i'm a firm believer in Spesh products. i'm a graduate of their SBCU training school and i've ridden most of their road line up.

maybe they look too "mainstream" but function is what i look for in a bicycle. and Spesh delivers. whoever made the comment about their compact geometry (wheels too big, too much seatpost) is whack. sorry man. i love the look. especially when i know that i'm saving massive pounds and not relinquishing structural integrity with weaker yet lighter carbon to build a traditional geom bike. and the more seat post i see...the more miles i can ride...especially with a carbon post...talk about vibration dampening.

you've never lived until you've screamed at 56 miles an hour down tuna canyon on an sl2. and the new transition...as fugly as it may appear is super smooth and sneaky quick.

can't ask for much else.

yes colnagos and times and ridley's are nice...but here in the states, and proven under two protour teams...specialized gets the job done faster, lighter and more comfortable than most out there.

hey, a bikes a bike. we love them for being different, but you cannot knock a manufacturer that builds good bikes.

ride an s-works. you'll change your mind, guaranteed.