I can''t say enough about how this bike rides. It is simply the most comfortable bike i have ever ridden.

cheapbraze ons(actually they are not braze ons at all, but rather pressed in inserts) and the lightspeed fork ought to be upgraded to the ouzo pro or something comparable

Wow! The ride on this bike is awsome. it is a shear joy to ride. Lightspeed has done an excellent job with this bike. I''ve put about 300 miles per month on the bike for the last three months, not a lot but enough to know what the bike feels like compared to other rigs I''ve had. I is more comfortable and less flexy than my old kestrel 4000. and without adoubt more comfortable than any of the myatas or cannondales I''ve had. That being said though, I am not a racer and there are a couple of things I would change on the bike. The water bottle braze ons suck, it seems that they were either not properly installed on my frame or else they are simply crap. I do not see why lightspeed does not actually "braze" on the inserts rather than press fitting them onto the frame. Actually they tightened up somewhat when i installed the water cages, but even now it looks as though that is not going to last long. Secondly, the lightspeed fork, while comfortable, is rather flexy under braking. One might also add that the lines from the integtrated headset to the fork donot "Flow" together very well. This is a problem that is easily fixed by upgrading to the ouzo pro fork rather than staying with the lightspeed carbon. over all i am happy with my purchase and spend some time every day just staring at the bike and wondering why I am not out on it enjoying the open road.

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Kestrel 4000 with dura ace and 600. Miyata 520 steel shimano 100, miyata 720 aluminum with shim 105. Cannondale R600 with shim and coda 105.