Show me your BLACK bike!
03-09-13, 07:44 AM
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The name of this bike is "The tank" because I can't break her even by crashing into a pile of metal and shes a really nice long distance ride.
Not as expensive or pretty as a lot of bikes in this thread, but my favorite bike by far - built entirely from parts to work the way I need.
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03-09-13, 11:13 PM
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Before anyone replies, YES I leveled the seat.
2006 Caad8 rebuild w/Campy Athena 11spd & Eurus wheelset. Love riding this bike!
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03-15-13, 07:16 AM
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This thread had drifted all the way to page 4, unacceptable...here's my updated 2012 Parlee Z5 SLi:
03-15-13, 10:05 AM
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Ok, I'll play. Here's mine:
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03-15-13, 03:53 PM
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Okay, did my first real ride today. Let me start with giving my frame of reference for comparison - I've been riding only DA 7900-24 tubeless wheels with Maxxis tires at about 90F / 95R for the last 18 months, nice solid wheelset. These new wheels are built from Farsports ultralight 38mm rims (20.5mm wide), Novatec SL hubs 20/24 spokes (1263 grams total weight) with Veloflex Corsa 23s on them inflated to 110F / 115R for this ride. Also installed SwissStop Black Prince brake pads. I go about 185 lbs after a relatively sedentary winter. Not a racer but not a total slug, BB category recreational rider who did 3K miles last year. This was just a break-in ride doing about 36 miles on a MUT in Northern Virginia, so no rough roads or steep hills requiring much braking were experienced yet. Temps in the 50s, sunny day with quartering/side winds all the way.
General impressions, they spin up / accelerate quickly and hold speed well on flats. Maintaining speed on rolling hills, and pushing it on the uphills, I was rewarded for the effort . No wheel "chatter" or extraneous noises noticed, but I had my ears partially covered, so a closer look at that aspect later. Didn't rub the wheels on brakes or frames even one time, no matter how much I was jerking the bike back and forth while pulling / pedaling hard. So, plenty "stiff" and very comfortable (although I'll play around with tire pressure a bit). Hub noise minimal and not annoying, but I had a little extra grease added during the build, and quieter is my preference. Braking was really nice, firm and smooth, comparable to or perhaps even better than the D-A alloys, but I didn't do any long or steep downhills, and real hard braking was done only a couple of times to test effectiveness and braking noise.
For purposes of Just Riding Along, there's no real performance improvement between the DA C24s and these new wheels. In fact, it's hard to beat that tubeless set up for all around comfort and sense of reliability.
Pushing hard is where I noticed the difference with the new wheels. At a higher level of exertion, they just felt faster in each aspect, and my efforts were rewarded. Probably some placebo effect involved, and it isn't a huge improvement or one that could be quantified, but is to be expected simply based on reducing overall rolling weight in wheels and tires by about 250 grams. These are just first impressions, and I'll report more as I put on the miles. And they look good too, so far so good for an investment of under $700.
General impressions, they spin up / accelerate quickly and hold speed well on flats. Maintaining speed on rolling hills, and pushing it on the uphills, I was rewarded for the effort . No wheel "chatter" or extraneous noises noticed, but I had my ears partially covered, so a closer look at that aspect later. Didn't rub the wheels on brakes or frames even one time, no matter how much I was jerking the bike back and forth while pulling / pedaling hard. So, plenty "stiff" and very comfortable (although I'll play around with tire pressure a bit). Hub noise minimal and not annoying, but I had a little extra grease added during the build, and quieter is my preference. Braking was really nice, firm and smooth, comparable to or perhaps even better than the D-A alloys, but I didn't do any long or steep downhills, and real hard braking was done only a couple of times to test effectiveness and braking noise.
For purposes of Just Riding Along, there's no real performance improvement between the DA C24s and these new wheels. In fact, it's hard to beat that tubeless set up for all around comfort and sense of reliability.
Pushing hard is where I noticed the difference with the new wheels. At a higher level of exertion, they just felt faster in each aspect, and my efforts were rewarded. Probably some placebo effect involved, and it isn't a huge improvement or one that could be quantified, but is to be expected simply based on reducing overall rolling weight in wheels and tires by about 250 grams. These are just first impressions, and I'll report more as I put on the miles. And they look good too, so far so good for an investment of under $700.
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03-15-13, 04:04 PM
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03-15-13, 07:32 PM
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03-15-13, 07:37 PM
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Okay, did my first real ride today. Let me start with giving my frame of reference for comparison - I've been riding only DA 7900-24 tubeless wheels with Maxxis tires at about 90F / 95R for the last 18 months, nice solid wheelset. These new wheels are built from Farsports ultralight 38mm rims (20.5mm wide), Novatec SL hubs 20/24 spokes (1263 grams total weight) with Veloflex Corsa 23s on them inflated to 110F / 115R for this ride. Also installed SwissStop Black Prince brake pads. I go about 185 lbs after a relatively sedentary winter. Not a racer but not a total slug, BB category recreational rider who did 3K miles last year. This was just a break-in ride doing about 36 miles on a MUT in Northern Virginia, so no rough roads or steep hills requiring much braking were experienced yet. Temps in the 50s, sunny day with quartering/side winds all the way.
General impressions, they spin up / accelerate quickly and hold speed well on flats. Maintaining speed on rolling hills, and pushing it on the uphills, I was rewarded for the effort . No wheel "chatter" or extraneous noises noticed, but I had my ears partially covered, so a closer look at that aspect later. Didn't rub the wheels on brakes or frames even one time, no matter how much I was jerking the bike back and forth while pulling / pedaling hard. So, plenty "stiff" and very comfortable (although I'll play around with tire pressure a bit). Hub noise minimal and not annoying, but I had a little extra grease added during the build, and quieter is my preference. Braking was really nice, firm and smooth, comparable to or perhaps even better than the D-A alloys, but I didn't do any long or steep downhills, and real hard braking was done only a couple of times to test effectiveness and braking noise.
For purposes of Just Riding Along, there's no real performance improvement between the DA C24s and these new wheels. In fact, it's hard to beat that tubeless set up for all around comfort and sense of reliability.
Pushing hard is where I noticed the difference with the new wheels. At a higher level of exertion, they just felt faster in each aspect, and my efforts were rewarded. Probably some placebo effect involved, and it isn't a huge improvement or one that could be quantified, but is to be expected simply based on reducing overall rolling weight in wheels and tires by about 250 grams. These are just first impressions, and I'll report more as I put on the miles. And they look good too, so far so good for an investment of under $700.
General impressions, they spin up / accelerate quickly and hold speed well on flats. Maintaining speed on rolling hills, and pushing it on the uphills, I was rewarded for the effort . No wheel "chatter" or extraneous noises noticed, but I had my ears partially covered, so a closer look at that aspect later. Didn't rub the wheels on brakes or frames even one time, no matter how much I was jerking the bike back and forth while pulling / pedaling hard. So, plenty "stiff" and very comfortable (although I'll play around with tire pressure a bit). Hub noise minimal and not annoying, but I had a little extra grease added during the build, and quieter is my preference. Braking was really nice, firm and smooth, comparable to or perhaps even better than the D-A alloys, but I didn't do any long or steep downhills, and real hard braking was done only a couple of times to test effectiveness and braking noise.
For purposes of Just Riding Along, there's no real performance improvement between the DA C24s and these new wheels. In fact, it's hard to beat that tubeless set up for all around comfort and sense of reliability.
Pushing hard is where I noticed the difference with the new wheels. At a higher level of exertion, they just felt faster in each aspect, and my efforts were rewarded. Probably some placebo effect involved, and it isn't a huge improvement or one that could be quantified, but is to be expected simply based on reducing overall rolling weight in wheels and tires by about 250 grams. These are just first impressions, and I'll report more as I put on the miles. And they look good too, so far so good for an investment of under $700.
good to hear that you like them right off the bat and had no issues! They look great with your build too
03-16-13, 05:34 PM
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03-17-13, 12:58 PM
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03-17-13, 02:01 PM
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03-18-13, 12:50 AM
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My stealth bomber... had the new powder done last fall.
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03-19-13, 09:48 AM
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tv, if that is a recent photo then I'm jealous. Just got 10 inches of new snow, GRRRRRRRRRR.
03-19-13, 10:05 AM
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Tha-anks.
Am loving some of these stealthy rides here... the Moulden is a custom built XC bike that I really like for long road trips and the Schwalbe Hurricane tyres are some of my all time favourites because they are so versatile. Running them out at 75-80 psi on the road yields a smooth and fast ride and when the road turns to dust and dirt they can be run on the low 30's for better hookup and shock absorption.
I run the bars higher so I can cruise comfortably in the drops and have a better position on technical descents, the cross levers really made a huge difference here.
The bike curbs out at a pound more than my custom steel road bike which is pretty astounding for what it is... the frame is primarily Reynolds 853 with a Tange / Ritchey seatpost and it is an extremely stiff and responsive bike.
Am loving some of these stealthy rides here... the Moulden is a custom built XC bike that I really like for long road trips and the Schwalbe Hurricane tyres are some of my all time favourites because they are so versatile. Running them out at 75-80 psi on the road yields a smooth and fast ride and when the road turns to dust and dirt they can be run on the low 30's for better hookup and shock absorption.
I run the bars higher so I can cruise comfortably in the drops and have a better position on technical descents, the cross levers really made a huge difference here.
The bike curbs out at a pound more than my custom steel road bike which is pretty astounding for what it is... the frame is primarily Reynolds 853 with a Tange / Ritchey seatpost and it is an extremely stiff and responsive bike.
03-19-13, 10:13 AM
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Awesome looking bike. Looks great with the white/silver accents and WH-7900 C50 wheels. Out of curiosity, what handlebar is that? I've been looking to replace the one on my Madone (too round, can't get enough palm on it) and the bar in your pic has the sort of drop profile I'm looking for.