Training objective: 2 hour tempo ride with the cadence at 70-80 rpm's and the heart rate between 145-150 bpm's. Took out the Specialized Epic FSR Pro Carbon World Cup courtesy of the guys at Coimbra in George. Has the SRAM X1 Eagle (1x12), not that I used more than about 4 of the gears. Fit is good, just need to bring the saddle back about 1 cm on its post for it to be 100% perfect. Strange buzzing sound coming from the right-hand side of the crank (or chain?) starting at about the 38 km mark and lasting intermittently. All in all a pretty sweet ride despite the wind - got a KOM for the circuit (I created the segment so I could compare my times on my own bike vs. the demo bikes). I cut 10 minutes off my previous best time and I am up near the top of the leaderboard on the few other segments that do exist out here (I'm going to have to create some more to make it interesting...). Strava says my average power was 245 Watts. I am picking up a Giant Anthem X 29er on Tuesday morning, so will also do this same circuit then, and trying to keep the same cadence and effort so I can compare it to the Epic. This Epic is too pricey for me, but maybe there's another model in the line-up that is similar that I can afford... Or else maybe I'll have to sell a kidney on the blackmarket. :)