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Thoughts on Di2

I’ve been using Ultegra Di2 on my new Felt Z3 for the past 6 weeks-or-so. In my cycling career, I’ve gone from downtube friction shifters, through indexed shifters, on to STI combined brake/gear shifters and finally to Di2. Here’s my initial thoughts: Good Slick shifting – easily as slick as a newly setup mechanical system…

New Bike – Felt Z3

Felt Z3 I’ve been thinking about a new bike for quite a while now, but, with the results of February’s Guru bike fit showing that my Giant TCR was too small, I bit the bullet and finally bought a new bike. I’d decided a while ago to go for Shimano Di2 on new bike, mainly…

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Bike Winter Rebuild

My bike is a fairlyĀ old Giant TCR1, which I bought back in 1998. At the time, the design was fairlyĀ revolutionary, being the first ā€˜compact’ bike frame, designed by Mike Burrows,Ā who also designed Chris Boardman’s 1992 Olympic Gold Medal winning Lotus Type 108 ā€˜Superbike’. Over the years, I’veĀ upgraded quite a lot of the components on the…