FELT AR3

No one?

FELT is certainly amongst the many "new" bicycle companies to have emerged in the past two decades which has successfully carved a niche for itself in both the broad & the high end market ...

So, there is nothing obviously wrong with choosing a(ny) bike which is sold by Felt.

Now, with regard to electronic shifting ...

With the understanding that 'I' am too retro to fully appreciate the supposed benefits of electronic shifting particularly BECAUSE the test reviewers collective feedback does not suggest better shifting than I am currently achieving under any shifting circumstance ...

Something to consider if you aren't setting up a TT bike is the apparent preference by sponsored riders whose teams use Shimano components is the preference for the mechanical variant in the recent Paris-Roubaix due to lack of feedback with Shimano's Di2 electronic shifters...

Consequently, 'I' think that if a person rides through those parts of the year when gloves may mask the feedback or make shifting clumsier than normal AND said person is compelled to buying an electronic group then the Campagnolo EPS shifters might be a better option ...

• the pending Campagnolo Athena EPS Group will probably have a price similar to that of an Ultegra Di2 Group, so price shouldn't be a consideration one-way-or-the-other
  

... Particularly if the 11-speed Shimano spacing is close-to-OR-the-same as Campagnolo's 11-speed spacing ...

• if the former, then it might be possible to use Shimano compatible 11-speed Cassettes with the otherwise Campagnolo EPS drivetrain
  
• AND if the latter, then it may be a no-brainer to opt for the Shimano/-compatible wheel & Cassette option because Shimano always seems to have a broader variety of cog combinations over a wider range of teeth per cog for each "generation" of drivetrain which Shimano has created and, 'I' have previously found that Shimano's ramping is subjectively better than Campagnolo's (but, I have not used an 11-speed Campagnolo Cassette, yet; however, I will presume that Shimano will continue to have marginally smoother shifting Cassettes).
  

While 'I' recently seem to have become a fair weather rider, I would hate to think that if I had a bike with electronic shifting that it would be encumbered with shifters which provided limited tactile feedback and thereby make late-season OR Winter OR early Spring riding a possible nuisance. THAT's something which you may want to consider.

BTW. It would appear that the 11-speed Dura Ace crank (and so, presumably the 11-speed Ultegra crankset, too) is going to have non-130BCD chainrings (my guess is that it is going to be the 4-arm 112BCD which was used on Octalink-series of XTR cranks) so if you are inclined to buying a bike with a complete Group, there will be no comparative disadvantage to non-compatible-with-what-you-currently-have Campagnolo's 135BCD cranks or asymmetrically drilled, 110BCD cranks ...

Regardless, FWIW, I think that if "I" wanted to use electronic shifting within the next 12 months that "I" would retrofit one of my bikes with a Campagnolo Athena EPS "group" when it becomes available ... and, possibly consider moving the electronic components to a new frame at a later date ...

• that is, spend $2000+ this year on the electronic shifters & derailleurs
  
• spend the balance in a future year on a new frame you may have noticed BB shell type seems to be evolving
  
• ditto for head tube & steerer size
  
• YOUR aesthetic sensibility on what is a good looking frame may change heck, you might want a Colnago or Pinarello in a couple of years!?!
  
• OR, you may decide you like your current frame better than you currently think you like it after you change the shifters/etc.
  

Quoted post said:

Originally Posted by jwroubaix [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

What are people's opinions on Felt?

Quoted post said:

Originally Posted by jwroubaix [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

No one?

I like em [IMG]/img/vbsmilies/smilies/biggrin.gif[/IMG]

....when I looking around for TT frame and considering the components it seemed like a lot of folk that have Di2 were really liking it.

I lile my Felt F1X cyclocross bike for commuting, bad weather etc. W/Schwalbe Marathon Supremes it's very reliable in the rain.