IMO, it is best to buy from a LOCAL BIKE SHOP that is near to you, then to shop price only! Too many bad stories about service after the sale from the BIG guys... find a dealer that you trust, and buy from him. The few hundred that you save from buying from the cheapest guy will haunt you...
I think that the Pivot and Trek caught Spesh by surprise, and they scraped the release of the "updated" SL, because the drive system wasn't as refined as the Fazua or TQ systems.
I don't see them releasing anything until their drive system is 50+ NM, and in the sub 35lb range.
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... my dealer's personal bike has the same issue now for the last month... he hasn't gotten his squared away as of yet, so I was wondering if you had!
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