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Old 05-18-06 | 09:58 AM
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From: Salt Lake City, UT
Got myself a Tarmac

Got it yesterday. Been looking to switch over to carbon from a metal matrix. God, this is buttery smooth. It dampens out all of the high frequency vibrations that I could feel in my old bike. No jarring and I lost about 3 to 4 lbs in overall bike weight (talk to me if you want a 56cm Specialized Allez M2 Comp with full 105)

Took it for its initial shakeout tour today. Everything is stock except the Bebop pedals (best. pedals. evar!). I probably gained about 2 to 3 mph on the flats.

Tested this, the Scott CR1, and the Orbea Onix. Liked the Scott the best, but it was also $700 more to get the same spec'ed bike (I got set up with the owner of a bike shop I used to work at in college). Specialized was a close second, and the Orbea was dead last. I was REALLY disappointed in the way the Orbea felt. I was expecting a lot more. Wanted to get a more boutique bike (hence Scott and Orbea) but this was definately the best bang for the buck.

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