So, after much gnashing of teeth and wishing that Canyon would start actually selling bikes, I decided to go with the Felt IA10. I just tried to pick it up, but the left extension shifter wasn't working, so it has to get fixed. NBD. But my inspection of the bike revealed a few things I hadn't noticed before.
1) You have to unscrew a panel on the head-tube in order to charge the bike. Is that how this is supposed to work? That seems odd. I would have thought there would be a way to access without needing an allen wrench. Am I missing something?
2) The bike was set up for synchro-shifting. That seems like it will really annoy me. I may not necessarily want to cross chain all the time, but I'd like to be able to get to the 36x12 or 13 if I want to without having to shift a few times. Those of you who have known both worlds, would you recommend a manual setup?
Separate from that, there was a nick on the right side of the front fork. It's small, but I worry that over time the paint will chip. How much would you worry about something like that?
1) You have to unscrew a panel on the head-tube in order to charge the bike. Is that how this is supposed to work? That seems odd. I would have thought there would be a way to access without needing an allen wrench. Am I missing something?
2) The bike was set up for synchro-shifting. That seems like it will really annoy me. I may not necessarily want to cross chain all the time, but I'd like to be able to get to the 36x12 or 13 if I want to without having to shift a few times. Those of you who have known both worlds, would you recommend a manual setup?
Separate from that, there was a nick on the right side of the front fork. It's small, but I worry that over time the paint will chip. How much would you worry about something like that?