[KarlC]

Originally Posted by rigged

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From what I've read they are a very harsh ride, for pros and masochists.

Nope not at all, here are some of my thoughts on my F8......

Originally Posted by KarlC

Ride report so far, not that many miles yet so it may change some but...

- Ride Compliance / How Harsh or Smooth it rides - So far I am pleasantly surprised, as I was expecting it to be a bit of a harsh riding frame, but its not. You can feel hard / large bumps in your hands and legs a bit but somehow not in the saddle, so it feels great even on crap roads. I know this has a lot to do with wheels, tires and PSI also. Right now Im on Easton Aero 55 tubulars with 25 Coni sprinters at 80/85 PSI, I plan to try my Zipp 303 with 27 Veloflex next.

- Climbing - No real climbing done yet, but on small hills it seems to ask nicely for you to stand up and step on it, rollers are to fun for words.

- Handling - This thing feels light, I have lighter bikes, but they do not feel as light as this bike does. Its a cool feeling that you keeping thinking during the ride ..... man this bike is light. It not twitchy at all, its very stable and well balanced.

So far it feels like this is a very balanced road bike that can do it ALL REALLY well.

More riding to do and lots more to discover about this one, but so far its at the top of my list for Carbon frames I have tried.

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