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Old 09-01-12, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by chiefDave
my new venge. Waiting on 175 crank, Q rings and quarq.


my 11 R3. Bar tape is dirty and I did like the lizard skin, I am going with the zipp SC like my venge. Almost as comy but not as sticky. Thanks!
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The extreme cross-chaining in those pictures makes me sad even though those are some amazing bikes

I think my bike is mostly back... May be half and half with the silver though
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Old 09-02-12, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider
That is a beautiful setup. Aren't those shifter housings super tight? How does that bike turn with housing that short? Lean only or what?
Nah, they're crossed in the front and look shorter than they really are.
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Old 09-02-12, 05:37 AM
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The last time I had a black bike, it had a banana peel seat. :-)



Is the grey triple too much?



The brakes are Sram Force, a mismatch and I'm horrified of what you must think of me.



Another mismatch; Dura Ace wheels.


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Old 09-02-12, 10:21 PM
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Old 09-02-12, 10:32 PM
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sexy bike from what i can see. hard to see much detail since its ghosted out. would love to see a better photo.
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Old 09-03-12, 12:13 AM
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Check his PedalRoom profile.
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Black Bike and Night Time Pictures. I was testing my phones light balances.

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Old 09-03-12, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider
Black Bike and Night Time Pictures. I was testing my phones light balances.
Terrible pics...
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Old 09-03-12, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Mansram01
Terrible pics...
Excellent contribution to the thread.
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Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider
Black Bike and Night Time Pictures. I was testing my phones light balances.
test failed. there is no light balance. Did they look better on your phone or something? After seeing how they came out why would you post not 1 but 2 pictures of that? I want to see some picts of the bike though, so get some better light and post them up mang! ;-)
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Old 09-03-12, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by iareConfusE
The extreme cross-chaining in those pictures makes me sad even though those are some amazing bikes

I think my bike is mostly back... May be half and half with the silver though
It was just for the pic man, no worries, and I never cross chain like that... until today. Was on a 3-5% incline and the headwind kinda beat me down a bit and oops, I shifted down into 25 for a second, before I went down to 39 up front. Central Texas winds seem like they are allays in the face. Thanks!
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PS nice scott, great pic, and even nicer hardwood floor. Super nice IMO. Our Scott dealer is way down town, and the traffic is ludicrousness, so I will never test ride one. Thanks.
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Old 09-03-12, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by danvuquoc
Cool bike....I'm personally a little weary of the generic chinese carbon....how does it ride?
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Old 09-03-12, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by danvuquoc
Looks Gunmetal metal and not black to me.
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Old 09-04-12, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Forza
Looks Gunmetal metal and not black to me.
That's what light reflection in a a flat black looks like.
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Old 09-04-12, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by manutd
Cool bike....I'm personally a little weary of the generic chinese carbon....how does it ride?
She's been good so far, I only have roughly 1000 mi on her so far.
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Old 09-04-12, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MegaTom
Excellent contribution to the thread.
More insightful than your non-review.
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Old 09-05-12, 10:46 PM
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2011 Scott CR1 Pro
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Old 09-08-12, 12:49 AM
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Here's my budget build.
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Old 09-08-12, 05:13 AM
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Love those CAAD9s. Yours looks awesome!
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Huh, I can't believe I haven't posted in this thread yet.


2011 Scott CR1 SL
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Originally Posted by cale
The last time I had a black bike, it had a banana peel seat. :-)




Everything looks good save for that saddle. It's butt ugly.
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Old 09-08-12, 07:57 AM
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Old 09-08-12, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lechat
Everything looks good save for that saddle. It's butt ugly.
Thanks for the compliment. Regarding the saddle, it's REALLY comfortable and I can't see it when I'm riding.



Apparently I'm not the only one thinking about comfort.

As is the case with many riders in the Tour de France, Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) could easily drop some weight with a different saddle but instead opts for a more comfortable model.https://www.bikeradar.com/road/galler...art-1-34692/48

Sorry... I just can't leave this post along... it's an addiction.

Found in craiglist... black bike with an ugly saddle.

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