paddlepedalski:dual position carbon fiber seat post (uh-oh gregg66......CARBON!) whereas the 2005-06 came with a dual position aluminum seat post (gregg66 approved!)
Ha-ha! You know me: I only have an aversion to carbon stems and bars. And stem faceplates. And I've broken a few carbon cages too...
Just at the moment I have a terrible noise coming from the my Soloist. I think its the SLR saddle dying on me. It sounds like a piece of plastic or metal flipping from a concave to a convex shape - get it on rough terrain, whether seated or out of the saddle. When in the saddle though, I can feel something moving under me in a "if this breaks I'm not going to be smiling for a long time" kind of way.
BTW, I have an 06 which came with a carbon dual position post. It was sourced from Germany. I wonder whether there were regional variations to the spec. Now I think about it, it can only be the carbon seatpost that's the problem ... I knew it!
Actually, that seatpost is so damned chunky I reckon I could take down a burglar with it. I'm pretty sure my annoying noise is the saddle rails playing in their anchor points on the saddle.
Isn't there still a limited release team colour? Red & grey, IIRC?