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T.G. Taylor
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: April 29, 2008
Strengths: Rival components, stiff frame, gearing that makes sense for winter training in Colorado (12-28 cassette is great for base miles in the winter in the mountains).Weaknesses: The wheel skewers on the fulcrum wheels are not very good.Bottom Line: Got a great price on this bike because Specialized and Peloton are wonderful sponsors of the CSU Rams Cycling team.
I have the Rival model and really love it. It descends great, sprints wonderfully and is probably the lightest bike you can get for $3000.
Favorite Ride: Rist Canyon to Masonville
Price Paid:
$1900.00
Purchased At: Peloton Cycles Lovel
Similar Products Used: Trek 5200, Giant TCR 1 Comp
Bike Setup: Stock with Rival kit, swapped the stem to a ritchey just to get less rise.
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r3ing
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: April 28, 2008
Strengths: Descending! This bike descends like mad and begs for you to push it faster. I have always been proud of my descending ability and could never get my last bike as fast as I's like it to go downhill. This bike comes into its element downhill. Not too much road buzz but enough to tell me I'm on a race bike. Stable yet responsive.Weaknesses: I don't like the 11-28 cassette. The range is too great for a typical training ride. I will switch it out for an 11-26.Bottom Line: This review is for the 2008 Tarmac Expert with the SRAM Rival group. I have been looking for the right bike for more than 3 years, and when I saw the specs and the price on this bike I knew that it was the right time to buy. With the same frame as the pro, SRAM's Rival group and incredibly good looks on paper the bike was all I had been looking for. When I finally went out for a test ride the bike performed every required duty with eagerness. I absolutely would recommend this bike to anyone looking for an Ultegra/Rival level race bike and who can't afford to mortgage their house to get one.
Favorite Ride: Hardware Ranch
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At: Al's Cyclery
Similar Products Used: Specialized Allez, Trek Madone, Cannondale six13
Bike Setup: Stock plus Fizik microfiber bar tape, Specialized Pro water bottle cages, Hac4 cyclocomputer, Hutchinson Fusion 2 tires Victory Circle graphix sticker
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