thinkin about gettin another frame ,either the Merckx Leader or the Pinarello Galleo,whats your inputs bad& good about each ,ride ,performance etc...??

...a friend brought over a Merckx Leader today for my unlimited use. This is a guy who owns a ti and two steel Merckxs as well. I have a Corsa 01 with fenders that I ride in the winter. He told me "you'll like it, it handles just like a Merckx only aluminum.' The frame and fork feel remarkably light. I don't think I'll get around to building it until next season though. My experience with Pinarello is that they have a high BB. With a handle yours, gotta get the Merckx.

I just finished testing a F4:13. Beautiful frame! Super stiff bike-awesome cornering and handling, and would be a great crit bike. Probably the most confidence-inspiring cornering bike I have used to date! Acceleration was probably the best I have felt (and I was using a Campy BB, not my normal stiffer ISIS setup). Way too stiff for bad roads-beat the pulp out of me on chip-seal! I have also ridden a Marvel-great bike, not as stiff. Quite similiar to my old Fondriest Carb Level (the seat stays look pretty similiar-hmmm). A Marvel with ONDA fork would be a nice ride indeed!

yep, I also have a yellow merckx corsa 0.1 w/d.a.,(also 2 Gios,Serotta,Specialized) I heard the Pinarellos have that little xtra zip,always liked them since Alexi Grewal's La 84 model(u remember him)

yep, I also have a yellow merckx corsa 0.1 w/d.a.,(also 2 Gios,Serotta,Specialized) I heard the Pinarellos have that little xtra zip,always liked them since Alexi Grewal's La 84 model(u remember him)

the word is, a lot of the Pinarellos used in the pro peleton were actually pegorellos

thinkin about gettin another frame ,either the Merckx Leader or the Pinarello Galleo,whats your inputs bad& good about each ,ride ,performance etc...??

Sold an '04 Galilleo after about 10 months.

bad - Doesn't absorb much shock or vibration
good - Acceleration! Best I've ridden. Also turns and descends very well.
ride - I did one long ride on it. That was enough.
performance - That's what it's for. It's a race bike!

Sold an '04 Galilleo after about 10 months.

bad - Doesn't absorb much shock or vibration
good - Acceleration! Best I've ridden. Also turns and descends very well.
ride - I did one long ride on it. That was enough.
performance - That's what it's for. It's a race bike!
Perfect Answer. did you run narrow hi-inflat. tires,just wondering about the ride?