Solis frame?

[The Stig]

Anyone have any knowledge of the Solis frames or is anyone maybe riding oneat the moment and can give an opinion.  Seem cheaper than other carbon frames on the market. What's the catch or are they OK?

[Sammajoor]

Anyone have any knowledge of the Solis frames or is anyone maybe riding oneat the moment and can give an opinion.  Seem cheaper than other carbon frames on the market. What's the catch or are they OK?

 

PM Reinhardt R or PM me i will give you hius details rides vets 50+ and swears by it

[racman]

Fandacious also rides a Solis, I think, and seemed quite impressed. racman2008-02-13 11:31:46

[boeing]

I can get you in contact with my LBS who stocks mainly Solis. I have only ever heard good things about them (and that isn't from the owner)

[The_Break]

Hi

 

I don't like dissing products, but I would like to say the following as it is not nice when you spend a lot of cash and maybe get disappointed. Not that you will, but here is what I have heard from actual good mates of mine.

 

Mate 1: Bought the 2nd top Solis frame, picked up major speed wobble during a race, struggled with bike for a while but wobbles persisted. LBS gave him a new frame and the same thing happened. Only with the 3rd frame which was now upgraded did the wobbles go away. He is one of the best cyclists in our area.

 

Mate 2: Bought a Solis after a major wipe with her old bike. Found the bike to be a bit shacky and didn't handle to well on desents according to mate 2. Then borrowed a friends Orbea Orca and had no problems. Eventually rode Solis again and then decided to return bike to shop and has now bought a Scott Addict.

 

Had a feel around the fork and head tube and must say the carbon does not feel as solid as other bikes like cervelo, scott, giant, orbea. Maybe it is not as stiff as these other bikes and thus gives the wobbles. Many people may disagree with me, but I have seen my fair share of bikes and even Cervelo now conduct a test they consider to be a way of checking the handling of a bike, they check the stiffness of the headtube as they say if it is stiff the bike will stay "true" in corners. I.e. front fork will not bend out as much and wheels will stay more or les"s where they are if no distortion takes place.

 

Anyway, don't want to break the product down, but want you to have a chance to check out if what I am saying is maybe true and then you can decide for yourself and be happy with what you bought with your hard earned money.

[cyclenut]

I've ridden full carbon for 3 yrs.  Started with an EPX - awesome frame.

Stopped at a not so LBS to say hello and spotted the Solis Umbra. (top-end, 1kg).

 

I had the bike built up overnight to my own spec. 

7kg's ride ready - less if I put on my Equinox (brag, slap)

 

Because of a change in geometry from my EPX to the Umbra, I changed my frame size (smaller) - after the first ride a put on a longer stem which made a world of difference.

 

No hassles with the bike.  Love it.