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Canadian company, bikes made in China. They were recently bought out but the original owners are still on staff. I looked at some Cervelos today but could not go for a ride because we had thunder storms in Chicago today. The shop had several really nice S5's and some R5's. The S5 is interesting and I think it looks better in person than in pictures. I also checked out a couple nice Specialized S-Works Tarmacs and a Venge. Can't wait to actually ride these bikes! One Specialized had the new Ultegra Di2. Pretty cool. CheersJ
Jack,You in the market? Know you have been itching for a while. Damn common sense.
Since we're sharing bike porn ala Huster's "Beaver Hunt", here's my ride: Parlee Z5SL.
The groupset is a mixture of Campagnolo Record and Super Record. Only the shifters are Super Record. The rear derailleur pulley wheels have been upgraded with Campagnolo ceramic bearing pulley wheels.The Enve 3.4 clincher wheels were built with Tune 70 Mig/170 Mag hubs.With pedals and bottle cages, the bike weighs ~14.4 lbs.I climb an average of 11,000 feet per week...sometimes less, sometimes more, and this bike works well for that.I slowly lowered my stem over the course of a year while I owned my Cervelo R3. Ironically, I found the slammed set-up more comfortable on my back. This set-up is a bit deceiving because this Z5SL has the tall head tube option...but it's still pretty aggressive. Wish I had the sprinting ability to match the set-up.
I am not into road porn I guess...I am so willing to spend $10+ on offroad, but I love my Giant Trance X...
Hi Don, nice Rotor bling you have there! My Rotor chainrings are the "unround" and has OCP (Optimum Chainring Position). Rotor named it Q-rings. It supposed work just like yours but without the cams. See the white paper about the Q-rings. http://www.rotorbikeusa.com/pdf/More%20information_Q%20Rings.pdf
Wait,where is the rest of your frame. You're missing a down tube.