After a bit of discussion in the thread on the new Tarmac SL7 and growing interest from others, the topic of finding the perfect bike for both comfort and speed became quite popular. For those who do ride a lot, whether it’s lots of big rides or just logging big volume weeks, have you found a bike …

I have a similar shortlist as above, although the BMC SLR is in there too. My requirements: under £4k, towards top end of that I’d want ok wheels, at bottom end I can upgrade second tier frame is fine, not expecting top tier for my budget Ultegra, if only so I don’t have metal levers comfort (fit…

Does anybody has any experience with Argon18? Their Krypton GF seems to tick all the boxes for me and the geo of the front is similar to my current Emonda with H2 geometry.

The 2021 Orbea OMR and OMX frames can take 35mm tires. You can practically bounce down the road on 35mm tubless. It’s just a matter of getting your stack and reach comfortable after that.

Maybe on a related note, do folks here think/find carbon wheels make any difference? Right now I ride a BMC Teammachine SLR02 and overall I like the bike for the most part. I do wish it could take > 28mm though. I have the stock DT Swiss wheels on it and wondering if a carbon upgrade would make a mo…

Something like the new SL7 or even an SL6 is what I think I want next. I’d like to run a wide aero clincher with 28mm GP5000s around 60-70psi. It should be plenty comfortable for a race bike.

I’d be very surprised if Canyon don’t bring out some models with completely hidden cables in the next few months. It’s the way the market is going, nearly all the competition have done this, and we’ve already seen pictures of a hidden cable Aeroad as far back as January. I have an Aeroad and it’s a…

Same here. Love my 18 month old Endurace. Aero bars (but not hidden cables) and maybe some aero wheels could be in my future, but, honestly, it is just a great bike as-is for me. Plus when I can feel comfortable drafting again in a paceline post-covid, it will like I am going so much faster!

I don’t know about your specific issue, but if you want to try not flexing your hips as much then you could try shorter cranks and scooting your saddle forward a bit which will help open up the angle.

Tires (width, pressure, suppleness) are still underrated for their impact to improve both speed and comfort in my opinion. People have come around to the fact that they should be on at least 25 or 28 mm tires and less than 100 psi, but they aren’t going far enough. I bought a Cervélo Aspero. I was …

Comfort vs Speed: Finding the magic bike

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Ivanecky July 30, 2020, 1:51pm 33

I absolutely adore the Tarmac and am totally with you here. Just trying to convince myself to drop the $…

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Comfort vs Speed: Finding the magic bike

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