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Ah I see. Well, as I say, I'm in no rush to get it - nothing is set in stone - but for what it's worth the CF Aero is saying late February at the moment, so I suppose I'd better add my name to the queue if I'm keen!
Thank you for the input on the carbon preference. I ride a steel track frame at the moment, which naturally couldn't be further apart! I suppose there is a reason why everybody rides carbon bikes nowadays; the quality must equal the hype. I'd just be worried about a fragility, and a crash possibly meaning a total write off, but I suppose that could happen with any bike anyway.
I'm a total Mavic fan boy, so I'm not too concerned about the aero disadvantages of narrower, sharper profiled rims. I ride Open Pros happily at the moment, and the Cosmics will be a hell of an improvement on them! I'm sure there will be a placebo effect of having flashy wheels too, or at least, I'll feel pressure to be fast to justify the bike!
Unfortunately it does seem that sponsorship deal has expired, but thanks for the tip, I'll drop them a message once I'm decided.
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Well they have a great product at a great price which has resulted in more demand than supply (cycling is the new gold etc.) so when I say customer service is bad I mean the lead times keep changing, they are not quick to respond etc.
Why CF? Because of your purpose and it rides nicer then al. I had Ultimate AL and loved that bike but carbon as a material wins for me. Ultimate AL is the closest you can go to carbon. If I can just have one road bike it will be carbon. Plus I think the CF aero is better value. Aerodynamics of Mavic V section wheels is not on trend but its a great deal. It used to be under the sponsoring deal and even cheaper with a BC license: https://www.canyon.com/service/sponsoring/ That page seems to be dead for UK but you can ask.