2014 Felt B12 Review

fit notwithstanding- you couldn't go wrong here.

Firstly- it's a beautiful bike (subjective of course)

Secondly- Felts are well designed and nearly always offer a good bang for the buck.  Very competitively priced and well-sorted out bikes.

So- it really depends on how much you're interested in spending and how you'll be using the bike.  If you want the last gram of drag- then there probably are faster, more aerodynamic frames out there.  But, the B12 is DA based and is likely still very good.  The benefit, other than price, that I see with a bike like the B12 is that it's simple.  it's got a regular headset that any idiot can maintain and adjust.  Nothing too integrated with the brakes, that you can't get to them normally and adjust everything without a Phd.  Basically- it's a bike you can just ride the hell out of, like a road bike.  When you start going up in price from here- you also increase the complexity and maintenance responsibilities.

Heck, you even get ultegra 11-speed.  Nice!  And, the TTR3 wheels are better than you'll find on any other bike in this price range.  

Firstly- that's a bummer of a story.

However- on your comparison between the weight and speed of a Canny Six and a B12.  The difference in speed isn't the weight of the bike but more likely due to your comfort and experience in that particular setup.  If you did all your training on one bike, and then raced on another- you'd undoubtedly be able to put out more power from the riding position in which you've done your training.   I suggest spending 6 months training 80% of the time on your slick new B12- and then see where you are.  

If you don't already have one... methinks you want to add a little more weight to your bike... i.e. a power meter!  

I know I give up power (~10watts) when I move from my roadie to my tt bike... but I more than make up for it in aero.