Bon soir" would have been more appropriate, given the time of
day. ;-)
BTH
Artoi
<a5cb7199-c2ef-4217...@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
Duncan <dunca...@my-dejanews.com> wrote:
They certainly could and some LBSs do do that. Then again, consumer
would look at those bikes with a strange stare, worse than what they
reserve for those K-Mart bikes. Wonder of consumer psychology...
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Bean Long
> On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:20:24 +1100, Bean Long
> <ben....@yourfinger.anu.edu.au> wrote:
>
>> aush...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Can't really comment on the bike except to say that one of the LBS's
>> here in Canberra will not service an Azzuri. Sounds bizarre, but they
>> won't touch 'em.
> Do you know why?
No idea. It's something they used to even point out on their website,
though I now notice they just mention they won't service bikes from
K-Mart or places like that. Perhaps their just being snooty?!?
Duncan
> Andrew Priest wrote:
> > On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:20:24 +1100, Bean Long
>
> >> aushi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >> Can't really comment on the bike except to say that one of the LBS's
> >> here in Canberra will not service an Azzuri. Sounds bizarre, but they
> >> won't touch 'em.
> > Do you know why?
>
> No idea. It's something they used to even point out on their website,
> though I now notice they just mention they won't service bikes from
> K-Mart or places like that. Perhaps their just being snooty?!?
They're probably tired of explaining to customers that it will cost
$50+ to service their $100 bike, and that is only a stop-gap measure.
duncan
Jules
> day. ;-)
Just the one word, actually "Bonsoir" ;-)
Patrick Keogh
OK if they bought a bike at K-Mart or similar. He told them that in the
long run he made more out of a K-Mart bike than out of one he sold
himself :-)
lemmiw...@gmail.com
IMSHO, cheap bike + clue + http://sheldonbrown.com = DIY
Duncan
> IMSHO, cheap bike + clue +http://sheldonbrown.com= DIY
I agree totally.
The corollary is
cheap bike + no clue = council cleanup fodder
lemmiw...@gmail.com
Or alternatively cheap bike + no clue = free bicycles for us :-)
BT Humble
S'il vous plaît excuser mon mauvais français.
BTH
Jules
>
> BTH
That's "excusez" to you!
Steve Ball
>> S'il vous plaît excuser mon mauvais français.
>>
>> BTH
>
>
> That's "excusez" to you!
And doesn't the adjective go after the noun? It's been a while, I might be
wrong.
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Steve = : ^ )
Bleve
Most Treks are made and assembled in China. It's only the high end
stuff that gets made (frame & fork) elsewhere.
>
> --
> steve46au
Plodder
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Or, more likely, tired of repairing a Huffy one day only to have it come
back the next with the customer blaming the repair for the new fault. It
ends up with us having to do the second, sometimes a third repair free or
very cheap just for customer service and satisfaction. Can't afford to keep
doing that.
I'm thinking of following other shops in the area and just not servicing
Huffies or, at least, not warranting the bike outside of the repair we've
done.
Cheers,
Frank
BT Humble
Damned if I know - I cheated and used Google Translate. ;-)
BTH
Aeek
<bt_h...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>Damned if I know - I cheated and used Google Translate. ;-)
"C'est la vie" dit la plume de ma tante.
Neill
I have one ... same as the one reviewed however with mavic askium wheels.
Got mine for $2,100 at Eltham cycles. The frame is a bit steep for me
however once properly fitted and adding a replacement FSA setapost and
stem [to move me back] it is perfect. Very fluid, accelerates fast and
effortless over distance & hills. The Ultrega Sl is a noticable
improvement on my older Ultrega set up. I'd been riding a Learsport for 4
yrs and based on their great reputation for after sales support[same
company behind them]and the review and the price I could not go past it.
So if you can deal with the ego / brand stuff you will get a bike that is
competitive with brands at twice the price .. just make sure its expertely
fitted [... as you should do with any bike] BTW I've read that the fames
are made in the same factory as Colnago.
aush...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> G'day
>
> The latest issue of Bicycling Australia (March-April 2008) has a
> "test" of a Azzurri Primo which sounds okay and seems good value for
> the price - $2999 RRP. I was interested to hear from any owners of
> same as to what their thoughts are on the bike or the brand.
>
> Thanks
> Andrew
>
>
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