What's wrong with your Speedmax?

Curious as to why you don't want another Felt?.
A bike that I have been eyeing is the Bianchi Aria, it seems like a really good value and can still be had with rim brakes (not to be confused with the e bike of the same name)

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Assuming you are looking to dump the TT….For aero road bikes the Trek Madone comes in a frame set that doesn't use disc brakes but then I think you have to put up with the even fussier Trek aero brakes on the fork. There aren't very many true aero bikes without disc brakes. If you accept disc then the SystemSix or Venge should be on the short list to consider.

What about something that is quasi aero? Something like the new Cannondale Supersix Evo. It comes in non-disc and can be built with either ultegra mech or Di2. The Knot stem/bars combo is nice if you travel with the bike as it is aero and also allows for easy disassembly to be put in a case. Ride and handling are fantastic and spec/built the right way can be a great all-rounder. Really, you could take any of the newer generation road bikes (although nondisc are getting harder to find) with truncated aero tubes and use a good aero cockpit to make the bikes fairly slippery. If you look at the data from Cannondale on the new Evo the aero cockpit and hidden cabling is what makes it more aero than the competition. While none are quite as aero as full on aero road bikes, they will be lighter, more compliant and arguably a better all-rounder. The specialized Tarmac would be an option too built with the right components and cockpit.

BMC Teammachine SLR01! It is still available with rim brakes and, although its considered an all-rounder, is pretty aero still. I have a disc brake version, but I can't imagine the rim brake version "feels" any different when riding.

Yeah I have the same bike, love it. I've got the 2019, disc, Dura Ace Di2.

Is that the blue/grey one? I have a 2018 ultegra di2 that's in the old BMC cycling teams red. They are beautiful bikes too! Fast but still comfy enough to ride all day. The only complaint I have is that I'm pretty sure the max tire width is 25. I'd love to put 28 GP5000s on it.

Are you going to add clip-on aero bars?

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Jim Manton / ERO Sports

The previous generation Cervelo S5 is a great aero road bike, aero enough but none of the internal cable mess of the newer generation of disc aero road bikes. Speaking of which, the current generation Specialized Venge is also a good choice - it's disc brake only though. As I mentioned on another thread, I was pleasantly surprised that the Venge could accommodate tires up to 38mm, so I've rode it as gravel bike here and there with a gravel wheelset (33mm tires).

Grey and red

The hanger sortof broke off (no crash involved...). Except instead of the hanger actually snapping off as intended, it wore through at the screw hole on the frame so now part of the frame is left inside the hanger. Hoping a carbon repair shop can fix it but it’s just been yet another problem I’ve had with the bike. I know plenty of people love their Canyons but I’m over it!

Never said I don’t want another Felt 😀. I loved that bike but it was sadly stolen. The new Felt AR (finally updated for 2020) is most definitely on my shortlist!
Ive got the Bianchi Oltre on my shortlist as well. They have several versions with rim brakes which means I could use my nice wheelset with them.

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Yes - plan to sell the Speedmax and will eventually get another TT bike in its place. System Six and Venge both on the list - this is why I’m having such issues as my list is rather lengthy 🤣. I’m not trying to avoid disc brakes - I know the industry has shifted in that direction so they are inevitable. It’s really just a case of personally finding them unnecessary on anything other than a mountain bike!

I do have the TimeMachine Road version on my list. I hired a Teammachine last year in Mallorca and rode the 70.3 course. Was really impressed with it! Disc brakes are fine and I’m not ruling anything out on that basis.

Quite likely. Depends on what I end up doing with my Speedmax. But there are a few tris with excessive climbing where I’d rather race on a roadie!

The Trek Madone, Cervelo S5 (new version) and Giant Propel all have versions or options with proprietry Tri bar options. I have been researching this myself recently.

Yes - was looking at the Madone "Speed" version with aero bars and was wondering if they were proprietary bars. Cervelo is another bike on my list!

Planning to have it assessed by carbon repair shop. Hearing mixed replies on fixing it.

Picture doesn’t seem to post. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Though they're getting tougher to find, you might want to consider a frame with a round seatpost so you can use a Redshift post. It would allow for a better aero position while still maintaining a good road position for climbing and descending. The aero gains you're likely to get from the better position will far outweigh any reduction an aero frame will provide, and also allow you more aero bar choices, both in types and positioning, than any of the proprietary designs.

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Jim Manton / ERO Sports

I have the newest generation S-works Tarmac, and it is an outrageously good bike especially in the mountains, but if you want full-on aero then I vote Specialized Venge.

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Colorado Triathlon Company, CO2UT 2021, Crooked Gravel 2022, Steamboat Gravel 2022

I just picked up a 2019 Cannondale SystemSix at discount from Sigma Sports out of the UK. They’ve still got 51cm frames in stock but that means you’d have to build it up and fit that size.

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Brett Z

“Livin’ in a van down by the river”