I haven’t got one but a chap at work bought one last autumn (after an accident wrote off his “nice” bike) and got this as stop gap commuter/wet weather bike whilst waiting for the insurance to come through.
He’s a proper bike snob (colnago c59 as his nice bike with super record before he was wiped out) and he’s been pretty pleased with the paralane!
He rides it to work daily and does another 50-100 miler every weekend in it at the mo, and his only complaint was the mudguards. Rear one “slapped” the rear tyre over every bump, but he’s put a kink in the stay like the specialized plug and play ones (I’ve got those on my diverge) to stiffen it a bit and no complaints since.
105 hydro hoods are a bit fugly and big, and have a bit of a lump when the hose enters the body under the hood, but he said he doesn’t notice them when riding (nor do I on my diverge)
Have you considered a diverge? I love mine. Not sure how they compare price wise tho!
Hope that helps!
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