2013 zesty carbon or ally?

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2013 zesty carbon or ally?
b45her
Free Member

been thinking about a new bike and the zesty’s are a lot better speced this year.
my lbs has a 514 demo bike for me to try but i might be tempted to go for the 314 with the electronic shock as they are around the same price.

so my question is, has anyone on here tried both the carbon and ally lapierre frames and how do they compare ride wise?

Posted 11 years ago

baznav73
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carboncarboncarboncarboncarboncarboncarboncarboncarboncarbonCARBON 😆

Posted 11 years ago

b45her
Free Member

i have a blur LTc now and love it, it’s just a tiny bit too small for me and starts to feel cramped on longer rides.

Posted 11 years ago

maxtorque
Full Member

Personally, i’d go Carbon before i went EI…………. 😉

Posted 11 years ago

theroadwarrior
Free Member

Is the carbon one in any way ‘better’ or just 0.5-1 lb lighter? Carbon is great and all but I don’t understand why people get so excited about it!

(agreed about EI though; give them a few years to work out the bugs)

Posted 11 years ago

rewski
Free Member

It’s not just about the carbon though, the 514 will have better all round spec, qui or non?

Posted 11 years ago

mtbtomo
Free Member

I have a carbon 514 frame (sub 26lbs) and did have an older alloy 214 frame(27lb ish) with similar kit before that. There must be a good 1lb plus difference in weight between the frames. To get that weight loss through components requires a good chunk of upgrading.

Both ride similar, you can feel the weight difference on the climbs but it still feels nicely solid on the descents.

Agree with all the others, I wouldn’t go for an EI version just yet.

Posted 11 years ago