Charlie Schuessler
New member
Serotta "Ottrott" Test Ride – Goodales Bike Shop Nashua NH June 19, 2006
After work yesterday for about 30-minutes I was fortunate to test ride a Serotta "Ottrott" bicycle. The Ottrott is a hand-built, carbon-fiber frame including fork that seems to weigh less than air itself and is super smooth in riding comfort, acceleration, climbing and descending… http://www.serotta.com/pages/ottrott.html
After putting my pedals on the bike and adjusting the seat position, the Ottrott I rode was a 60-cm model with carbon components such as handlebars, stem, seatpost and a Zipp 39-53 crank assembly. The dual control levers, brake components including both derailleurs and 12-25, 10-speed cassette were Shimano Dura Ace. The wheelset consisted of Zipp clincher rims with Vredestein racing tires, this bicycle rolled fast with almost ZERO effort. Spinning the crank was effortless even while climbing a nice pitch in 39 x 19. Not bad for $7,500-$8,000 machine.
I believe the Ottrott is a dream bicycle that I will probably never purchase new, but to test ride one of these incredible machines periodically is enlightening.
If you appreciate high-performance bicycling equipment, I recommend you try it, although you may want to, you don’t have to buy it.
After work yesterday for about 30-minutes I was fortunate to test ride a Serotta "Ottrott" bicycle. The Ottrott is a hand-built, carbon-fiber frame including fork that seems to weigh less than air itself and is super smooth in riding comfort, acceleration, climbing and descending… http://www.serotta.com/pages/ottrott.html
After putting my pedals on the bike and adjusting the seat position, the Ottrott I rode was a 60-cm model with carbon components such as handlebars, stem, seatpost and a Zipp 39-53 crank assembly. The dual control levers, brake components including both derailleurs and 12-25, 10-speed cassette were Shimano Dura Ace. The wheelset consisted of Zipp clincher rims with Vredestein racing tires, this bicycle rolled fast with almost ZERO effort. Spinning the crank was effortless even while climbing a nice pitch in 39 x 19. Not bad for $7,500-$8,000 machine.
I believe the Ottrott is a dream bicycle that I will probably never purchase new, but to test ride one of these incredible machines periodically is enlightening.
If you appreciate high-performance bicycling equipment, I recommend you try it, although you may want to, you don’t have to buy it.