Novara Reviews July 2000

Bicycling Magazine

July 2000

Novara Trionfo

  • 7 WORDS ABOUT THE BIKE
  • Columbus tubing. Bang for the buck. Yellow.
  • BUY IT IF
  • You buy generic groceries when shopping.
  • FORGET IT IF
  • You've got a closet full of designer duds.
  • PROFILE
  • Bargain-priced, race-ready road machine.
  • BEST THING ABOUT THIS BIKE
  • Quietly does what big name-brand bikes aspire to-blends reasonable ride quality and time-honored geometry with smart handling and a lot of value.
  • WORST THING
  • Mixed-message combo of screaming yellow taxi-cab and plain-Jane graphics.
  • ROAD MANNERS
  • The slightly aggressive geometry (parallel 73.5-degree head and seat angles on our 58-centimer test bike) makes fast directional adjustments flick-the-bar quick. The slightly steep seat angle yields an aggressive, over-the-pedals position and gives good weight distribution over the bike's somewhat lanky 101.7 wheelbase.
  • TUBESET DETAILS
  • The shape of Columbus' Altex2 tubeset is the culmination of decades of steel tubing manipulation and hard-won knowledge. The aero top and down tubes, tall blade-shaped chainstays that taper to roundness at the dropouts and ovalized, tapered seatstays give the Trionfo a not-too-harsh ride that, just a couple of years ago, seemed impossible for an aluminum bike.
  • REVIEWED BY:
  • Garrett Lai

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