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Just finished building this up. Initially had the white stem on, but felt it may be too much white so swapped to a black stem. Still undecided.
Rip it apart...
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The Colnago is hot. I also vote for the black stem.
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Haha... I'm pretty surprised that that's what got called out. The choice of cages was actually one of the more deliberate aspects of the build: I wanted a fully-enclosed cage on the bottom of the downtube, but 3 of those cages would have given the bike a kind of cage-heavy look with too many circular visual elements, and I figured a cage without front enclosure would be more usable on the top of the downtube. Having a single non-fully-enclosed cage "between" two fully-enclosed cages was a way to create a sort of balanced asymmetry.
The real egregious mismatch on this bike is the rear brake, which besides having an obvious pad color mismatch with the front brake, horrifically uses a Shimano-style link wire instead of a straddle. I should stick something like a Tektro CR710 there.
The real egregious mismatch on this bike is the rear brake, which besides having an obvious pad color mismatch with the front brake, horrifically uses a Shimano-style link wire instead of a straddle. I should stick something like a Tektro CR710 there.
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Just finished building this up. Initially had the white stem on, but felt it may be too much white so swapped to a black stem. Still undecided.
Rip it apart...
71EC944A-C4BF-4DC0-A98E-A753A127E5D3 by m a, on Flickr
7DA1A465-53FE-47EA-95C6-F9BCC5FB855E by m a, on Flickr
Rip it apart...
71EC944A-C4BF-4DC0-A98E-A753A127E5D3 by m a, on Flickr
7DA1A465-53FE-47EA-95C6-F9BCC5FB855E by m a, on Flickr
I like the white stem better as it gives white a fighting chance on your majority black bike.
Also I just love seeing the name "Ritchey" on the stem and their small smattering of colours.
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You, sir, are correct. The break is welcome, and the black plays off the black in fork well. Also, the white stem makes the entirety look "unbalanced." Too much white up front compared to the amount in the back.
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The Colnago needs black tape and saddle. Contact points on that bike should be black.
If you want white then get white gloves and shoes but leave the tape and saddle black.
-Tim-
If you want white then get white gloves and shoes but leave the tape and saddle black.
-Tim-
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IKR? Absolutely awful. What were they thinking. Frikken Arial font, yech. It's got me wondering how hard it is to find someone who can strip a carbon frame...
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Took a bit of getting used to, but I now think the bamboo fenders are hot:
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What's that V shaped thing on the handlebar of that ti bike?