2011 BMC SLR01 Team Machine – 53cm
This is truly an awesome bike. It has HED Ardennes SL wheels and SRAM Red components, perfect combination for an ultimate ride! First impression of this bike is that it feels scary light but when it’s pushed to perform it has everything you need. The ride is firm yet not uncomfortable on our rough roads and the power transfer when …
Read More2011 BMC SLR01 Team Machine – 55cm
This is truly an awesome bike. It has HED Ardennes SL wheels and SRAM Red components, perfect combination for an ultimate ride! First impression of this bike is that it feels scary light but when it’s pushed to perform it has everything you need. The ride is firm yet not uncomfortable on our rough roads and the power transfer when …
Read More2011 Autuori 874 BB30, 56cm
Some may see this and wonder what’s an Autuori. Well it’s a product brought to us by our friends at Edge Design and in 2011 I test rode this bike and wrote a review. To sum up, this is a bike that offers predictable and spirited performance and a refined ride that puts it in the same league as many of …
Read More2010 BMC SLC01 Pro Machine – 55 cm
BMC seems to have a knack for making bikes that can only be mistaken for another BMC. This model has been legendary on many a race circuit and after riding it you will know why. The SLC01 first arrived in 2006 so the technology in this bike is dated but then so is the Cervélo R3 and Ridley Damocles. BMC …
Read More2011 Ridley Damocles – Small
My first “plastic” bike was a thrill to ride, except that when I was bombing down a rough surface pot-holed road it would bounce uncomfortably and at times it was downright scary. Then I rode a Damocles and there was no bouncing around but instead the bike remained sure-footed, tracked straight and true and offered more than my abilities cared …
Read More2008 Ridley Excalibur – Small
I’ve been riding road bicycles since the late 70′s, starting with Colombus SL and Reynolds lugged frames then aluminum and finally carbon bikes starting in the late 80s. I started road racing in 83 (my first race I wore wool shorts and a leather strap helmet!) and, as we all know, bikes and the associated garb have come a long way since …
Read More2010 Lapierre Sensium 300 – 55cm
Lapierre is a bike that you wont see too often in these parts. But, if you watched the Tour de France last year then you may have noticed that every breakaway, or so it seemed, had a member from the FDJ team in it and they were riding Lapierre bikes. This model, the Sensium, is the Lapierre that you would …
Read More2010 Focus Izalco Team Milram – Large
Not just another über bike! The feel of road-buzz on this one will remind you of a fine steel frame bike but the BB30 bottom bracket will do anything but. This is a performance bike. After riding it you just might want one of your own! This bike is equipped with Rol Race SL wheels. If you haven’t tried these …
Read More2010 Cervélo R3 – 56cm
I’ve been riding road bicycles since the late 70′s, starting with Colombus SL and Reynolds lugged frames then aluminum and finally carbon bikes starting in the late 80s. I started road racing in 83 (my first race I wore wool shorts and a leather strap helmet!) and, as we all know, bikes and the associated garb have come a long way since …
Read More2010 Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL2 – 56cm
Riding this it’s easy to see how it is such a successful bike in the Spring Classics. Great all-day rider on any road!
Read More2009 Cervélo R3 SL – 54cm
I’ve been riding road bicycles since the late 70′s, starting with Colombus SL and Reynolds lugged frames then aluminum and finally carbon bikes starting in the late 80s. I started road racing in 83 (my first race I wore wool shorts and a leather strap helmet!) and, as we all know, bikes and the associated garb have come a long way since …
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