I've spent the past 7 months in Japan on a bit of a working vacation. It was excellent - will follow up with more pictures soon. Back in Orange County Southern California now and I've hit the ground running... Errrr, rolling that is!
I have switched off of my Cervelo S5VWD Di2. I am officially a Cannondale man now - Super Six Evo Bike Religion Team - full SRAM RED and my Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR's that I had previously. (Love my Mavic...) Review soon to come - put down my first test miles today.
Why would I switch off my beloved Cervelo? It's been a love hate relationship from the beginning (read other blogs here). I have included the link to the Tokyo Cycling Club forums where I went into great detail about my experience with my S5VWD while in Japan. See here... Cervelo Fail Saga - Tokyo Version
I don't want to go into massive depth here (see blogs and forums) why the Cervelo didn't work out. I feel the company has a lot of work to do with quality control. The S5VWD is fast and stiff but they need to sort out the BB issues FAST. Bottom line - cyclists need to pedal. For people like me who have routines and high average weekly mileage and saddle time the most important factor is having a unit that WORKS when you need it to.
I'm really looking forward to putting some miles on the Cannondale and having a great time doing it. This particular frame is a Team version that was prepared by Cannondale for the race team that Bike Religion is sponsoring. The frame and layup are factory but the paint is custom, etc. Will do a shoot soon.
Thanks!
