On 6-May-09, at 9:33 PM, Zach Kaplan wrote:

> "Perry" perryg114@... wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know why Bacchetta killed the Agio? I still have mine.
>> I was wondering if they had design problems or anything like that?

Lack of sales, I suspect. Nothing wrong with the bike AFAIK.

I've been riding a Rans Tailwind and Gliss as my primary rides for
several years. This is a similar riding position to the Agio. My only
issues with the Agio are that I think the frame is a bit stiff for my
tastes, and I think things are a bit tight around the front of the
bike. Early versions had mounts for rim brakes, but you could not
run v-brakes because of crank interference.

> Probably for the same reasons RANS killed the similar configuration
> V2.

I think the V2 was more or less replaced by the V3, as part of Rans'
move to big front wheels. Only two legacy bike models remain with
20" front wheels.

Presumably the Tailwind was also killed for lack of sales, but IMO
that bike got worse when it went to the big main tube. Also IMO the
current Rans seat is less compatible with the design than the
previous generation seat.