S2 Ride Report
 

Perfect.

In your mind...I'll find a problem...watch me

pics or it never happened

Steel is real.

botto, is that you?

Did the incorrectly routed cables cause any problems?

Uh Huh

So you will be catting up soon?

nice.

Short and to the point. Very uncharacteristic of you.

The bike is stiff, light, which I expected. The ride is quite comfortable, and that surprised me. Smooth even over rough chip/seal roads. Stiffer than the Six13, I really liked that. Great climber. Not bad in wicked crosswinds either. Climbs/descends great. D.A. 7900? Nice, but not too much different than 7800. I miss the gear indicator bubble that used to tell me whether I had one more cog to go in the back or not. Bike fits great, more of a drop to the bars (I think it's half a centimeter) but I'm sure I'll get use to that. Liked it today, a bit of a reach in the drops, but it was 15º, windy as hell and I was wearing a lotta layers.

The Williams 38c's were the right wheels to get for this bike. With those wheels and Conti GP 4000s the bike only weighs 16 lbs 5 oz. with cages and computer. Hard to tell about the performance (speed, aero) on a day like today when it's cold, windy and you're alone. But I was impressed with the bike ride, handling, fit and feel. I think this was the right choice for me. Just what I was hoping for.

And that's why I can't test ride bikes. I always have a different impression when I get them home. Don't ask me why. I go by general consensus, and if all the owners and magazines tend to love the bike, I put my faith in that. So far that is working.

Ugh good for you going out today.. that wind chill was painful walking to my car at lunch ><

Glad your digging the new bike!

pcad what did you think its going to ride like its a cervelo, they ride the best

I knew you couldn't wait to ride it. Congrats again. Beautiful bike.

And if you bought the Cannondale, it would have been the same response. It is called, "new bike euphoria". Wait till your fingers get caught up in that web of cables and you go careening off a cliff.:roflmao2:

46F and sunny in Omaha with a wind from WSW at 3mph. :D

Just sayin' :p

I am hoping that warmer air out west is making its way east. It's supposed to be 30º+ tomorrow, 40º by Saturday after not breaking the high teens today. Then it is supposed to stay in that 40º+ range (daily highs) all next week. That will help.

And get it dirty? Are you nuts?

Good show, Pcad. Glad you like the new ride. :thumb:

Killed me getting it that salty and stuff, but the roads were relatively dry, I had to ride the bike. Coming back up Black Meadow Road (the lower slopes of Mt. Doom) the snow driven by the Orange County winds (that never relent) had drifted across the Loathing Steppes and coated the road, so I was cycling over fresh snow on my new $6K race bike. Oooofaaaa. It cleaned up nice.

Synvisc shots for me knee in the next 10 days. I'm living on anti-inflam drugs. And the knee isn't really responding now. Oh well.

My Soloist Team came with some 3T ergo bars, as well, and I ended swapping them out for FSA SL-K shallow round bars. It made a huge difference in my comfort on the bike; I hated the "ergo" bars. Being in the drops is now very comfortable and I feel I have my places to put my hands while riding. I have pretty decent flexibility too (hands flat on the ground when bending over and legs straight).

Glad you enjoyed the ride; it is a beautiful bike.

Hope you feel better... I had a sore knee for few months after I twisted it and it sucked.

My right knee will probably require annual synvisc shots until they stop working and then it may be time for a knee replacement. But my ortho guy has patients who have been doing this routine for years, and they tend to maintain their effectiveness with repeated use. Let's hope so. This is from a 20 year old knee reconstruction and now it's getting increasingly arthritic. Last year within 2-3 weeks of the first shot I felt like I had a new knee. This year I can't even schedule the first shot until after the first race of the season (he's going on vacation soon).

Of course I'm hoping that ten years from now I can have some kind of more advanced cartilage replacement procedure (which is what I need, cartilage). That's sci-fi for now.

I saw your pics yesterday. She is a beaut. So the S2 is basically the carbon soloist?

As do I. With pcad's knee, I'm looking into the future. I'm 27 and have 2 bad knees already.
Cycling doesn't bother them though, which is good (this way, I don't have to run!) :thumb: