Testing the FASTEST Road Bike Money Can Buy

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[NorCalCycling]

These bikes don't actually weigh 17KG, that should be in pounds 😂

[KilometroFinal]

Actual Weight:

Scott Foil: 7.62 kg
Winspace: 7.89 kg

[andywoodruff]

One thing I would love to see is you do 3-5 runs on the exact same set up and power to see the natural variation in laps. That would add clarity to a 5 second difference in your testing.

[ohnenamen]

Americans trying to use the metric system

[PatrickLino]

I appreciate these videos Jeff! Having ridden/tested frames from the likes of Winspace, Yoeleo, and then purchasing a Giant Propel Advanced Pro...there are discernible differences. But not as significant as one may think. The T1500 is an entire value proposition is is difficult to beat.

[TheArchiveOfWonder]

What it all goes to show is that any given bike is barely any faster or slower than any other at a high level. Diminishing returns for your money are massive once you go past a certain point.

[EvolveOutdoors]

When I see proprietary, I run the other direction.

[brulsmurf]

Summary: all results are within margin of error.

[mirama]

I would love to see a video about a race gravel bike (e.g. Crux) with road wheels & tires vs. a road bike (e.g. Tarmac)

[habana]

My first bike was a Van Rysel Ultra CF with Ican wheels.
2 years after i was dreaming about an aero bike and saw few videos of the Winspace T1500 on youtube 3 years ago (specially on Charles Ouimet channel).
I bought it with the Hypers 50mm wheel set, built it with an Ultegra 11 speed mechanical groupset, Prime Primevera aero carbon bar, Zipp carbon stem etc...
I will never buy a big brand name frame set or wheel set, i'm so happy with what i have for the money i spent !

[specialk]

Just built my T1550 with mechanical ultegra, just under 4k and couldn’t be happier

[buster.keaton]

Compared to the Scott, Winspace does offer "crash protection"... just buy two Winspace bikes with one being a "crash backup" and you'll still come-out money ahead from the Scott!

[Alan_Hans__]

I'd love to see a comparison between the 11k bike and a 10 year old steel frame bike with rim brakes and exposed cables but deep section wheels.

[MarkCox]

I put 32mm tires on my Scott Foil with no issues

[nitrouspeed]

I broke my Foil handlebars at nationals last year. I ordered a new pair in August which were said to be on backorder until December. A few months later they said April, in April they told me August. I’ve been towards the front of their waitlist for a while so I think the Syncros handlebar problem is worse than most people realize.

[matsrekdal]

Paintjob (Scott), my ass.

English speaking customer service is exellent at Winspace.

Bought a wheelset from them, and also asked a lot of questions about bikes.
Answers right away, and with flawless grammar.

[graemehill]

Jeff you know what I think would be a cool test: get some of your buddies to ride around a loop at a fixed speed while you draft behind them. Test if different bikes take different amount of watts to do the same speed. I feel like I have only heard speculation about whether aero features matter at all when you're in a good draft. ie: is a totally non aero-optimized bike any worse when you're drafting?

[shawntwing]

Awesome content. Thanks for putting the time in for things like this.

[toxicexplorer]

16, 8 lbs = 7, 62 kg. 17, 4 lbs = 7, 89 kg.

[joshuamonteith]

Love this stuff and makes us poor people on a budget realize there's a lot of return put into training and not into fancy equipment. Thanks Jeff!