Originally Posted by
Maanster
Personal opinion: While the Mavic seatpost is a rare bird, I think a polished campy aero would do the frame more justice and suit the gruppo better. Right now it almost gives the impression of an extended seat tube, but maybe that's what you want.
An extended seattube would be what I saw on a local Merckx MX Leader. Yech - went up 3", the same effect you are seeing with that Mavic post.
That said, one of my fundamental rules of build-ups is to match stem color with the seattube, no exceptions. I tried an all-black post; it clashed with the clear anodized bar sleeve. The Mavic balanced it out. Seatpost and saddle is black/silver/black; handlebar, stem, and bar wrap is black/silver/black.
Originally Posted by
Reynolds
Very nice!
A question: why did you exit the cables before ending the wrap? Do they work better that way or it's for looks?
For looks. I'm adamant about always leaving a perfect edge between the bar tape and handlebar sleeve.