Thanks HP. I'm pretty sure I want something more relaxing than that. The birthday in question isn't until June, but there are a lot of 2015 models being heavily discounted at present so I'm working my way through a lot of them.
The endurance/racer stuff isn't all hype, but it is often exaggerated, imo. My TCR is, of course "racing" geometry and it is certainly a quick-handling bike. But I''ve ridden many a century on it in decent comfort. And my custom steel was built with the slightly higher headtube typical of the endurance models. It's certainly superbly comfortable, but it handles so well (my centre of gravity is ever-so-slightly further forward than on the TCR) that I reckon I'd be at least as quick on it in a crit.
Snow here for the first time this winter. Rest day with cooking intervals. Mung bean and mushroom curry, I think...
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