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05-06-20, 12:41 PM
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06-02-20, 08:22 PM
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06-02-20, 08:23 PM
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06-03-20, 06:50 AM
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Also, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially since they're TL, but your tires are mounted the wrong way, they're directional.
06-03-20, 08:03 AM
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I don't usually care for black bikes, but def hot! Minor point deduction for crank not horizontal and front valve stem not at 6 o'clock.
Also, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially since they're TL, but your tires are mounted the wrong way, they're directional.
Also, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially since they're TL, but your tires are mounted the wrong way, they're directional.
06-03-20, 11:03 AM
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I'd ride that! I like the introduction of non-traditional color and a little fun in the bar tape. Slight nit-pick, and this is just a personal thing for me. The lines of a bike where the seat stays intersect the seat tube well below top tube don't flow well to my eyes.
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06-07-20, 08:09 PM
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07-10-20, 01:05 AM
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Post bike fit, deda spacers, LB wheels, Bontrager bar tape.
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07-10-20, 07:37 AM
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^^^ I love the frame and all of the componentry (minus the pedals), but the downward tilted saddle, as far forward as it'll go, and on a zero setback post, just doesn't look right. Upturned stems are always a tough sell, too.
07-10-20, 07:59 AM
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Saddle tilt is 1 degree down. not sure why it looks tilted down.
09-03-20, 04:22 PM
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09-03-20, 05:07 PM
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Swapped stem from +8 degree to 0 degree with extra 10mm spacer.
Saddle swapped for a Fizik Antares aswell.
Improvement on my photo above?
Saddle swapped for a Fizik Antares aswell.
Improvement on my photo above?
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09-04-20, 05:08 PM
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It's a very, very good bike. [Like mine...] I'm not sure it warrants "hot": is that reserved for the Bassos and Bianchis and Colnagos? Or can the more pragmatic Cubes, Canyons, and Giants, achieve a "hot" status?
What about the Planet X brand, or Decathlon's "Van Rysel" bikes? Where do they fall on the "street cred" list? Objectively they're pretty damn good too...
09-06-20, 10:54 PM
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Saddle still looks forward, but that's just a photo aesthetic, and if it fits you then so be it.
It's a very, very good bike. [Like mine...] I'm not sure it warrants "hot": is that reserved for the Bassos and Bianchis and Colnagos? Or can the more pragmatic Cubes, Canyons, and Giants, achieve a "hot" status?
What about the Planet X brand, or Decathlon's "Van Rysel" bikes? Where do they fall on the "street cred" list? Objectively they're pretty damn good too...
It's a very, very good bike. [Like mine...] I'm not sure it warrants "hot": is that reserved for the Bassos and Bianchis and Colnagos? Or can the more pragmatic Cubes, Canyons, and Giants, achieve a "hot" status?
What about the Planet X brand, or Decathlon's "Van Rysel" bikes? Where do they fall on the "street cred" list? Objectively they're pretty damn good too...
I had another session with the fitter on the weekend to tune the new saddle and stem, and because i'd lost another 8kg. He moved my saddle up 10mm and back 10mm and unprompted he mentioned the next upgrade required is +4mm axle R8000 pedals, so im doing a bit of shopping at the moment for them and some new kicks.
Here's how the bike is setup at the moment - the saddle clamp area is actually pretty nuetral to the 0 degree seatpost.
09-07-20, 12:07 PM
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I get the photo angle making the seat look tilted downwards, the saddle so far forward is an aesthetic faux pas but I understand fit over everything else! I love the Cube bikes and would give it a hot, except... one itsy bitsy challenge. You gotta center the brand name of the tires (or logo) over the LB wheel decal. They're off by maybe a cm it seems and it's totally freaking me out!
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09-29-20, 08:56 PM
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Hot, aside from old school bars, 80s-looking tape, gold chain, and wall-climbing cassette
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