Matt’s road bike

Matt was looking to tweak his position a little, and requested a bike that would excel for both climbing and descending. The frame design and tubing selection was chosen to provide the ‘right’ level of stiffness, whilst accommodating fully internal hose routing and clearance for 35mm tires.

Part of the goal was to keep the weight low, so parts from SRAM’s Red and Force groupsets were carefully chosen to provide the lowest weight at the best value. Enve provided the fork and bar/stem, silver parts came courtesy of Wolftooth and the wheels are from FarSports. All this helped keep the complete bike weight down to 16.4lbs.

Battleship inspired paint is by Colorworks.

Just wanted to let you know the bike arrived safely on Friday. Like a kid on Christmas, I immediately unboxed and assembled it, activated and calibrated the power meter, waxed the chain, set the saddle height and tilt, checked the bolts to torque spec, and bed in the brakes.

I did 4-hour rides yesterday and today with multiple ascents of Mt Lemmon. I absolutely love the bike. The fit is perfect, very similar to my previous road bike position while correcting a few minor things that we talked about. The geometry is exactly what I wanted, both climbing and descending very well. If you know the Mt Lemmon descent well, you can do the whole thing top to bottom — 25 miles of continuous descending — without ever touching your brakes. The bike held every line I asked it to. It is actually a far bit lighter than my carbon aero bike and much more comfortable on rough Tucson roads. I’m also very pleased with all the component choices we made. The current generation of SRAM Force/Red is fantastic in terms of smooth shifting, powerful braking, and comfortable lever ergonomics. Also love the ENVE bar/stem and the shape of the drops.

Thank you again — it was a pleasure working with you throughout the process!

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