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Bluechip
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Bikes: Salsa Fargo Ti, Cannondale CAAD9, Carbonello Fixed Gear, Specialized Epic Disc

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I decided it was time to retire my Carbonello. It was originally a 3.0 Criterium Cannondale transformed to a fixed gear. It was getting a little shabby and I couldn't repaint again without losing the Litespeed "Carbonello" stickers. Besides it wasn't the most comfortable bike for long rides.

Here is the new Carbonello. My old CAAD4 in the Saeco colors hasn't seem much use since I got my CAAD9 a few years ago. Now it's almost finished. Just needs a new chain. I've also ordered some carbon rims from Farsports that I will build up on a new Eno hub. I'll probably run a rear brake also since this may also be run single speed.

I found a font similar to the original sticker and had a couple made. I tried to recreate the "carbon" look from the original sticker with plastidip and a shelf liner. I think it came out convincingly cheesy. The last pic is the original sticker ad from Litespeed.

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