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Novara Squadra Road Bike - 2009 Review
Excellent value, great quality
- Fast
- Good brakes
- Handles Well
- Lightweight
- Quality
- Shifts well
Pros
- Bar wrap
- Cable routing
Cons
- Casual Riding
- Climbing
- Exercising
- Racing
- Serious Training
Best Uses
"This bike is excellent! I have about 50 miles on mine so far, and I must say that the first things I noticed were the instantaneous power transfer and the agility. Going over the road, the carbon smooths out the bumps and makes the road just a little bit more fluid and comfortable, but the BB remains stiff and keeps your pedal strokes efficient!For all those wondering: the REI techs weighed the bike in at delivery (as it is delivered to customer -- not including pedals) and it came to 17.25lbs (size: MEDIUM). I could not find this spec anywhere when researching before buying so I wanted to share.The SRAM Rival components are a dream come true: the double tap is easy to learn and shifts like a dream, and the brakes are incredibly powerful. Everything works wonderfully.My only gripes are with the cable routing (looks rather poorly thought out, with the cable housing putting awkward pressure on the headset so that the bars are "coerced" to turning to one direction all the time) and the wrap (bulky at both ends, does not continue up to headset, feels like it wants to unravel).Included tires seem quite nice, they are slicks and you can't ask for much more of a slick. I've heard that they are soft and prone to tearing, but to me the material seems quite resilient and strong. We'll see!Steer tube comes CUT! It came with about 125mm of risers on mine (MEDIUM), and the stem is +/- 6° (shipped to me as +6° RISE)Overall I love the bike, and I look forward to thousands of miles in the coming years!"
- Competitive Cyclist
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May 19, 2009
"Just got mine as a graduation present. Got the 20% off REI member deal, paid 1600+tax. I test road the fuji team rival, the scattante carbon, and a GT this had the best component spec with the 09 rival it is awsome. I love the compact handle bar, very comfortable to ride in the drops with. I am 5'7" and I went with the small perfect fit. With pedals (wellgo w44) it comes in at 17lbs 12 oz (small). Very responsive and fast, I was riding steel with shimano 105 before, this bike is more compliant than the steel, and not near as flexy at the bb. With the bike fully loaded with water bottle, pump, and seat bag it is still about 3lbs lighter than my last bike. Not a big fan of the white bar tape, but not hard to change."