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Old 03-28-13, 07:55 AM
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Made a few little changes to the Roubaix such as removing the wheel bilboards and changing to a smaller computer/mount. Yay or nay?

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Looks pretty hot to me. Who cares what position the crank arm is in (I don't).
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Looks pretty hot to me. Who cares what position the crank arm is in (I don't).
I thought crankarm level with downtube was acceptable.... ugh. Epic fail on my part....lol
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The Guru, Caad Evo and the Roubaix SL4... all HOT.
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Originally Posted by garysol1
Made a few little changes to the Roubaix such as removing the wheel bilboards and changing to a smaller computer/mount. Yay or nay?

Probably the best looking roubaix on these forums.
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Originally Posted by gadabout007
Probably the best looking roubaix on these forums.
Thank You...... Thats saying alot.
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Old 03-28-13, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by garysol1
Made a few little changes to the Roubaix such as removing the wheel bilboards and changing to a smaller computer/mount. Yay or nay?

Pretty clean and nicely hot, even though this paint scheme ain't my favorite. Maybe it is just an artifact of the camera angle and the overall geometry, but the cockpit looks a little scrunched up or short stemmed.
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Old 03-28-13, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by gc3
Maybe it is just an artifact of the camera angle and the overall geometry, but the cockpit looks a little scrunched up or short stemmed.
Stem is 100mm and it fits like a glove. Not sure there is anything I could do any differante as far as stem or bars go.
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Originally Posted by primov8
The Guru, Caad Evo and the Roubaix SL4... all HOT.
+1 what wheels on the sl4?
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Originally Posted by chiefDave
+1 what wheels on the sl4?
HED Jet 6's
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Thanks, looks great! Have been thinking about doing the same thing to my envies:
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ENVEs have to have decals...just replace them with outlined or black...
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Old 03-28-13, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by garysol1
Made a few little changes to the Roubaix such as removing the wheel bilboards and changing to a smaller computer/mount. Yay or nay?

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Old 03-28-13, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by chiefDave
Thanks, looks great! Have been thinking about doing the same thing to my envies:
I say keep the decals. And of course, HOT.

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ENVEs have to have decals...just replace them with outlined or black...
An old pic from several months back. I no longer have the Enves, but here were my 65s with custom gloss black decals.
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Old 03-28-13, 09:51 AM
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The Kona, the Dale and the Roubaix all got a NOT from me due to the position of the cranks.

The S Works has the chain on the wrong ring. NOT.
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Old 03-28-13, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by bykofalessergod
the kona, the dale and the roubaix all got a not from me due to the position of the cranks.

The s works has the chain on the wrong ring. Not.
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Old 03-28-13, 10:01 AM
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Thanks man they look great, and thanks for the link! Love the crank on the Noah, as I also have a 3D+ on my R3. More decisions for stickers...

O yea, was not a hot or not pic, did that 100 or so pages ago. Great feedback WRT decal. Thanks.
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lol
They're very nice bicycles but the rules are the rules
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Old 03-28-13, 10:05 AM
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I think I just soiled mysefl!

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Thanks, looks great! Have been thinking about doing the same thing to my envies:
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Old 03-28-13, 10:36 AM
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I would leave the wheels alone. They look great. My HED decals were obnoxious!
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Old 03-28-13, 10:41 AM
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Thanks, looks great! Have been thinking about doing the same thing to my envies:
I guess I'm in the minority, but this one is a 'not' for me. Aside from the terrible staging, there's just too much bulk around the head tube.

That's not to say I wouldn't love to have that bike, but I don't like the look.
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Old 03-28-13, 10:48 AM
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I would leave the wheels alone. They look great. My HED decals were obnoxious!
Thanks for the feedback. I saw an almost identical bike on the Rosedale School charity ride, and got the itch. I was on my R3 chilling and got me thinking. All I have left is dropping that D shaped spacer that flows into the top tube, or maybe a steeper stem to get a bit more drop. Thanks again man!

@antmeeks holy crap thanks man. Now if I can only remember the toon from your avatar... Damn I'm getting old lol
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Old 03-28-13, 11:15 AM
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I guess I'm in the minority, but this one is a 'not' for me. Aside from the terrible staging, there's just too much bulk around the head tube.

That's not to say I wouldn't love to have that bike, but I don't like the look.
+1 S-Works just don't do it for me. Too much of that pooping dog look going on.
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Old 03-28-13, 11:28 AM
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I think I just soiled mysefl!
That is kind of a nice door. It goes well with the moldings.
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