Felt vs Cervelo vs Giant

I ride a felt so I guess Im a little biased, but I have had no complaints what so ever with mine. I have 1000's of miles on it and other than normal wear and tear, nothing has broken on me. I got a great deal on it so thats why I went with Felt over another brand.

Honestly of the 3 bikes you mentioned, they are all really good. I know guys that ride on all 3 of the mentioned brands and they all seem to love their rigs a lot. Your best bet is to see which fits the best size wise and into your price range and go for it

Your trek should weigh about 16lbs, the others will be similar. The cervelo S2 frame looks the best IMO. Is it possible for you to take all three for a test ride?

yes i can, but one store does not carry all 3 brands, so with the time between rides travelling to different stores, its hard to remember the good and bad of each one, so i was hoping for some info from people who have owned some of these bikes for some insight...

steve said:

Your trek should weigh about 16lbs, the others will be similar. The cervelo S2 frame looks the best IMO. Is it possible for you to take all three for a test ride?

If your 2008 Trek Madone 5.2 feels "heavy and sluggish", why would you expect any new bike to feel any better? It's not like you're riding an old steel flexy clunker now🙂

Heavy and sluggish? Why don't you do something else to spice things up? After all, you're going to take a bath on that Madone if you sell it. Maybe try different tires or different wheels or summat. While the performance difference will be negligible, it might be just the thing to put that spark back in the Madone relationship.......and it will be a lot cheaper.

What makes the most difference is how sexy the name sounds to you, and whose advertising you like the best. Heavy names and dull advertising really make a bicycle feel sluggish.

alienator said:

Heavy and sluggish? Why don't you do something else to spice things up?

Like fresh handlebar wrap.

Or a good night's sleep. If an '08 Madone 5 feels sluggish the problem is most likely with the motor.

tampa_lee said:

yes i can, but one store does not carry all 3 brands, so with the time between rides travelling to different stores, its hard to remember the good and bad of each one, so i was hoping for some info from people who have owned some of these bikes for some insight...

I don't want to get radical here, but there's this technique I've heard of called "taking notes."

Not the same as riding them 1-2-3 but it should jog the memory.

alienator said:

Heavy and sluggish? Why don't you do something else to spice things up? After all, you're going to take a bath on that Madone if you sell it. Maybe try different tires or different wheels or summat. While the performance difference will be negligible, it might be just the thing to put that spark back in the Madone relationship.......and it will be a lot cheaper.

Very good advise!!

I'm a bit biased myself, my rig is Felt F3SL w/ Red. I've oogled over the AR2/4 for the longest time but the TT is a bit far for me. I was tossing up the S2 and the F3SL but wanted something other then Shimano / Campy..I really wanted to ride SRAM so I went with the F3SL. I would go with a Cervelo for my tri-rig, road would be all Felt.

I like Felts. I like Madones. I ride a Giant, mainly because it fits and I got a great deal on it. Unless there is something wrong in the way the Madone fits, I don't see any point in switching.

After about 2 weeks of riding on Felt ('09 Z45), I must say that I love every bit of it with no problems (knock on wood). Although I'm sure that if I got a Cervelo or a Giant, I would be just as happy. As long as it FITS you perfectly, that's #1, the looks of it should be last priority.

-Greg

gman0482 said:

After about 2 weeks of riding on Felt ('09 Z45), I must say that I love every bit of it with no problems (knock on wood). Although I'm sure that if I got a Cervelo or a Giant, I would be just as happy. As long as it FITS you perfectly, that's #1, the looks of it should be last priority.

-Greg

Nice! felt make good bikes 🙂

Yes sir, I keep mine right in front of my bed, so when I wake up it's the first thing I see, and my day starts off great 😄

gman0482 said:

Yes sir, I keep mine right in front of my bed, so when I wake up it's the first thing I see, and my day starts off great 😄

Good job. Never confine a bike to the garage, the shed, or the basement. It'll kill your karma toute de suite.

Well I will start off saying I own a 5.5 Madone which is basically the same bike, do not know what wheels you are on or tires for that matter but I would go with looking at different wheels first. I had my mind set on a Willer Izoard, then tried a Cervelo S3, then a Giant something, a Tarmac, and then I sat on the Madone, I was blown away by this bike so much different feling than the others. I do however have the RaceXLite wheels with Conti GP 4000 tires and also a set of Dura Ace 50mm carbon wheels and there is definatly a difference. The bonti wheels roll great and are actually lighter but for speed on flats and downhill along with amazing comfort as in almost too comfy nothing touches those DA wheels. If you think a new bike will feel light and snappy you may be in for a surprise! Hey if it makes you feel good thou go for it.

Yes and let me just add that including being lightning fast... Felt bikes just look sooo sick. Nothing against Cervelo or Giant.... I like them alot too. But Felt... ohhh how I dream of getting a Felt Bike... soon....🙄

I always thought bike were fast because of the person pedaling 'em. When I'm not on my bike, it's not fast at all. In fact, it just stands in one place.

Yeah mine too.. I have no idea why...😎