Originally Posted by Stubacca
Looks the business, Corsaire. Very red!
I'm in the market soon to replace my old commuter, and the Volpe is high on the list of potential rides. How long is your commute? How do you find the stock gearing and component set, particlarly wheelset? Does the flash flag seem to help a lot? I always run a blinky on the rear, day and night, and find it encourages drivers to give me a lot more space on the road - I imagine the flag helps to achieve the same.
My commute is 11.5 miles each way, hilly course: the first one being 20-25 degrees uphill and about block and a half long. I love the Tiagra triple gearing, is smooth and serves the hilly course very well. The wheelset is bombproof so far, given that sometimes I practically disappear inside some potholes in my route (winter's leftovers). I've found the flash flag make drivers take a more cautious approach when passing me on the left, and since it's connected to a spring it really wiggles calling the attention of most drivers.
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