Well that was disappointing.

I made some preliminary changes to get the bike ballpark close to what I think it should be and took it out this morning. The bike felt super slow, slower than my aluminum 2000 Ridley Cheetah. Some of it, I think were those heavy alloy Mavic wheels and butyl tubes. But I'm sure some of it, probably a larger portion, was due to the windy conditions.

I did see flashes of speed. On a couple stretches of my route I was riding with a tail wind and I was seeing speeds slightly faster than what I have seen on the Shiv in similar winds.

The other thing is I am really not happy with that saddle that's on there now. Even though I have it positioned at a neutral angle, I continually slid forward to where I was almost sliding off the saddle. I have ridden with a positive seat angle in the past with good results. I'm going to give that a try for another ride or two but if that doesn't solve my issue, that saddle will go in the spare parts bin.

I intend to purchase a pair of Roval CF wheels here in the next couple days and set them up tubeless (like my Shiv). Between the wheels and altering the seat angle, I'm hoping I can get this bike to be equal to the Shiv at the very least. If I can't get it at least equal, I will be sorely disappointed with this bike.