New bike

[redrhodie]

Wow! Gorgeous new bikes! Glad the ride was great! Many more happy miles to you!

[roguedog]

Oooh.. nice. Thanks, Jobob!

We need some glamour shots though so we can truly drool.

I've heard Dario does amazing things w/ alum; that while it's retained the weight of alum, he's given it many of the ride qualities of steel. And that this bike is a "rocket." It's built to GO. Should be stiff and fast but still somewhat chatterless and smooth.

How did you feel at the end of the ride? Would you say it's an all day rider?

And what's the IRD cassette size on there? Looks like it's respectively normal enough to still keep the record rear der. 13-29 or something?

[maillotpois]

It is a 12 - 30 cassette actually. Works fine with the compact double derailleur. And while being fast and responsive, it is definitely an all day ride. We had a 70 miler with 6500 - 7000 feet of climbing over some rough roads and I was fine after. Definitely felt better than I have the last few long rides with my backup bike. I honestly cannot imagine carbon feeling as light and responsive as this.

Here are some glamor shots:

Front head tube badge:



I love the headset picking up the bit of orange in the frame:



White!



Carbon is good; Record is better:



I was afraid the new Record shifters would be noticeably larger then the old ones, but they are not. And you can do a very cool aero position with them, bracing the palm of your hand on the horn and leaning down on the bar. Very stable.