Comments on: Cinelli Road Performance Test Ride https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/01/cinelli-road-performance-test-ride/ TDA Global Cycling offers cross-continent bike expeditions ranging from 2 weeks to 5 months! Mon, 06 Apr 2020 20:28:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael Coo https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/01/cinelli-road-performance-test-ride/#comment-3298 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:25:06 +0000 /?p=3632#comment-3298 In reply to Robert Rowley.

Hi Robert, You are talking about the bike they had on the 2012 expedition but Cinelli used the experience to design a new bike for 2013. I had a chance to try it in Africa this year and it was great – on and off road!

]]> By: Michael Coo https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/01/cinelli-road-performance-test-ride/#comment-3297 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:02:39 +0000 /?p=3632#comment-3297 In reply to Robert Rowley.

Hi Robert, You are talking about the bike they had on the 2012 expedition but Cinelli used the experience to design a new bike for 2013. I had a chance to try it in Africa this year and it was great – on and off road!

]]> By: Robert Rowley https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/01/cinelli-road-performance-test-ride/#comment-3250 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:37:37 +0000 /?p=3632#comment-3250 The Cinelli Road bike is good only on the road. It is very comfortable off road. You will suffer big time on a big expedition with half of it being off road. Don’t do it.

]]> By: Robert Rowley https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/01/cinelli-road-performance-test-ride/#comment-3249 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:35:25 +0000 /?p=3632#comment-3249 I rode the Cinelli bicycle through Soutern Sudan in the desert sand. It performed horribly. The width of the the forks and rear end of this bicycle are not wide enough to take a wide fat tire.
There is no shock absorbtion in the bike. Your body will be beaten to death especially your ass.
On the other hand, this bicycle performed excellently on on the hard asphalt roads. It is light enough to use in the mountains.
Basically, the Cinelli bicycle is a road bike not fit for dirt, sand and mud. You will be miserable cycling off road with it.

]]> By: Shanny Hill https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/01/cinelli-road-performance-test-ride/#comment-2125 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:50:10 +0000 /?p=3632#comment-2125 In reply to Mark Benning.

Hello Mark, a good place to start is our TDA 101 info kit, and then also reading through the information about the tour here: https://tdaglobalcycling.com/tour-overview/?t=tour-dafrique

The TDA Cinelli bike is expected to be available to the general public at some point – hopefully later this year. In the meantime, please check out this video:http://vimeo.com/58556117 and consider signing up for Cinelli Bootleg’s newsletter: http://www.bootleg.it/

To answer your final question – participants are only allowed to have one bike, and you will change tires prior to starting sections of different terrain. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Mark Benning https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/01/cinelli-road-performance-test-ride/#comment-2116 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:47:41 +0000 /?p=3632#comment-2116 Sitting in Dar watching the pouring rain, wondering if the TDA has left Tanzania and thinking again about how I can do this ride. Where can I find more info on these Cinelli bikes e.g. gearing, pricing, sourcing etc.

And an obvious question – is it possible to take 2 bikes, on on-road and an offroad and carry the unridden bike on the escort trucks?

]]> By: doug https://tdaglobalcycling.com/2012/01/cinelli-road-performance-test-ride/#comment-1990 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:04:18 +0000 /?p=3632#comment-1990 How are these bikes doing in the wet, muddy, non paved, rough terrain in Tanzanzia, etc?

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