Well, I've mentioned this before. I far prefer the ride and performance of my PDG Paramount over the Waterford one I had. And to be honest the PDG was always faster over the same route than the Waterford one. This despite the Waterford bike having about a 4 lb advantage over the PDG one. I've also posted some of my fastest strava sections on the PDG for routine climbing routes. Which is weird since I suck at climbing, the PDG is one of my heavier bikes, and it's only got a 42T small chainring. Maybe it just works for my mashing style of climbing.