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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Stratus XP AL at PCF Aug 13^th, 2008, 2:51pm PCF has the aluminum SXP on the floor at a slight discount ($2100), same price as the steel version. However, it's got some chain-related scratching on the chainstay (but nothing too serious) due to the chain being cross-routed (like a B-bike) by mistake and ridden that way briefly. Decent deal if you're looking at the Aluminum SXP!!!
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Re: Stratus XP AL at PCF
Reply #1 - Sep 18^th, 2008, 6:16pm

Paul have you ridden the Aluminum version? If so how does the ride compare with the your steel XP? Contemplating next year's projects / bike mix. Seems like nearly everybody's got at least one Rans these days, I'm feeling left out. Wink

Now that I've been commuting on the Corsa almost exclusively for a couple of months I've been toying with going all recumbent. A couple of uprights might come close to funding an XP, so if anyone has one I can test ride a little one day I'd love to try it out. The other option is to have a more commuter / rando setup on another high racer. But I do like the comfort and ability to reach the ground on the LWB. Any suggestions?

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Re: Stratus XP AL at PCF
Reply #2 - Sep 18^th, 2008, 7:13pm

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Aug 13^th, 2008, 2:51pm:

PCF has the aluminum SXP on the floor at a slight discount ($2100), same price as the steel version. However, it's got some chain-related scratching on the chainstay (but nothing too serious) due to the chain being cross-routed (like a B-bike) by mistake and ridden that way briefly.

Somehow while shifting, my SXP chain managed to do the same thing, with the power side somehow jumping to the bottom of the idler. I thought I heard a bit of rattling somewhere, but didn't discover what happened until the end of the ride. By then, it had uglied the stay big time, cutting a groove for each different cassette cog. I've done some touch up to stop rust. I plan on adding one of those Lizard Skin type stay guards.

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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: Stratus XP AL at PCF Reply #3 - Sep 18^th, 2008, 8:11pm Bud I've got a lizard skin you can have that should work that came off the ill-fated CA. If you don't mind accepting the bad juju that comes with it
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Re: Stratus XP AL at PCF
Reply #4 - Sep 19^th, 2008, 9:59am

My SXP has also done the same thing occasionally, under very bumpy conditions with a lot of chain slack. I generally can hear it, because there is a different noise that comes from the idler.

I have not ridden the Al version of the SXP. Personally, I don't see much advantage to it over steel -- it will be a slightly stiffer ride, and not much weight reduction.

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