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@MetalMelly
Oh my goodness this bike is a wonder. I climb on it and smile. Taking off is like winding up a coiled spring. It's really hard on the legs and then at a point it springs forward. Then the guys who left me at the lights are suddenly alongside. Then in my dust. It's a mental bike. This has character. Is so sensitive to tyre pressures, body position, pedal down force. Get that wrong and twitch the bars and it punishes with a lunge to one side or another. But always surging forwards. Maybe it's just me. A lack of experience of higher geared bikes. But I'm ready for this. Bloody love it.