Bikes We Covet: The Van Dessel Solstice
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the bike lane, Van Dessel Cycles drops a black carbon compact on the world.Van Dessel's charge d'affaires, Edwin Bull -- himself a racer with a lot of kilometers pounded out on Belgian cobbles during his youth -- brings us the Solstice. It's a one-piece molded carbon frame, also known as a "monocoque" in bike circles.
To biker types, a black carbon monocoque means responsive, smooth, resilient, and stiff.
To people like me, it means a dope ride!
Van Dessel offers lots of options for building up your Solstice, but with top-of-the-line Campagnolo Record (why would you ever run anything less?), it runs $5999.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Adam May 17th 2006 6:01PM
A nice try and making a macho bike by calling it a "Van Dessel". I'm sorry but you'll never achieve a marketable level of testosterone like Vin Diesel....
Anne Metz May 17th 2006 6:52PM
An interesting point -- but I have to say, for my money, I'd rather roll around town with a Van Dessel than a Vin Diesel.
Adam May 17th 2006 7:01PM
But he's a former marine turned nanny! and he drives a Honda Civic with NAAAAWZ
On the subject of macho bike names
"The chuk nori"
OR
"The Lance Armstrong testiculator"