Originally Posted by pelikan

Quick ride report (with comparison to other bikes):

Today I had to do flat intervals. I usually do these on my track bike at the Polo Fields (its velodrome like except part of Golden Gate Park, not banked and the occasional soccer player, runner and/or dog walker walking in your path), but with only a front brake attached to the RS2, it seemed like a perfect chance to shake out any bugs and have my tools close by.

I did mostly laps, and took a few laps around the GGP Crit loop to so some slight uphill/downhill on jacked up roads.

+The frame handles bumps superbly! It's like a full suspension bike compared to my Giant TCR Limited or Fuji Track Pro. It is so comfortable. I can see this for long rides, long ass road races and descending but not so much crits or lots & lots of climbing or hammer fests.
-The frame does not seem quite as stiff, its not soft but especially compared to the Giant (identical spec or shared parts except for a Ritchey Crank VS R700 on Rs2), when I went to jump its just not as responsive. This might be me putting a 90 stem, which was waaay to short. I would occasionally hit the bars with my legs, so I think I may of naturally adjusted my standing position and used diff muscles and/or bad form. I'ma try a 110 I have and see if that makes any difference.
+/-Sitting down I noticed it felt less responsive but my speed was about what I normally do on my track bike there. so who knows.
-On the small frame, only the front water bottle cage is useable, and only for small water bottles. Gonna have to give up a jersey pocket for a second if I want to bring
+The pedal force logo matches the orange/yellow of my team kit perfectly!!!!
-Unscientific weight ~16ish pounds. I shoulda went Red!

Is there anything quite as nice as a shiny new frame and the sound of a drivetrain?

Again, a long ride is pending this sunday, and thats hills, so a much more detailed report is pending as well.