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bmax119
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: March 20, 2013
Strengths: Stiff, light, tracks like a banshee, instantly responsive, fantastic looks.Weaknesses: If you are a lighter rider (like me) it can feel too stiff on long rides. Stock wheels are a bit heavy.Bottom Line: Hands down best bike I've owned. Best bang for the buck as well. I've owned Trek, Lemond, Specialized, Cervelo, and custom carbon bikes. This beats them all. First thing I noticed is how stiff bike was. I'm a small rider <130 lbs and this is on the verge of being too stiff for me. I feel most bumps in the road, but the tradeoff is instant acceleration and superb handling. Bike looks fantastic with the color coordination as well, being as my team's kit colors and black and yellow. Oval Concepts components are equivalent to FSA top of the line stuff. Oval brakes are a bit finicky on set-up, but have amazing stopping power, better than the SRAM red and TRP options I was using before. Wheels are on the heavy side, but are aero and carry speed well. If doing any serious climbing, I recommend a lightweight wheel option. Even with the heavy wheels, bike is still in the 15.5 lb range. I can easily shed a pound on wheels alone. Where I noticed the biggest difference is in seated power. That's partly due to the frame and also the Rotor 3D+ crank that came stock. Since getting the bike, I can now lead out a field sprint at 38-40mph, seated. Standing, I have yet to lose a sprint on this bike. I have been using SRAM for the last 4 years, so was reluctant to go back to Shimano, even if it was DA. I don't regret that now. DA gruppo has improved significantly since I last used it and I adapted almost immediately. If you want a fast bike that is below the price point of almost every other bike on the market with these components, I highly recommend this bike.
Favorite Ride: Anything in Gran Canaria
Purchased At: Luna Cycles, Lenoir
Similar Products Used: Trek, Lemond, Cervelo, Specialized, Custom carbon
Bike Setup: DA 7900
Oval Concepts stem, bars, post
Oval Concepts 535 wheels
Rotor 3D+ crank
Speedplay zeroes
Fizik Arione saddle
Hutchinson Atom tires
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