A new season and a new bike. This year marks the first time in three years that I don`t ride a Giant carbon fiber machine. This year the team is on the Granville G Force, an aluminum workhorse of a bike oozing Flemish racing prowness. I have been training on the bike since I got here, but yesterday I really put it to the test on the course for Sundays race. With three cobbled sectors to be tackled each long lap (two long laps) totally about 4 km, plus countless kilometers of rough roads and corners it is the ultimate testing ground for a bikes potential to succeed in this part of the world. This bike is incredible. Compared to the Giant it feels many times stiffer and sure footed on the cobbles. Although it is a tad bit heavier it makes up for it in ride quality. I know it likely sounds out of line saying that aluminum is superior to carbon, but in some applications I am convinced that it just might be.
Another part of this bike that I really like are the wheels. Although not the top offering from Fulcrum they offer light weight and good stiffness in a wheel that can take a heavy beating.
Frame: Granville U6 Custom
Drivetrain: Shimano Ultegra
Wheels: Fulcrum Racing 3
Other: FSA bar, stem, seatpost, Look Keo pedals
Saddle: Selle San Marco Concor Light
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