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Motobecane Mirage Pro review
- Price Paid:$550.00
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User rating:(3.9)
- Would buy again from this company: Yes
- Used product for: 1 years
- # of logged workouts:
"you get what you pay for - You cant expect to impress the Ferrari's w/ a Fiat. But for the price, I couldn't find anything at the LBS, used on CL and you won't find anything close in value or quality at Wally-World or Target. Like I said in the strengths, its a good transition bike from a roadie to a tri bike. You can spend some time in aero so you can get the feel for it, but if you bonk, its too hilly or your tired, you can fall back to the roadie position.
Again, it's a good solid bike to start out with for your first couple of years. But if you get into the sport, or think you will, then you will probably want to upgrade at some point. If your plan is to just buy a roadie, put some aerobars on it, race a few races, and do not want to commit a lot of cash for the foreseeable future, then this is a good choice. "ratherbesnowboarding
Ease of use
Its a bike. A roadie that wants to be a tri bike though. The switching from the aerobar position to shifting can be daunting at first, but you get used to it. But this is true w/ any road bike w/ aero clip-ons. In a way though, it helps to work on your balance while in aero. Its also good to be able to get back into a road bike position. I call this a good, easy, transition bike from road biking to triathlon racing
Quality of Construction
It is what it is: You get what you pay for etc. For a low end starter bike, it seems pretty solid.
Fit
For a road bike, it fits pretty good. For a tri bike, not so much. Would be better w/ a fast forward seat post.
Comfort
For a roadie, sitting on the top of the bars or on the drop downs, very comfortable. In aero its comfortable enough. I keep sliding forward on the seats nose which isnt very comfortable. FF Seat post will most likely fix that. The other issue is the shifters are by the brakes, not bar ends so you have to take your hand off to shift.
Adjustability
The seat and the seat post are what drives this rating down. You cannot adjust the angle of the seat which leads to discomfort while in aero. The tension adjusters aren't anything great either. Dont expect to be able to adjust that on the fly too well
Durability
Its holding up so far, and Im a pretty big guy.
Value
You're not going to find anything new for this price that has all the extras. Again for a low end starter bike, you can't beat it.
Appearance
It's silver, black and yellow
Customer Service
no problems. I had a couple email discussions and they always answered in a timely fashion. See pic below
Performance
I'm sure its not as fast as the high end bikes, but it goes in a straight line
Strengths
Price is #1. If you don't have a lot of money for a bike, its not a bad choice. It is what it is, a good starter bike that bridges the gap between a road bike and a triathlon bike. It should be good enough for the first couple years for someone starting out or the hobbiest that will never want to commit a lot of money to a bike (or the sport for that matter).
Weakness
Its not a tri bike, its a roadie w/ tri features. A little heavy, the parts are good, not great and I don't like the seat post.
Shifters are on the brakes, not bar ends so you have to remove your hand from the aero bars to shift, which can make the bike shaky for an inexperienced rider. (But remember, the bike is for the inexperienced/transiton rider and really designed to be in aero only some of the time, not all the time (which is also a good thing for people learning how to be in aero)
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- 7 workouts logged
- 177.93 miles / 11.19 hours logged
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Ease of installation
Pretty easy to put together out of the box. Better instructions w/ the aero bars would've been nice.