looking at buying my first road bike (been using a mtn bike with slicks.) Has anybody heard anythign about Felt bikes?? several people have told me that these are really good deals.
asher
Tom D did a really good review of the F45 road model by Felt. It’s up at: http://www.xtri.com/article.asp?id=520&offset=2
A month ago I bought a Felt S32 from Bicycle Sports with ultegra upgrades, chris king hubs, c2 syntace bars, azoto trigel saddle, and I absolutely love the frame, the fit and the way the whole thing looks and sounds. Now I want a road bike too.
The Slowman has done some reviews of Felt bikes here on the site. I have been unable to access the link to these reviews for some time now, so I cannot guide you there. In a nutshell, Dan said that Felt (along with Giant) offers the best values out there, particularly at the $1000 price point and below. Felt makes a top-notch bike, and you cannot go wrong with getting one in either road or tri configuration. I bought a Giant road bike last year based on the information I read in Dan’s reviews. I would have bought a Felt, but there isn’t a Felt dealer near me. Get the Felt, assuming of course that it fits correctly. You will not be sorry.
RP
Man, Robert, you were right about finding that link to Dan’s review of Felt! I finally found it here:
http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/product2003/roadbikes/feltroad.html
Anyway, I’ve had my eye on a Felt S22 for a while now. If/when my wife gives the OK to buy, that will be on my short list of bikes to try out (along with the P2K, QR Caliente and Cannondale 2000).