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Personally I think it’s ugly and over priced but on the other hand I do like all the built ins, just to add a positive.
I own a white IA this new thing is ugly. You would think Felt would of looked at Specialize and that ugly tri bike they made that is now discontinued because could not sell many. Same problem with Felt ugly and expensive.
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I own a white IA this new thing is ugly. You would think Felt would of looked at Specialize and that ugly tri bike they made that is now discontinued because could not sell many. Same problem with Felt ugly and expensive.
Do you mean the original Specialized Shiv? That had quite a long life.
I kind of like how the new Felt IA looks. I agree the price is bananas.
I kind of like the way it looks, although I might change my mind if I saw it in person. But a bike that starts in the 5 figures and goes up to $17,000+ is insane.
Not the ugliest of the non-UCI bikes (looking at you specialized and Px), but this sport is getting ridiculous. 17k for a bike?! That’s way more than I have spent on stuff in this sport during the past decade. And I own four bikes. What happened to getting a good bike for 2k?
Wasn’t the top spec IA already $17k or thereabouts before this bike was launched? I remember looking at the site a year or two ago and being shocked at the price.
Inflation is real, but it does suck that we have to spend for a decent basic bike and $10k+ for something top spec.
One thing to note though, buying a DuraAce level bike is stupid in this day and age. It seems they take the frame at retail price, pick parts for you and add those for their retail price. If you see a $6k frame built into a $15k bike, you can build the same or better for less by shopping around for the same parts on your own. And you will end up with your preferred saddle, preferred crank length, preferred tires, preferred gearing, preferred wheel depth, etc.