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08-29-18, 06:21 AM
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08-29-18, 06:46 AM
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use my recent pic...much better. .
The power efficiency, lateral stiffness and vertical compliance of 6/4 Ti has made me see the light. With carbon rims to cushion the ride my setup is perfected. I’m not sure I will go back to carbon frameset after this experience with high end 6/4 Ti. I think the toilet bowl is not what litespeed had in mind when you think of the name vortex. i think maybe you had some bad chili before posting on the forum? As for the tall stem comment this is more of a gran fondo type of set up with 11-34 cassette, wider 25mm tires and longer headset spacer to mimic the large head tubes on endurance bikes.
Peel that flushing toilet sticker off of there and you'll rate a "totally hot."
08-29-18, 07:02 AM
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use my recent pic...much better. .
The power efficiency, lateral stiffness and vertical compliance of 6/4 Ti has made me see the light. With carbon rims to cushion the ride my setup is perfected. I’m not sure I will go back to carbon frameset after this experience with high end 6/4 Ti. I think the toilet bowl is not what litespeed had in mind when you think of the name vortex. i think maybe you had some bad chili before posting on the forum? As for the tall stem comment this is more of a gran fondo type of set up with 11-34 cassette, wider 25mm tires and longer headset spacer to mimic the large head tubes on endurance bikes.
This thread is about good looking bikes. IMO yours is anything but. Nice bike, but hard to look at.
08-29-18, 07:09 AM
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08-29-18, 07:40 AM
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use my recent pic...much better. .
The power efficiency, lateral stiffness and vertical compliance of 6/4 Ti has made me see the light. With carbon rims to cushion the ride my setup is perfected. I’m not sure I will go back to carbon frameset after this experience with high end 6/4 Ti. I think the toilet bowl is not what litespeed had in mind when you think of the name vortex. i think maybe you had some bad chili before posting on the forum? As for the tall stem comment this is more of a gran fondo type of set up with 11-34 cassette, wider 25mm tires and longer headset spacer to mimic the large head tubes on endurance bikes.
08-29-18, 08:32 AM
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Egg beater pedals are an eyesore, that's possibly the ugliest crank in history, you're in the granny gear, the brakeset color doesn't match the crank color, the shift wires exiting the side are an eyesore, and regadless of why, the pile of spacers is hard to look at.
This thread is about good looking bikes. IMO yours is anything but. Nice bike, but hard to look at.
This thread is about good looking bikes. IMO yours is anything but. Nice bike, but hard to look at.
Eggbeater pedals are elegant and classy and the silver finish matches my Ti frame McFly. It’s only one 40mm spacer brah! Chill! Tired of these ugly slammed junk carbon racers in this thread! All this slammed carbon junk here makes me puke. My crank is beautiful! Most beautiful crank in the world! These cookie cutter black cranks in this thread make me laugh!!!! Hahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!! You wish you owned it! My vortex is the best looking bike in this thread and you can stick your worthless incorrect opinion in this gutter of a thread where it belongs!!!!
On a serious note the cranks and brakes are ultegra 6800 so they match. Not sure why you think they don’t match perhaps it’s the lighting or you need to get your eyes checked....because your clearly wrong about my beautiful 6/4 Ti Vortex!(added more fake drama here not serious).
08-29-18, 08:37 AM
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08-29-18, 08:49 AM
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This is the part where I am going to pretend to be overly sensitive and care about your critique..,,
Eggbeater pedals are elegant and classy and the silver finish matches my Ti frame McFly. It’s only one 40mm spacer brah! Chill! Tired of these ugly slammed junk carbon racers in this thread! All this slammed carbon junk here makes me puke. My crank is beautiful! Most beautiful crank in the world! These cookie cutter black cranks in this thread make me laugh!!!! Hahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!! You wish you owned it! My vortex is the best looking bike in this thread and you can stick your worthless incorrect opinion in this gutter of a thread where it belongs!!!!
On a serious note the cranks and brakes are ultegra 6800 so they match. Not sure why you think they don’t match perhaps it’s the lighting or you need to get your eyes checked....because your clearly wrong about my beautiful 6/4 Ti Vortex!(added more fake drama here not serious).
08-29-18, 09:28 AM
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08-29-18, 09:31 AM
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I thought I would catch hell for the yellow pedals in this thread.
08-29-18, 09:33 AM
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use my recent pic...much better. .
The power efficiency, lateral stiffness and vertical compliance of 6/4 Ti has made me see the light. With carbon rims to cushion the ride my setup is perfected. I’m not sure I will go back to carbon frameset after this experience with high end 6/4 Ti. I think the toilet bowl is not what litespeed had in mind when you think of the name vortex. i think maybe you had some bad chili before posting on the forum? As for the tall stem comment this is more of a gran fondo type of set up with 11-34 cassette, wider 25mm tires and longer headset spacer to mimic the large head tubes on endurance bikes.
08-29-18, 10:21 AM
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Surprises me that people are drawing issues with spacers and rise etc on the Litespeed and yet I’m not sure anyone has mentioned an mtb rear mech- with that on board think I’ll let the beaters slide.
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08-29-18, 03:29 PM
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The spacers and Garmin on top isn't good. The frame is awesome. People that have an issue with the name Vortex haven't been riding long enough.
08-29-18, 03:53 PM
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that Moots is a nice bike, but it's not even close to being hot.
08-29-18, 04:14 PM
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I think the Vortex could be hot in a classic Litespeed way. I agree with the Moots. It's the compact geometry for me. Nice bike though.
08-29-18, 04:46 PM
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The Ridley is sharp (Hot) as is.
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Egg beater pedals are an eyesore, that's possibly the ugliest crank in history, you're in the granny gear, the brakeset color doesn't match the crank color, the shift wires exiting the side are an eyesore, and regadless of why, the pile of spacers is hard to look at.
This thread is about good looking bikes. IMO yours is anything but. Nice bike, but hard to look at.
This thread is about good looking bikes. IMO yours is anything but. Nice bike, but hard to look at.
Sometimes idealized, catalog-ready bike builds where there is nothing specific to criticize are just boring. This is kind of the opposite.