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Also rode the Serotta this morning. Dropped the Seven back at Cyclefit for them to change the modulation of the left brake and have ridden the Serotta to work.
The Serotta is pure breed racing. The Seven is all-road all-season with enough CX and endurance racing built in to give it an edge.
But they are different beasts. Nothing beats the Serotta for it's acceleration. It's such an incredible ride. The Campagnolo gearing, the super light wheels... it's a joy.
The only problem with the Serotta is that large and nasty crack on the top tube. Frame failure is not a fun thing to consider when you're enjoying a ride.
I may strip the Serotta frame, put all the bits in a box, and then send the frame off to have the paint removed so that I can see the full extent of the damage more clearly. It was never fully obvious to me whether the frame really did crack straight through, or whether Serotta's insane paint is what cracked and it gives the illusion of frame damage. It's a Ti tube that has the crack.
It is bugging me, and has bugged me since the hit and run, that I don't know whether the bike is safe or not.
I'm really glad the insurance paid out, already in love with the Seven... but it bugs me that I don't know the health of the Serotta even though Cyclefit did the right thing by declaring the whole bike unfit to be ridden.
I want to know.