does it have disc brakes? i'm told that i need disc brakes. i don't know why, but i do. i'll pay whatever they're asking.

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The fork has grown on me. The base bar shoulder... not so much. I want to see the rear hydration in the largest frame size before I pass overall judgement. For race day it appears to be a practical solution.

...the price, sheesh

I was just about to ask where BryanD was, but I see you're filling in admirably...

The added weight on the rear would be less noticeable than weight on the front end. It is a good design, its just not very attractive.

thats what i keep thinking. i know how my bike feels with 30oz of fluid between the bars versus zero. im a big fan of the feeling of zero.

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Yeah but it's the same every time with Specialized; the S Works Tarmac SL6 Ultralight and the new Venge Disc, both had price tags well north of $10k.

It's marketing 101, release a headline-grabbing top-of-the-line product at an eye-watering price and garner as much attention as possible. Then 6-9 months later, release a the regular range of models for the masses, sporting 105/Ultegra components, maybe a model with some cheap wheels and generally at less than half the price. Everyone falls over themselves to buy it, thinking they're basically getting a 15k bike for 8k, and don't question the lower price-tag too much!

So years ago when Wilier were destroyed for their interesting fork effort they were wrong...but now spesh are right?!

Hateful machine

I'm sure it fits quite easily in the luggage compartment of the private jet you probably have if you are dropping $15k on this.

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Probably not a lot different than most bikes with two bottle behind the saddle and one between the arms

… and maybe we'll finally hear who's riding this at Kona (five/six pros?)
"It tested better in the Win Tunnel" :D

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Well, that went 404 fast.

As with the the SC and the 9.0 carbon, the Sworks will not be worth it for 98% of folks. And the price break is significant.

I wonder how hard it is to get liquid all the way from back there thru the straw. The old one was not super easy.

The bike's success will come down to wind tunnel data and price point.

Perfect bike for those who are extra good at sucking.

hahahahahahahahahahah

My guess that the fork design is an attempt to improve the crown aerodynamics now that they are not limited by having a brake there. I'd love to know how well that works.

The rear sail will take some getting used to but if it's faster...

Looking forward to a good independent test.

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We have not seen a comment yet from him? Must still be asleep in NC.

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It hurts the eyes.

Overunder on absolutely terrible disc brake takes is 5. I am hammering the Over.

Yes. However, I don't really see (and I'm no aerodyanmics expert) how having two more vertical bars (i.e. more frontal area) that the air has to wrap around will make it better. Specifically when other manufactueres are trying to reduce the number of solids that the air has to wrap around. Specialized didn't want to jump on that bandwagon and said, "we'll add more!"

You might be right. It can be hard to improve overall aerodynamics by improving viscous effects in a way that increases frontal area- but it is not unheard of.

And actually frontal area may not be that much bigger here.

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That whole front end looks bigger and bigger every time I look at it!

Reminds me of the Avanti track pursuit bike team New Zealand has been riding. Just check out that headset bearing compared to a standard 1 1/8”

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Exactly........and its ugly to boot.