Yeah, personally I would have said 2 mins was fair play. As
@fez says, it's not uncommon a car pass you, then 10 seconds later you're being held up by them. Quite often, in the more urban areas coming back into Barnet, someone will pass then they have to wait due to a parked car and a car coming the other way, when I could have gone through between the two cars. Instead, you generally have to wait behind them.
So, I've not really posted it here, but I received my new Tarmac SL8 on Monday. I've now had two rides on it and can report that I love it!
Aside it just being so nice having a near silent bike, for what feels like the first time in two years, it's super comfortable. This was a concern for me. I did wonder if it might be too aggressive for me, but maybe helped by it only being a 56 frame, which I'm sure many would say is too small for me, maybe means I'm not stretched into too aggressive a position?
To me it feels lighter than the Canyon too (I mean, technically it is, but I didn't think I would notice it) and somehow it does feel easier on the climbs. It came with a 30 on the back, which wasn't too bad, but I've put a 34 on to help get my weight up then climbs!
To top it off, it's clearly not as bright and garish as my flame red Canyon, but the matt blue, with a purple hint really does look amazing 'in the flesh'. Plus, pretty much no cables on view at all is kinda cool.