Carbon wheels in the rim brake era. And probably my most recent mountain bike. Nothing else.
Was forced to upgrade from 2011 SC gen 1 to 2018 SC gen 2 after a car vs bike accident. Had the 2011 dialed in to where my longest ride was 135 miles.
Not happy with new bike. Something just seems off. Trek shop set up new bike exactly/as close to old bike as possible. Need to spend the time to figure out the difference…
Last yr I jumped from a Felt DA to a Speed concept and I’m kinda Meh on it. I thought I wanted fully integrated TT bike but now it feels like a headache… Anyone else ever been there… What do you recommend
Funny seeing all the speed concept comments. I had an older specialized transition that I used for 1 year. Loved it. Felt right and was very comfortable. Came across a deal I couldn’t pass up (new speed concept for $2500 version 2). It was my dream bike. But I felt like it only wanted to go in a straight line. Cornering was poor and hills were not as smooth. I wish I never bought the concept.
I did sell it after a year, but I could have put that $ towards something else.
Try to sell it, and go back to the felt.
I started with a Felt and switched to a SC and never looked back. It just took me a little bit of time to learn about the bike.
I started with a Felt and switched to a SC and never looked back. It just took me a little bit of time to learn about the bike.
This is exactly what I experienced when I went from a Felt B12 to a Speed Concept. I had been riding the Felt for 3 years or so, including several half and one full distance races. I moved to the Speed Concept last year. There was a learning curve for sure, but I would never go back to the Felt (even though I loved the bike) because it just wasn’t the bike the Speed Concept is.
I used to have a custom round tube Ti bike from 2006 in endurance road geo but with an integrated TT cockpit and steep seatpost to get me in an aggressive tri position. Loved that bike and races IM on it comfortably and at a decent pace.
Industry convinced me I needed a more Aero frame. Got a Speedmax SLX and hated it and still trying to get comfortable on my QR PR Six. I’m definitely faster at any given power, but I’m no faster over a given course because I’m less comfortable and don’t like the
I kind of wish I kept the Ti bike and just upgraded the wheels and shifters to eTap. I sold it sadly.
Electronic shifting has absolutely been a game changer for TT, being able to shift from base bars and extensions is huge. On my road bikes I still run Campy mechanical with rim brakes and am kind of a retro-grouch (though tubeless concert).
Last yr I jumped from a Felt DA to a Speed concept and I’m kinda Meh on it. I thought I wanted fully integrated TT bike but now it feels like a headache… Anyone else ever been there… What do you recommend
Yeah I regret my recent SC purchase too, as i think you and I discussed in the past.
Its the same for me, not about absolute speed, but about comfort with adjustment, working on it, etc. The brakes on the SC drive me a bit nuts. In hindsight, I should have not bought anything, or possibly gone with a disc brake Felt with tririg bars, or a QR disc with tririg bars.
Some years ago I switched from a low level Tri bike to a Pc3. To which I have added better wheels, better tires, better tubes, better clothing, better helmet, better position and better nutrition.
And while, with training I have had some good times at various distances, even a few lifetime PBs, I have never again come within 30 minutes of the IM time I had on the cheaper bike.
I realized that the bike is not the answer, it’s what drives the bike.
I got rid of my beloved P3SL to go with a Felt B-series about 6 years… regretted it ever since.
I have a Shiv TT with TriRig brakes. I think I would regret blowing cash on an “upgrade†unless something earth shatteringly fast comes out.
I’ll probably just hold onto this bike until it falls apart.
Side note, if anyone has an extra, Shiv TT deep fork, let me know. That’s pretty much the only upgrade that I can really see that could potentially improve the bike at this point.
I just sold an older (2000-2005?) Pinarello Prince that fit me perfectly and was as smooth as a '70s Eldorado on the roads, to upgrade to a newer FP Due (all Carbon, can’t go wrong, right?). Made a nice profit on the Prince and got a great deal on the Due, so wound up with a nicer, newer bike and a few bucks in my pocket, but not sure I’m better off.
The new bike is great, but it lacks some of the smoothness of the older one. Not really a regret, but I wish I’d kept them both. Fighting against the N+1 impulse, so I have to sell 2 bikes for every one I buy…the overall size of the collection is shrinking as the overall quality creeps up.
Except in this case…
Isn’t the Due their low end model many years ago while the Prince was the top end only a few years prior? You sold a Ferrari for a Camry that is ~5 years newer
I updated to new Diverge Expert because of the perfect stack and reach figures. The future shock was amazing. But I couldn’t figure out why I just couldn’t get comfy on the bike. Turns out Spesh measures stack to the top of the future shock, which overstates the number (thus understates reach). My fitter can get the bike kinda close to ideal fit, but heavily recommends a larger frame. So disappointed. But I guess I get a new bike.
It was a 20 year old Prince that was aluminum with carbon seat stays and fork, vs a newer, all carbon bike that had solid reviews. The new one is still a great bike, but it’s more like going from 1980 Ferrari to a 2015 Camaro.
I guess the lesson learn is that “n-1” might be the responsible move, there are costs…