Hello all!
I am looking at getting an SRsix from QR… Has anyone ridden one, or have any experience or comparisons to other high end bikes? Looking for any feedback, experience any of you all may have, as there isnt a ton of info out there, and you cant really test ride them before you buy it.
I have an SR-5. I think it is a great bike. Really fun to ride.
I also have an SR5. I optioned it with Ultegra Di2, but the base HED wheels (which I’ve since sold). I added some nice Scribe 60mm wheels, a Dash saddle and a Power2Max power meter. I was coming from a CAAD 10, which was probably a little lighter, but far from aero with lots of exposed cables. The QR is very responsive and definitely faster than my older road bike. I haven’t ridden it as much as I would have liked (coming off winter - and got it late last fall).
Communication and build with QR took around 7-8 weeks. Delivery was very easy - had it upgraded to the van delivery with Kitzuma, which worked out well.
Let me know if you have any specific questions.
i have an SRsix, nice bike. i have 2 road bikes and this is one of them. mine is built with SRAM force axs. when i look on the site, the differences in price between ultregra mechanica, ultegra 11sp electronic, and 12sp electronic, are so minimal i’d go for 12sp, not so much for the extra gear as for the wireless routing. you already have enough routing through that stem with the hydraulic lines.
i have a formula speedlock hydraulic quick connect in-line, under the handlebar tape, and that allows me to travel easily with this bike. the handlebar comes apart, as a separate piece. i could take it in my carry on baggage.
i have the vision ACR system and i use their gravel bar as my road bar on this bike. this bike is designed to be used with that system. however, ENVE makes a similar system and i think i might see if i can get an ENVE AR road bar, and an ENVE aero road stem, and see how that works in this bike. if it’s all compatible (and i think it is) i think that would be a pretty nice match with this bike.
How responsive is the bike? This has been my main question with the head angles. I currently ride my gravel bike, and my tt bike, and am looking for that road race feel and flickability, it seems like this has a somewhat similar handling charasticis (based on geo chart not experience) as fitting between a race and a bit of an endurance frame? Does that make sense?
How responsive is the bike? This has been my main question with the head angles. I currently ride my gravel bike, and my tt bike, and am looking for that road race feel and flickability, it seems like this has a somewhat similar handling charasticis (based on geo chart not experience) as fitting between a race and a bit of an endurance frame? Does that make sense?
i would not say this is a screamer of a handler, if what you want is a really quick front end. it’s got a 72° head angle, which is pretty shallow for a road bike. but the corresponding fork offset would be about 50mm to normalize for that, and this is what the cervelo caledonia has. the SRsix’s fork has a 45mm offset, which increases the trail and slightly slows the handling. handling-wise, it’s just kind of normal.
my other road bike is a cervelo R5, and that bike has a very quick front end, maybe a little quicker than i want. main difference: same fork offset in both these bikes, the R5’s head angle is 73° compared to the SRsix’s 72°.
I have an SR5. Got the SR5 because I wanted to swap out the handlebar for an Enve AR (matched with the FSA ACR stem. It works, but the holes don’t line up perfectly. It would probably work better with Enve’s stem). This bike rides between a race frame and an endurance frame. It’s not as slow as my old Domane and not nearly as fast as my Fuji SL.
My only complaints are that there needs to be more helicopter tape on the driveside chainstay. I chipped the paint almost immediately from dropping the chain while assembling the bike. I removed the helicopter tape and placed a larger piece on the tape after touching up the paint. The other complaint is the bike doesn’t come with a foam sleeve over the rear hydraulic line, so I could hear the hydraulic line rattling around before I cut some foam and slide it down the frame. To be fair to quintana roo, their touch up paint method is excellent. You can’t tell where I chipped my frame after applying touch up paint. It’d be nice if they provided that kit with the bike though.
Overall, I really like the bike - and if you’re on one of the brand sponsored (zoot, base, spaero, etc) triathlon teams, you can’t beat the price.