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I feel so grateful and happy. I love my new bike.
Thanks to everybody who helped out or gave advice.
I dig the wheels. Mavic A719/Shimano 105/Comp are heavy but fucking hell they roll nicely with the Open Pave/latex inner combo. Stiff and responsive. I rode 27c at 100 psi today. Tomorrow I will give 80-90 psi a go.
The frame is perfect... well not the finish (I still have much to learn), but the color, the geometry and the general choices made are.
I was really comfortable on todays ride, and I wont chop the steerer before I feel yoga has started to pay off.
Shimano 105 5800 is fucking brilliant. I am so happy that I didn't spend more on the groupset. You seriously get a lot for 300 gbp.
Specialized Roubaix bar tape is the best thing I have ridden yet. Soft and nice and easy to work with.
Such a rush!