Hi Sweeney. I’m impressed by the Talon. It is a good basic road bike. We’ve sold a few and had no problems. With a good parts kit the ride quality is excellent and durability is good. They are mechanically reliable and not problematic. The biggest drawback I have seen is Kestrel’s propensity to try to repackage a road geometry as a tri bike. The Talon is not like a Cervelo Soloist: It does not readily lend itself to being ridden with the seat shoved forward on aero bars. When you do that it rides like, well, a road bike with the seat shoved forward (in other words, shitty). So, for those who do buy Talons they are best served to ride them between 73 and maybe 75 degrees at the steepest. Any steeper than 78 degrees effective seat tube angle on a Talon is pushing it. The front end gets to responsive for my personal taste. That said, for a person who does ride at 74-75 degrees it is a nice bike. Very nice. If you want to ride at 80 degrees (like I do on aerobars) look elsewhere IMHO.