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Yes. While they are not a 'pro tour' brand, they have some pro tour wins the last couple years. Their Altamira design seems to be fantastic.
Their Roubaix is no slouch for those on a budget.
I have a 2008 Roubaix, performance bike special for $630 with tiagra/105. It didn't hold me back, just my own fitness, I could keep up with the local boys.
Have about 14kmiles on it. Few drivetrain pieces are original, but frame is light stiff and still riding strong. My off season winter/rain bike now.
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Better brake modulation and reduced stopping distance on descents is the plus, particularly in the rain.
Weight is becoming no longer an issue. Many pro tour bikes have lead weights added near the bottom bracket to bring them up to the UCI minimum weight.
The advanced polymer frames and SRAM Red drivetrains on the 'superbikes' are commonly well below minimum regulatory racing spec already. A few dozen extra grams down low at the wheel axles is perfectly acceptable when the UCI finally gets around to approving disc brakes.
Most if not all the big names have disc brake options on true road bikes on the market.
Just got picked up a Specialized Roubaix. Carbon fiber frame with 105 components. Pretty excited!
Just got this built up at the shop today. Yes, I still have to take the warning tags off.
Great choice. This is a fantastic bike!
Great choice. This is a fantastic bike!
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It was between the Kona and a Giant TCX 1. So glad I went for the Kona!
Already have taken it on some singletrack with some mountain bikers, it held it's own very nicely and it flies up those hills!
Beautiful Felt, btw love it. Don't seem many felt bikes in my area. (whoops, I meant Focus)
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I have test rode the Jake the Snake and the Super Jake. Just fantastic rides.
Also, it is actually a Focus not a Felt.
(unless you are talking about that sweet Felt a few posts above)
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I have test rode the Jake the Snake and the Super Jake. Just fantastic rides.
Also, it is actually a Focus not a Felt.
(unless you are talking about that sweet Felt a few posts above)
Oops, my bad. I was thinking Focus but wrote Felt. Looking at too many bike pics at a time.
Thankfully you're back there has been more than enough mold bikes and hipster whips.
Tri bike is back! Swapped the wheels over to my r3 and have the p2c on the trainer with the powertap for training
Just got this built up at the shop today. Yes, I still have to take the warning tags off.
Great choice. This is a fantastic bike!
Looking pretty nice! Should be fun to ride.
These are both of mine:
The Giant is getting a lot of riding at the moment, the Trek sits in the living room. I prefer the Giant. Unfortunately as I'm stepping up the intensity of my riding - I'm also finding that various muscles are not so willing to take that - and they give up.
I guess that's what they mean by "learning how to hurt yourself". I think the bike fit needs checking again.
Since I last posted it on here, it has now got Giant Contact SLR stem and Giant carbon bars along with Ultegra PD-6700C carbon pedals. I ended up putting some electrical tape around the middle section of the bars so I could still use the K-Edge Garmin mount without scratching or chipping the bars. It's not tightened very much. Just enough to keep it steady any nothing more.
Someone is trying to encourage me to sign up for a racing license and start racing, but I know I'm not ready for that at the moment. I am having fun trying to beat the local World Champion on Strava, but I know I'm no match for him. He'll readily take back those fastest times with ease, and then some.
So 43km/h average speed ended up being reset to 52km/h average speed. No, we aren't going to beat that.He seems pretty cool though and is great encouragement for a humble nobody like me.
Looking pretty nice! Should be fun to ride.
These are both of mine:
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The Giant is getting a lot of riding at the moment, the Trek sits in the living room. I prefer the Giant. Unfortunately as I'm stepping up the intensity of my riding - I'm also finding that various muscles are not so willing to take that - and they give up.
I guess that's what they mean by "learning how to hurt yourself". I think the bike fit needs checking again.
Since I last posted it on here, it has now got Giant Contact SLR stem and Giant carbon bars along with Ultegra PD-6700C carbon pedals. I ended up putting some electrical tape around the middle section of the bars so I could still use the K-Edge Garmin mount without scratching or chipping the bars. It's not tightened very much. Just enough to keep it steady any nothing more.
Someone is trying to encourage me to sign up for a racing license and start racing, but I know I'm not ready for that at the moment. I am having fun trying to beat the local World Champion on Strava, but I know I'm no match for him. He'll readily take back those fastest times with ease, and then some.
He seems pretty cool though and is great encouragement for a humble nobody like me.
You might be surprised at the skill level it takes to race in the Cat5 division. Give a one day license a go and try a road race at the start of the season. What better way to know what you need to work on than to participate in a race?
Also, just talking to others that race will give you great input. Sound like you know some local racers. Find out if your area has a local training road ride, or crit practice. These are also very good ways to gauge your skill against other people that are better than you. There is a local "Pro" rider that lives about 3 blocks from me. He is kind of a staple in the cycling community around me for giving out advice. He is a great guy and even though he can be hard, he knows what it takes to ride at "the next level." He likes to toy with us on Strava. Someone will put down a great number, and he'll beat it by a large margin. He's also the guy that cheers on the newbies and hands out water at cyclocross.
Cat5 doesn't require a skill level but it is courtesy to know how to hold a line, draft, pull and communicate with other riders.
If you know enough to worry about wheel weight then you should try a race.
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I don't know him personally - but compete against him on Strava occasionally. He runs a local bike shop - I can probably meet him if I want. He is indeed the world champion (track cyclist), enormously powerful and can sprint like nobody else. Seems pretty cool, and I've been told if you want to learn about handling a bike well, he's the one to ask.
It was suggested I could probably make it in category D (or C at a stretch) with E being lowest. But my race craft isn't that great. I know the communications and holding lines and a bit of pack riding. I can shift along pretty quickly and I'm able to drop some pretty fast riders over longer distances - but the getting the niggling injuries sorted out has to come first, then a heck of a lot of hard riding with the higher graded riders to be really prepared.
I have a friend with a bike with huge tires like that.. I think his may be a bit bigger than those. Anyway.. every time we go riding together people stare at him.
Then there's me with my Trek like.. hey.
