jez-4-bikes-max":1f5rab83 said:
Heavy but absolutely superb looking bikes.
Think they're all single butted cro mo tubes. Hence weighty.
The steel ones were made out of 4130, but they also made aluminium and titanium frames for all their models. My old 4130 Intrepid frame was about 7 lb :shock: whereas my Starship is under 5 lb
1997 PRICING (taken from
http://web.archive.org/web/199910100227 ... /1997.html )
FRAMES
MODEL APPROX. WT. SUGGESTED RETAIL
MTB
Starship (ST) 5.7 1399.00
Starship (AL) 4.9 1699.00
Starship (TI) 4.7 2599.00
Clydesdale Edition Option (larger diameter shock) 100.00
Starship LT (AL) 5.2 1799.00
Finesse (AL) 4.5 1699.00
Wild Thing (AL) 6.5 1899.00
Defiant (ST) 6.7 999.00
Defiant A/S (ST) 6.0 1099.00
Defiant TI (TI) 4.7 2599.00
ROAD
Paris-Roubaix (ST) 5.3 1499.00
Paris-Roubaix (AL) 4.5 1799.00
Paris-Roubaix (TI) 4.4 2999.00
TANDEMS
TSL 26 or 700 (ST) 11.9 2499.00
TSL 26 or 700 (AL) 9.9 2999.00
(ST=STEEL, AL=ALUMINUM, TI=TITANIUM/ ALL Starships and TSLs
Have aluminum swingarms. Airshock is standard excepton Steel frames.