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09-28-17, 11:19 AM
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09-28-17, 11:21 AM
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09-28-17, 06:37 PM
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It's an incredible animal but yet to put it through it's paces. I've only done a few rides on it and have been fairly slow. Tomorrow doing a 125 mile ride but slow as well. Hopefully I'll get to some fast stuff soon and I will get you more reports. 3 KOMs so far tho!
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09-28-17, 06:43 PM
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A nice century is always the best way to break in the bike & fitting IMO, bring a few tools to make some adjustments on the fly. Stuff that doesn't show up on the shorter rides will show 3+ hours on the saddle.
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09-28-17, 07:18 PM
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10-14-17, 04:36 PM
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My Chinese "stealth" bike:
10-14-17, 06:10 PM
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^ My 2c is that the seat tube, seat stay, seat post junction is a hot mess and no amount of hotness elsewhere on the bike can mitigate that ugly.
2/10 (because it's not a tri bike and at least the parts match. Though black on black on black doesn't really deserve credit either.
2/10 (because it's not a tri bike and at least the parts match. Though black on black on black doesn't really deserve credit either.
10-15-17, 06:24 PM
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Probably posted before...
Granted:
* Cycliq Fly6 is not hot
* water bottles are not hot
* wired bike computer is not hot
* chain not in big ring is not hot
Granted:
* Cycliq Fly6 is not hot
* water bottles are not hot
* wired bike computer is not hot
* chain not in big ring is not hot
10-15-17, 08:14 PM
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Love the Mega Tube. What year is yours? It looks like it has the Hyperion tube set? Did yours come with the carbon fork?
10-16-17, 03:17 AM
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Argon 18 Gallium Pro
13.75 lbs in size 54
10-16-17, 04:49 AM
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Other than that, looks as hot as any bike I might see gathering for a group ride....
Whereas this bike looks like it was taken out of a catalog. Putting anything on it - including a rider who wasn't equally perfect and perfectly matched - would make it look not hot.
Other than that, looks as hot as any bike I might see gathering for a group ride....
Whereas this bike looks like it was taken out of a catalog. Putting anything on it - including a rider who wasn't equally perfect and perfectly matched - would make it look not hot.
10-16-17, 06:37 AM
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Whereas this bike looks like it was taken out of a catalog. Putting anything on it - including a rider who wasn't equally perfect and perfectly matched - would make it look not hot.
10-16-17, 07:54 AM
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10-16-17, 10:56 AM
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Stealth minus the white bar tape, white on saddle, silver brakes and never mind the saddle junction, what in the tarnation is going on with the bar/stem? Add in the colored logo on stem and the wheels, and you are not quite to stealth status yet.
10-16-17, 01:04 PM
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10-17-17, 06:04 AM
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10-18-17, 04:22 AM
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Actually, it's only the ENVE advertising poster effect from the wheels and stem in that example that hurt my eyes. The frame's OK.
10-18-17, 05:40 AM
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What you look at with your eyes is up to you, don't whine about your eyes hurt on others when you are the one ignorant of what a aero road bike looks like.
10-18-17, 05:48 AM
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Time for a good sweeping and a new garage door, or at least a power wash.
10-18-17, 05:58 AM
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Aren't we touchy!I said the frame looks fine. I know what an aero frame looks like; my first bike was an AR4, and I have a Propel. And sure, what I keep looking at is up to me, and I can look away, but I can't prevent offensive things from appearing in the first place.
10-18-17, 06:10 AM
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That is one nasty garage door! Could plant a crop of mushrooms. Random mix of components, not to mention the sort of copy business....
10-18-17, 06:55 AM
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Mix of component is just what works, unless you try them all for yourself; you wouldn't know what works best.
Copy business? they all came from the same origin.. different badge just make it 10x the cost.
You choose what is offensive in your mind vs what's different.
If you can't choose what's appearing in the first place, you can always change your mind.
10-18-17, 07:06 AM
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Seriously- you (or someone) put a Cervelo sticker on your generic China frame? Do you truly imagine there is no difference aside from the badging? Aren't you the smart shopper
10-18-17, 07:23 AM
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