Originally Posted by
jcbenten
Nice build. I might have you do my next Kestrel
How do you like the Red? Have you ridden Force/Rival to compare against?
Saddle creak: I have the aero post and my saddle creaked but the saddle was set up too far back. I slid it forward on the rails and it seems to have gone away. My knees are not sore anymore either so I needed to go forward anyway.
I like your bottle cages too.
No, this was my first ride on SRAM. I found the shifting to be second nature, in fact, after I got back out on my Ultegra-equipped bike, I tried to shift to a lower gear using the paddles.
I'm still dialing in the saddle position, it might end up a bit forward so time will tell.
The little hint of orange on the cages sold me on them.