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Old 02-21-06, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tedi k wardhana
excuse me asking. is it russian? is it in cyrillic? does it read kosmo??
yes, you're right. it's russian titanium.
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Old 02-25-06, 09:54 AM
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I see wheels and jackstands! What else happens in that garage?
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Here is my Bianchi San Jose. All stock for now save the rear blinky.





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Very nice! Do you have a specs list?
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Originally Posted by Timo
Very nice! Do you have a specs list?
who me?
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Old 02-27-06, 05:28 PM
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just got this off ebay...rock lobster alum team bike. rides great! but the saddle does not interface well with my rear-end. it has record hubs with tubular rims, very nice but I'm thinking of swaping them onto one of my road bikes. also working on putting some riv-nuts since the team bikes were not built with waterbottle mounts.
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Old 03-01-06, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by joshr
who me?
Yep
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Old 03-01-06, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Timo
Yep
oh, its all stock for now: https://bianchiusa.com/06_san_jose.html

on my list to replace: saddle (i like brooks), maybe the bars, i still haven't decided, and pedals, also not sure though i'm leaning towards getting some crank brothers mallets.

i also just ordered some IRO hubs, gonna probably just relace the stock wheels/tires to them so i can have a flip/flop in the rear, i miss riding fixed. if i feel like spending money, a chris king headset is probably in the near future.
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Here is my "new" 2001 Lemond Poprad:


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Originally Posted by joshr
oh, its all stock for now: https://bianchiusa.com/06_san_jose.html

on my list to replace: saddle (i like brooks), maybe the bars, i still haven't decided, and pedals, also not sure though i'm leaning towards getting some crank brothers mallets.

i also just ordered some IRO hubs, gonna probably just relace the stock wheels/tires to them so i can have a flip/flop in the rear, i miss riding fixed. if i feel like spending money, a chris king headset is probably in the near future.
Thanks Josh! I asked because from a distance your break levers look at bit like carbon non-Ergopower Campa's (from their TT Record group) and the cranks like 2003 carbon Record
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it's done! it's done! it's finally done!







haven't weighed it with tyres, but sans tyres it's 21 lbs - so it should be 25-26 all in.

spec:

Nashbar: frame, carbon fork, headset spacers, and stem. Chris King: headset. Shimano: UN-72 bottom bracket, XTR M-952 rear derailer, 12-25 HG-70 cassette, HG-93 chain. FSA: 48/38 cyclocross crank. Campagnolo: Centaur front derailer, Centaur brifters and cableset. Avid: Road Disc brakes. Easton: EA30 seat post. Selle Italia: Fokus saddle. Specialized: bottle cage (16 years old!). Ritchey: pedals. Continental: Twister (non-folding) tyres. Salsa: 46 cm Bell Lap handlebars.

wheelset: custom built at my LBS with Deore disc hubs, Sun CR-18 rims and straight-gague DT Swiss spokes.

other: Cinelli tape, generic seat quick release, Jtek Shiftmate and Kenda tubes.

haven't had a chance for a real ride yet, just tooled around the yard, but this is going to be fun!
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Here is my new-to-me 10/01 Gunnar Crosshairs, purchased it about a month ago. The components were from an '05/'06 Specialized Tricross. I've upgraded a few things and made some other changes.





Specs:
Frame: 10/01 Gunnar Crosshairs
Fork: Gunnar Reynolds 531
Headset: Cane Creek S2
Stem: Specialized 3D forged
Handlebars: Salsa Bell Lap Cyclo-cross
Brakes: Tektro Oryx, cantilever
Front Derailleur: Shimano Sora
Rear Derailleur: Shimano 105
Shift Levers: Shimano 105, 8 speed, STI
Cassette: Shimano HG50, 12-25t
Chain: Shimano HG50, 8 speed
Crankset: RPM (forged)
Chainrings: Double: 48x34t
Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN-25, 68mm shell, 113mm spindle
Pedals: Shimano 747
Rims: Salsa Delgado Cross (32h)
Hubs: Shimano Deore XT (32h)
Spokes/Nipples: DT Swiss Double-Butted, Black & Silver / Black Brass
Front Tires: Ritchey SpeedMax Pro 32mm / Ritchey SpeedMax Comp 35mm
Rear Tire: Ritchey SpeedMax Pro 30mm
Saddle: Selle Italia XO Gel
Seat Post: Thompson Elite, 27.2mm
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My current rig. Pics will follow after the weekend...

Frame: Kinesis Extralight cyclocross ; 56 cm ; black anodized
Fork: Advanced full carbon ; 1 1/8”
Headset: Chris King Ahead ; 1 1/8” ; black
Stem: Syntace F99 ; 120 mm ; 6° ; Ø 26.0
Handlebar: Ritchey WCS ; 460 mm ; Ø 26.0 ; shortened
Shifters: Campagnolo Chorus Ergopower 10-speed / Campagnolo Record
Ribbon: BBB black ; carbon look
Cables: Campagnolo(black)
Front derailleur: -
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Chorus 10-speed (short cage)
Chain: Campagnolo C-10
Cassette: Campagnolo Record 12-25
Crankset: Storck Powerarms; 172.5 mm w/Spooky carbon guards, Stronglight CT2 42 t.
Pedals: Time Atac XS titanium/carbon
Bottom bracket: Tune AC38, 113 mm
Brakes: Spooky carbon cantilevers
Hubs: Lightweight w/Tune skewers (black)
Spokes: Lightweight 20/20
Rims: Lightweight
Tubes: Tufo, 30 mm
Seatpost: Thomson Elite; 240 mm ; Ø 27.2 mm ; black
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite (stripped)

Weights in at 7215 grams
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Old 03-18-06, 05:56 PM
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Timo,

That bike is sick... It hurts my feelings (knowing that it is not and will never be mine), but it lets me know real people can build amazing bikes.

Cheers!!!

Quick question though... What's your favorite color?
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Old 03-18-06, 06:29 PM
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wow, that thing is incredible.
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my '04 JTS bought new last May...what a great year it's been. added the cane creek levers and Salsa Bell Laps in 46cm....





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'06 Poprad frame (59cm) w/ 04' Poprad fork
(my '04 frame cracked, but was replaced under warranty )

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Hello everyone!



My budget CC-bike, Rossano Cross. A Finnish brand, frame designed and parts assembled in Finland but the frame is constructed somewhere in Asia.. As they tend to be nowadays.

Some parts:

Frame: 6000 series aluminum triple-butted 54c
Fork: CroMo triple-butted
Shifters: Shimano Tiagra STI
+Tektro RX 2.0 add-on brake levers
Stem: DeDa Logo
Handlebars: DeDa Piega
Front Derailleur: Shimano Tiagra
Rear Derailleur: Shimano 105 9 spd
Hubs: Shimano 105
Brakes: Tektro Oryx
Rims: Alex DH22
Spokes: Alpina F1
Tires: Schwalbe Marathon 700x32
Crankset: RPM 50-36 ISIS
BB: TH 9915 ISIS
Saddle: San Marco Blaze
Pedals: Shimano PD-M505/540
Headset: TH18A
Computer: CatEye Mity 8 (bought afterwards)

Weight: around 10.4kg

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2006 Giant TCX Build

This is my new cross ride. Its replaced an aging and heavy Soul Monk.
Its sold as Frame/Fork only, so the build took a little while to assemble.

Frame - TCX (Medium)
Fork - Carbon
Wheelset - Bontrager Race Lite (stolen from my Lemond Victoire)
Tires- cheap Conti Steel bead.
tubes- cheap and black.
Cassette- 12-25 Ultegra
Seat - WTB Titanium (comfy and reasonably lite, will likely be upgraded)
Post- Bontrager Race X Lite (again off of Lemond)
Stem - Bontrager Race xxx lite (from Klein Palomino XXX) 105mm
Bar - Bontrager Race Lite 46cm (had a Salsa Bell Lap 46 flaring to 52...the pure 46 seems narrow by comparison)
Headset - Giant Integrated
Spacers - Bontrager Carbon
Shifter/brakes - 105 black
front D - 105 braze on bottom pull (upgrading to a clamp top pull ultegra or da soon)..the pulley system looks like a nightmare.
Rear - Ultegra long cage (i occassionally run a 12-34 MTB cassette for really hilly races/rides)
Cranks - Profile Design Carbon 175mm 135bcd
Chainrings - Stronglight 39/ Stronglight 51 (will be running single chainring config for races)
Chain - Sram (to be able to take it apart easily...and frequently
Brakes - Shimano BR 550's. Seem fine so far.
Cables- Bontrager cable set, nice stuff. first time i've used it.
Tape - Silva Carbon.
Pedals - Eggbeater Stainless steel

currently it's doing road duty but i'll put michelin Jets on it for cross.

thanks for looking.
Here's a phew photos.




this is it before i had what i needed to build it up:


midway built.

more photos

Only one ride so far, carbon fork provides a smoother ride, bike is much more responsive to rider effort than the old Soul was. Decrease in weight is perceptable.

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Old 04-13-06, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MERTON
[QUuh.. timo.. why didn't you just go with record? don't tell me it was the price...
Actually I fear the carbon lower arm of a Record rear derailleur is to fulnerable for cross so I use a Chorus one.
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Old 04-22-06, 01:37 AM
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My Felt f1x cyclocross

My first road/? bike. put the Seca slicks on for speed in the city. swapped the horrible, taint-torturing stock saddle for a comfy Specialized BG. the Arkel Tailrider is in the mail.must get the pack off of the back as it gets hotter here in phoenix. now which kind of rack? it has eyelets.
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wow, post confusion. It's a 57cm 2006 Felt F1x cyclocross and i suck at uploading photos.
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