I don't know if this was bad luck on my part or bad bearings. Others in my area haven't had this problem, and I ride in the rain more often than most so that may have some bearing (sorry!) on this. I've got a couple thousand miles on one of their PF->Shimano BBs and no problems so far. The jury's still out IMO. Third time's the charm.

Anyone use the Wahoo Bolt yet? The few people that ive seen with it say they love it. Im really considering upgrading from my edge 500...that and my team lbs just got some in and I get team pricing on it..so its tempting

cut your steer tubes man

was talking about finding a new bike to replace my foil as my primary race bike. stumbled into a good deal on a 2015 argon 18 nitrogen with full enve stem/aero bars setup, etap, quarq dzero red, and enve 7.8 clinchers.

... fancy bike.

why no foil?

I really like my Argon Gallium Pro. One thing to take note of is that the BB on Argons is kind of low - about 6mm lower than most other bikes. It makes for a very stable ride, but it also increases the risk of striking a pedal during a turn. The issue is magnified if you run longer crank arms.

sounds like my TT bike. not sure i'd ride the 7.8s for anything other than TTs or flat crits though. but I guess thats mostly what you do now anyway.

because I got the above bike for the cost of a quarq and etap set...

Sweet!

Well ... that makes sense. Had an Argon TT bike for a while and it was solid. Some of the parts were proprietary, but Argon was just up the road near Reno. Stopped by one day and they took care of it all on the spot.

Pics Fudgy!

when I pick up the wheels. you all will laugh. they are gaudy. you can find team clif bar bikes from this year and that is what it is.

So the wife is throwing around the idea of buying (or helping me buy) a new bike for my bday in a few months. Problem is - I have no idea what to get! I've been avoiding looking at bikes in general, since I figure my caad 10 is plenty for racing, but something nicer for training and longer rides would be a welcome addition to the stable. Namely something carbon!

Honestly, I'm kind of leaning towards just building up a hi-mod supersix frameset or something, since I'm already used to the geometry and handling characteristics, but wondering if y'all could suggest anything else I should take out for a test ride. I haven't really ridden too many other road bikes, to be honest! I've rented a Roubaix once, and it felt really really nice, but I suppose that's not a proper race bike. I've also rented a base level SuperSix Evo (non-hi mod) once, but it had tire liners and very heavy wheels and basic components, and it felt pretty crappy out on the road. I tried a Franco once at a demo day but felt like my Caad 10 was stiffer during accelerations. Any suggestions are most appreciated!

Relegate the caad to those duties and go aero?

I think it depends on what you want.

Do you want something that is comfortable for long rides? Aero? Super lightweight? Gravel capable?

madone 9...is what I would get

Giant TCR Advanced Pro

Yes.

In all seriousness though, I'm not really sure.

I do want something more compliant, but I think anything in carbon will check the box there. I don't really have trouble with comfort on long rides with the CAAD as it is, I just like how smooth carbon feels. I'd think it would be better to keep the nicer bike for training and race on the more expendable one. So if I'm going to be mostly training on it, then I don't think aero or super light weight should really be a priority. I think really it would just need to be something that's enjoyable to ride and has a good, spritely feel to it, but that's so subjective. Maybe I just need to hop on a bunch of bikes and see what feels best.

Keep bike - get wheels.

The other wheels are envy 78s with solid red logos. I just rode this today. need to flip the stem, trim some brake cables and all around tweak my fit. I will ride with less drop as I think it's more aero anyway, but this is too much less for sure.

Slick!

+1!

Good looking bike! How are the brakes?

garbage, what do you expect from in-frame brakes tho? this build has a 54/46 chainring set. should keep me out of too much trouble. Can't go downhill if you can't get up them.