Strengths: Weight
Components - Ultegra set up
Frame
Good lookin bike
Weaknesses: Seat is just painful - it really does suck
Getting the bike set up, adjusting the seat and stem have helped me
Shimano rims are not the greatest
Bottom Line:
This has been a wonderful bike for a beginner like myself. It has wonderful components, rigid frame, amazing stability and overall a great bike. It takes a little while to get used to the agressive set up, but once you dial it in, this bike rocks!
Favorite Ride: Loop out Sholls Ferry Rd - Hillsboro Oregon
Price Paid:
$1200.00
Purchased At: Ebay dealer
Similar Products Used: Specialized Allez, Scattante R660
Bike Setup: Pretty much stock - got a new seat - and a shorter stem - shimano pedals - and titanium water bottle holders
Overall Rating:
Value Rating:
Submitted by
Jack Galusha
a Recreational Rider
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Date Reviewed: September 1, 2009
Strengths: light, smooth, quick, sits low, very comfortable. Ultegra set up. Quite. I do like the stock brakes.
Weaknesses: A-class ALX 220 wheels were junk, didn't last but 2,000 miles. Worst wheels I have ever seen.
Bottom Line:
Very good bike for the money. I looked at a lot of bikes and the Felt 65 was easily the best value. Good Ultegra package. Nice geometry- sits low, long top tube which great for a 6'3 rider like me. Excellent handling, quick.
Strengths: The components have stood up to my 1000+ commuter miles and California HWY1. Rain, dust, grime all in stride. Now they are being punished by the german and dutch country side. Holding up well, reasonable to upgrade and repurchase stock parts do to wear (fork, or cassets.) AWESOME!
Weaknesses: The brakes and the wheels. The wheels are stiff enough for a big rider, but the rear has developed a wobble, hope it pulls out
Bottom Line:
Great Bike!
This was my first jump onto a road bike. I'm a 200lb rider and have punished this bike with 3/4 of my riding being a 30 mile round-trip commute. The chain rings and casset have held up great, the brakes did start to loosen up and not recenter however. Having never been a rider prior to this I wasn't sure if the wheels would hold up, but only recently have they fallen out of true. Hopefully they should be able to get pulled back into alignment at the bike shop. At just under 19 lbs, this bike keeps up with Carbon bikes $500 more expensive. I like the fact that the components are all mid to high level. My buddies full carbon rides all have 105's and they paid on average $500 more than me. Also great to buy a bike from Performance as I bought into their membership, waited one week for the points from my bike purchase to hit, and went back and got a set of pedels (LOOK) and road shoes essentially for free! Making the kitted out bike totally cost $1699
Strengths: It has nice components and handles good.
Weaknesses: Geometery is to racy for me. The rear hub clicks sometimes.
Bottom Line:
The bike has been very reliable, and I have not had to upgrade anything on it. The Geometery is a little bit to racey for me, causes some neck pain. Overall it is the only road bike I have owned and expect to get many years out of it.
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