Road bike recommendations

yes. it climbs like a mountain goat on crack too

Do the hoops 'spin up effortlessly' as well? And does it 'manage not to get skittish on descents' despite the beefy chainstays?

joking aside i don't have much experience of riding 'aero' wheels but what impressed me was riding into a head/cross wind and how much easier it was to hold the speed.
the bike was part of a group test with 4 other bikes (others from french belgian and english brands). the article has not been written yet but it wouldn't surprise me if the fuji came out on top*
it's a very good bike, apart from the saddle/white post it's hard to fault it.

*disclaimer. it's not me writing the article, i didn't ride the other bikes.

joking aside i don't have much experience of riding 'aero' wheels but what impressed me was riding into a head/cross wind and how much easier it was to hold the speed.

The more aero stuff is, the more I feel the bike would be a shite load faster, without me on it.

'Reassuring front end' is my favourate hyperbole.

Got to question some of the Fuji styling though.

Christy! Are they on drugs?

It looks like a drunk's 4am dinner.

To be honest, I was actually bidding on one of the gold Fuji' frameset's the team road on in last years TDF. Just before xmas. Would have been a great buy, and an excuse to use gold bartape.

56cm Cannondale SystemSix with 105 throughout, £350 at the moment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cannondale-System-Six-105-Carbon-Aluminium-Road-Bike-/200597722099?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item2eb48e53f3

56cm Cannondale Six13, again 105, about to end with no bids so you could snag it for £600 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cannondale-six-13-Triathlon-TT-bike-/230608417699?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item35b15533a3

stop posting my watch list.

Seen the 58cm Six13?

I want it.

Have found a CAAD9 105 for reasonable monies. The 10 can wait a year. Happy days.

This is going to be mine...

^Purely a boast post

What's to boast about?

You know it's amazing Andy. I will be 10 seconds quicker per mile on this

Looks like Scott rebabdged a Venge.

Wasn't it a Scott in that picture of the chap snapping the stearer tube in the pack?

No idea. I've seen most bike brands snapped at some stage. Depends what you hit them with innit.

Looks like Scott rebabdged a Venge.

Scott had this bike on the road 10 months before Speccy had the Venge at this years MSR

Just don't drop this one.

You know it's amazing Andy. I will be 10 seconds quicker per mile on this

Still 5 seconds slower than me on my steel.
#maybe

Just don't drop this one.

It comes back today. I'm not sure I'll be able to look at it.

I'm v. sad :(

I still can't believe it didn't stand up to some light maltreatment. And the manufacturer wouldn't own up to this being shit.

I'm sad too. It means you have an valid excuse not to come riding with me on Sunday.

did somebody break their bike?..

I did.

had one of these in the shop recently:

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/tech/bikes/128845/2/1000-bike-grouptest.html

I was very impressed with the quality for £1k. Change the tires and you're good to go...