Nice look, Cheap, durable, tough, stiff, responsive & a real bike.

Heavy, bumpy, seat tube too big, ugly welding joints.

Got it three years ago at usd1500 as complete bike with campagnolo veloce parts & fsa bar.
Done many hard miles on it with not much complaint. Its heavy but the price explains it too.
A good trainner bike to own & you can just bully it.

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10 different brand.

Fast, easy to control, comfortable.

Not yet.

Absolutely love it. Great feel. Gorgeous. I did find the 105's a bit easyer to play with, but I'm now getting the hang of it with the Sram. Top quality. My first 'real' road bike (had a few sub 200.00$ bikes from sears). I had the chain skip a whole half turn while going up a hill, but I had a lot of torque on the gears at the time, and went 2 down on one stroke. This feels way more comfortable, even on very rough roads, than my hybrid.

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Price. Rival Group.

Stock wheels (Shimano R500) are a bit heavy, but they had to skimp somewhere in order to keep cost down.

Bike is actually a 2010.

Thought I'd write a review as I have yet to find one online. My LBS sells the whole Kuota lineup, but got a great deal on this as they are getting ready for their 2011s. Have had the bike for a few months now riding a couple of hundred kms a week. Have really fallen in love with this bike. It's agile, light, quick, everything you'd expect from a higher priced bike. Mine came with SRAM Rival group minus brakes (kuota) and crank (kuota). I have absolutely no complaints. Fit and finish are top notch. The ride is excellent and I honestly look forward to riding it after riding my daily commuter, which feels awfully slow now...

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