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Manuel
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: June 18, 2003
Strengths: Rigidité, confort, poids, géometrie, lookWeaknesses: prix relativement élevé du vélo completBottom Line: Un vélo absolument fantastique, qui remet tout le monde en place, quand on parle de cadre en aluminum pas confortable...Même après 4 heures de courses, il est agréable à rouler. En plus il est rigide et très léger. Nettement plus rigide que les Bianchis EV4 et autres cadres chewing-gum.
Favorite Ride: la montagne
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At: La Chaux-de-Fonds (C
Similar Products Used: Trek 5500, Scapin eos7
Bike Setup: cadre et fourche Specialized S-Works E5, groupe Campa Record, roues Campa Neutron, pneus Continental GP 3000, potence et guidon deda newton 31.8, pédales Campa Record, tige de selle Use aluminum, selle Flite TT
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c chapman
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: December 18, 2002
Strengths: Light - nice geometryWeaknesses: Sounds like a maytag washer when under load (And I weigh 165 Lbs).Bottom Line: Poor build quality. Six trips to the shop to iron out noise/drivetrain issues. Did not intend to buy a bike to tinker with it all the time.
I set up my last bike - smooth, silent and elegant. The Specialized S Works E5 has not met my expectations. Would not buy again.
Similar Products Used: Pinarello, Vitus, Colnago, Trek
Bike Setup: Campy record, Spinergy Xaero wheels
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step-hen
a Road Racer
from MelbourneDate Reviewed: October 24, 2002
Strengths: Strong rear. Light and sweet climbing if you spin. Not good if you are Jan Ullich.Weaknesses: The rear can be less comfortable than the one with carbon seat stay... but you want more kilos in your frame?!Bottom Line: I have the Festina replica S-Works SL for 12 months and had to replace to the to E5 A&S replica frame due to a crack at the chainstay! Cost nothing to replace!! Thanks to Le Tour! The first ride I can tell the difference straight away. It is more refined.. The Festina SL was stiff at the back... A&E E5 is even stiffer. Integrated headset and carbon steerer are the new upgrades and weakness at the front is well sorted. IT IS still a demon up the hill (where I enjoyed). I can now sprint too!!
Favorite Ride: Alpine Classic
Purchased At: Le Tour Cycles (www.
Similar Products Used: Specialized S-Works SL (Festina). Giant TCR.
Bike Setup: DA groupset. ITM millenium stem and bar. Mike Burrow (Giant) seatpost. Sella San Marco Era. Mavic Ks
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mpodgor
a Road Racer
from Redwood City, Ca.Date Reviewed: August 29, 2002
Strengths: The paint seems to be very tuff. The color really stands out. Very light. The reynolds integrated fork looks clean and is responsive. Desends nice. The low c/g helps. built in seatpost binder adds to the clean look.Weaknesses: Havn't found any. Hope it stays that way.Bottom Line: It's a good one. After my '99 M4 busted I got an E5 to replace it. At first I wasn't very happy because I didn't want the compact frame. After a few rides and many compliments, it proves to be rather sweet. I got the frame/fork and put the built it up they I wanted. It's a 62cm and is under 17lbs! It's not as solid a feel as my M4 was. It has a forgiving feel while remaining stiff out of the saddle.
Favorite Ride: The Spectrum Ride
Purchased At: Garners Pro Bike Sho
Similar Products Used: Specialized S-works M4 Road, Litespeed Vortex, Cataylst.
Bike Setup: Dura ace 9-speed. Reynolds all carbon fork. Velomax acsent wheels, Ritchey stem, TTT forma 42 bar, S
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Jay
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: July 23, 2002
Strengths: Stiff but very comfortable ride. A lightweight, very slick mix of components.Weaknesses: None!!!Bottom Line: This is it! The bike handles like a cat on carpet, and sprints up climbs like a rocket. I race for a local specialized factory team and have used alot of first out stuff, but this beat all my expectations! I had a full carbon road bike prior to this because my rides are mostly 70-100 miles and liked the comfort, but this baby is gives me more comfort and a stonger platform to sprint!
Favorite Ride: anything long
Purchased At: local bike shop
Similar Products Used: trek 5900
Bike Setup: All stock except for ITM millienium bar and stem.
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