Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
A thread in the road forum had someone talking about having bought a bike, and the guy never got used to its handling, felt like it was twitchy until he sold it a year or two later. Any thoughts how often that happens? I guess that's a different way of asking whether feeling more confident on the R3 is the trump card that should make the decision for me? It feels sure footed like a mountain goat, and right ... and has faster and tighter steering.
I think this happens to newbies quite a bit. Once you've been riding for a while, I think you have a much better idea of what you're looking for in a bike ("Like my current bike but with X and Y but definitely not Z"). It didn't take me long, for instance, to decide that I really didn't like the S2. Now, if you asked me to pick between a Cervelo R3 and a Specialized Tarmac... that would be a
much more difficult choice!