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Old 07-21-16, 04:04 PM
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Bandera
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CF Bars

Took the old Vitus race bike, recently re-fitted, out on a favorite route this AM.
A feature of the route is a long down hill leading into a wind sheltered false flat/uphill ideal for a Test:

How much of a >30 MPH "leadout" can be held/exceeded at the "line" in a sprint effort?

Settled in, wound up, looked at the line and had at it.
Whoah! Front end side-to-side mush/vagueness.
( Unlike the perfectly normal side-to-side mush/vagueness of a Vitus 979. )
Do not need a front flat going full out: Shut Down!

Not a flat, the new CF bars were flexing under my underwhelming elderly wattage.

1) The old Vitus works best w/ classic Cinelli bars/stem.
B) I still can't Sprint.

-Bandera
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