harrisonk

Anything new?

robbyville

LAJ

I'll still give it a hot, even though there's a bag and taillight hanging off of it. The Silca gets you a pass, simply because I keep looking at them myself. I like the colors of the bike a lot, but the red hubs need to go.

robbyville

Yep I hear you. I have a bunch of pics without the taillight and bag. Also removed the knobby knob for my headlight since I didn't need any additional adjustability when I ride with the light. These are my favorite wheels from my last bike where the red hubs were a positive accent. I'm on the search for another set of 50mm carbon's with black hubs or something but I just sold the last set. Key is that I like to run tubeless. If I find a reasonably priced set of tubulars I may go down that road. New handlebar tape should be here in a week or two as well.

By the way, the Silca roll is pretty darn awesome. Doesn't hold a ton, but not designed to either.

noodle soup

what happened with that other saddle?

robbyville

I still have it and love it (mostly). But the width really started to bother me and seemed to be giving me almost sciatica style problems perhaps. So back on the search I think. I just got this Fabric Line Shallow Pro which seems to be pretty nice so far. I think the Infinity is absolutely perfect for the ultra marathon types. It's pretty wild to have absolutely no pressure or pain on the sit bones but I think I may have just lost a little too much weight and the width is putting too much pressure on other areas. I also think that it's more suited to sustained regular pedaling with no major changes in power. My "spin up" for lack of a better term power seems better with the Fabric than the Infinity but that's probably just me being goofy.

We shall see...

DCwheeler

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Brotisimo

Very Outrun of you. I dig it.

Hot.

robbyville

Both absolutely lovely and hot!

LAJ

Hot. Nicely done.

noodle soup

Have at it.

LAJ

Since you said what it is in another thread, I'll forgive the photography skills. Either that, or it's a very black bike. My photography skills suck, so I will be careful there.

I like it. Since you've had some time to ride it, is it anywhere close to what you had, in terms of ride, fit and performance?

noodle soup

i was posting from my phone(sorry). I’ll try to adjust it.

noodle soup

It's very close in fit, which is why I selected a Domane. The TT is 1mm shorter, the chainstays are 15mm longer, and the HT angle is 1 degree more slack. It is definitely more stable(hands free riding is very easy), and the seat tube decoupler makes the ride incredibly smooth. The Trek is about the same weight, but my old bike had a PowerTap hub.

puma1552

Can a stock bike be hot? Probably not. $2400 bike, paid $1200 brand new. Haven't done the fitting yet, saddle may or may not come up a little, the bike is really comfortable but the 0.883 LeMond method says the saddle is low by 5-7cm depending how bad my self-done pelvic inseam measurement was, but not sure how raising it would affect the reach to the hoods, probably make it longer? Real pedals incoming too.

harrisonk

Nice, you seem to have got a good deal. Enjoy it. In order to make it fit in this thread (as opposed to the "What Road Bike Do You Have" thread), you'll need to add proper pedals and carbon wheels, and lower the stem then cut the tube (this may need to be done incrementally for fit reasons).

WhyFi

Carbon wheels are in no way necessary.

harrisonk

Says who? You are correct that carbon wheels are not necessary for a bike to be "nice," which his is. However, this is "HotRNot," which carries with it certain expectations.

Since "Hot" has never been defined in this thread, it's interpretation is purely subjective. In this thread, bikes deemed "Hot" have overwhelmingly had carbon wheels. Carbon wheels give bikes a more aggressive, race-ready, appearance. Accordingly, I interpret "Hot" to mean "aggressive" or "race-ready." Thus, without carbon wheels, among other things, the bike is not "Hot."

WhyFi

Maybe for you, but that's never even been close to consensus.

noodle soup

I agree. CF wheels don’t help a bike look hot. Some looke better with full CF wheels, but some bikes look great with period correct wheels.

robbyville

Nagrom_

How's my commuter? Just did a summer tune up.

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Tell me how perfect these lines are.

robbyville

LAJ

Warm. It's a stock bike with flat pedals on it. You did get a good deal on it!

LAJ

Not. I've never liked that seatstay thing on those bikes.