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09-18-08, 02:35 PM
So I finally picked this up last Friday, and have gotten a couple of rides on it. Last night I took it out to our Weds night worlds cross practice. I love this bike! It looks as good or better in person than in the pic. The build is solid and well thought out, this bike is race ready out of the box. I really like the Easton fork, the Ultegra SL, and the wheels are built to take a beating. I haven't weighed it, but my guess is it's in the 17's, frame size is 57cm. I've thrown on Candy SL pedals.
This is my first cross bike, so my review is pretty one sided, since I don't have much to compare it to. I can say that it's very responsive and handles really well. I'd been riding my mountain bike on our practice course, and this is so much faster, lighter, and way more fun. The geometry is semi-compact, but the triangle is still big enough, that even at 6'2" I can shoulder the bike with ease. So far, I don't have a single complaint, this is the most fun I've had on a bike in a long time. First race is this Sunday :thumb:
This is my first cross bike, so my review is pretty one sided, since I don't have much to compare it to. I can say that it's very responsive and handles really well. I'd been riding my mountain bike on our practice course, and this is so much faster, lighter, and way more fun. The geometry is semi-compact, but the triangle is still big enough, that even at 6'2" I can shoulder the bike with ease. So far, I don't have a single complaint, this is the most fun I've had on a bike in a long time. First race is this Sunday :thumb: