Where is the lightweight aero future we've been promised?
08-09-19, 05:26 PM
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08-09-19, 05:53 PM
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I've had 3T bars in the past and liked them. I have the Enve SES bars on this bike, and had to bleed the brakes to install them. I like them fine, just not for IAB.
08-09-19, 08:02 PM
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Also not much wrist clearance when using the drops.
The flex definitely gives more front end compliance if that is what you want though.
08-09-19, 09:09 PM
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As for flex - yeah, you want a stiff stem with these.
08-10-19, 07:54 AM
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https://www.racycles.com/bikes/road/...di2-bike-18627
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Wrenchscience.com seems pretty decent in providing weights
08-10-19, 10:19 AM
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Supposedly the Colnago Concept is a stab at doing what you describe.. not cheap tho'. RA link used as a lot more info than I could seem to find on Colnago's own website.
https://www.racycles.com/bikes/road/...di2-bike-18627
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I guess a selling point of Colnago though.. it appears that there about 9 color schemes available if you want to build from a frameset (per wrenchscience).. Even the Di2 version preconfigured supposedly in 3 choices of color scheme.
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Fairly crusty Panasonic Aero bike for sale in Bakersfield CL, $100. It's so old it doesn't even have cabling under the bottom bracket. Gotta be a very early 80's frame, components have obviously been upgraded. Not sure about the wheels, if original, probably not.
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I'm sure many of us saw the GCN video a few weeks back that proclaimed that the future would be lightweight aero bikes, and we would no longer be forced to choose between the two.
So when is the future coming? I recall them naming the Cannondale SuperSix Evo as an example, and I think a Scott and a Wilier as well (neither brand is carried by any shop I live close to, so I haven't investigated them very thoroughly).
I've checked out the SuperSix Evo specs, and have to say I'm skeptical of the value - the aero cockpit doesn't kick in until you get close to $7K, and at that price tag you still have to pay to activate the power meter (!), and the cassette is 105 (nothing wrong with 105, except the bike is billed as Ultegra Di2 and at that price point I'd expect a full groupset).
My local dealer carries Giant, so I've been checking out their 2020 offerings pretty closely. It looks like Giant has decided to sit out 2020 - no update on the TCR, which is getting a little long in the tooth at this point. The Defy got a more aero cockpit with the 2019 model, but when it comes to the racier lineup, Giant is still forcing us to choose between aero and weight.
I'm looking for a more aero bike, but my ideal is a more aero all-rounder/climbing bike rather than a full-on aero bike. Are there some other models out there to consider?
So when is the future coming? I recall them naming the Cannondale SuperSix Evo as an example, and I think a Scott and a Wilier as well (neither brand is carried by any shop I live close to, so I haven't investigated them very thoroughly).
I've checked out the SuperSix Evo specs, and have to say I'm skeptical of the value - the aero cockpit doesn't kick in until you get close to $7K, and at that price tag you still have to pay to activate the power meter (!), and the cassette is 105 (nothing wrong with 105, except the bike is billed as Ultegra Di2 and at that price point I'd expect a full groupset).
My local dealer carries Giant, so I've been checking out their 2020 offerings pretty closely. It looks like Giant has decided to sit out 2020 - no update on the TCR, which is getting a little long in the tooth at this point. The Defy got a more aero cockpit with the 2019 model, but when it comes to the racier lineup, Giant is still forcing us to choose between aero and weight.
I'm looking for a more aero bike, but my ideal is a more aero all-rounder/climbing bike rather than a full-on aero bike. Are there some other models out there to consider?
It basically has all the aero design features that the aero bikes have even though it isn't being promoted as such.
I don't know what the official frame weights are but I am sure there isn't much difference.
My Defy has a ready to ride weight of 8kg which is also what I weighed a TCR Advanced Pro1 disc as.
