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I bought a venge frame over a year ago to use with 12-speed dura ace, I have been riding my buddy's s-works aethos for the past month and like it quite a bit. Is it still worth the trouble to finish venge frame or do you recommend going straight to aethos intead, I have never owned an aero frame before, thanks
depends on how much climbing u do
how heavy u are
and how young.
cars are getting boring.
they go fast and boring..
true. that’s why I want a Datsun 510 or something like a Toyota HiAce VIP style van. If prices hadn’t gone nuts, a VW Transporter with the crew cab would have be nice too.
I used campy super record exclusively and XTR for mtb. I quit mtb and campy I can’t find real
mechanics to work on them right so i’m on to dura ace di2. has sram red. two days later I put them in garbage and put dura ace on
Have Di2 on older Tarmac. Good stuff but I like SRAM better. Battery is much simpler to deal with - one battery that can go from rear or front derailleur on road bike to rear derailleur on mountain bike to dropper post. And if your rear shifter dies on road bike just swap battery for front derailleur to rear and you're good to go. Oh, and you can easily carry a spare battery in your jersey or tool kit.
Anyone see the Olympics teams pursuit yesterday, Denmark vs GB? Wow. Team GB defending champs blew up and down to 2 and the Danes lead rider ploughs into the back of the 3rd GB rider when about to lap him and on world record pace.
Talk about mayhem!
Danes not quite as quick once they had to take off off their non-sanctioned shin “medical” tape and aero vests…. Might have been hurting a bit from ramming too, lol.
Engine: rev faster, pulls smoother especially past 7500 rpm. But the 7RS4.0 roughness/rawness of the mezger was more emotionally engaging. I do not know the redline, but I can assure you that the rev limiter works….
Shifter: very short strokes, smooth with a touch of rubbery feel at the end of the stroke. Hard to explain, but drive a 997 then you see difference. Shifting a 997 gear box involves profanity while shifting a 991 box evokes doubt on if you are at the end of the stroke.
Pedals:
Clutch: very soft, easy on the leg especially in traffic.
Brake: seems more assisted then 997 but after few applications, it becomes intuitive
Throttle: soft and linear. Easy to heel and toe (I use HEEL and TOE, not rolling the foot. If you roll, then the throttle may be a tad higher than you would like)
Sport button: once engaged, it will H&T for you. It does it perfectly. I tried to mess it up and confuse the computer, but it cannot be faltered. So those who can’t HNT, hallelujah…. You met Jesus (my Latin American friend, not God). For those who can HNT, this is mildly annoying….. b/c suddenly you think you have perfected the craft, only to see that the SPORT button is on… so much for being the next Senna.
Steering: quick, low effort, precise and predictable; albeit slightly less communicative than 7RS4.0
Suspension: many like stiff suspension… I prefer soft, the softer the better (provided it still does the work)… I was in soft mode and it was too stiff for the “test loop”. It literally bounces off the pavement then moves laterally to scare you. I don’t have spec numbers, but spring “felt” stiffer than 7RS4.0 and didn’t absorb bumps as well.
Vs. 991 touring: for pure driving fun, R > touring. For pure bank account, touring > R… but if you want the best, the just get the R so u can stop wondering.
Sound: less deadening than 991 touring. exhaust sounded good (stock), not too loud, this is not a civic R with coffee can and holes punched on the can (that works too. I know, I have it on my Civic R). but the mechanical sound reverberating due to lesser sound deadening is wonderful. It will keep your annoying GF out the car so u can have peace.
RWS: the tighter the turn, the better car feels, it wont push like all the 911’s that came before it. On big radius turns, RWS isn’t as impressive and if I breathed too much on throttle, rear would want to step out a tad
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