Show Off your Track Training and Racing Bikes (2014+)
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Thanks! Right now my thought is to get Shimano 105 pedals and and the Mavic Ellipse wheelset, even though those China Carbon wheeelsets look sweet. At the moment I'll only have one wheelset so they'll be pulling training and race duty.
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Nagging minor injury has me frustrated, so trying to cheer up with a new build. Haven't ridden it yet, so sizing not dialed in. I had plans to paint it, and still might, but I don't mind the matte black... even if it is being done to death by dudes on their luxury/exotic cars.
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Koga FullProTrack 56cm
Rear:
Carbon Notorious 90 Wheel
Sapim spokes (32)
Victoire HFT Threaded hub
Continental 4000S
Valve Extensioner
Front:
Carbon Notorious 50 Wheel
Sapim spokes (28)
Victoire low flange hub
Continental 4000S
Miche cog/adapter (16T)
Victoire Lockring
Sram S300 Crank/BB with Sram Aero TT Chainring (53T)
Look Keo 2 Max pedals
Miche Pista chain
Cinelli Stem + 3T Ergonova Pro 42cm
Sram Red Black bartape
Miche Supertype stem
Tioga Spyder Saddle
#59
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Nagging minor injury has me frustrated, so trying to cheer up with a new build. Haven't ridden it yet, so sizing not dialed in. I had plans to paint it, and still might, but I don't mind the matte black... even if it is being done to death by dudes on their luxury/exotic cars.
My Tiemeyer is matte white. It's a smudge magnet
Also, nice. I don't think I've ever seen one of these in person and rarely online. What's your impression of it?
#60
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Looks like quite a few frames are starting to look like cervelo T4s.
I don't mind.
I don't mind.
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I got a few nice shots of my bike on its new wheels from Velomine when I went to the Forest City Velodrome this past January.
With my girlfriend's track bike.
The banking was ridiculous. Kissena's gonna feel dull after this.
With my girlfriend's track bike.
The banking was ridiculous. Kissena's gonna feel dull after this.
#62
Hong Fu FM-126... but you see it pop up lots of places. Veloforma is currently branding it (which is one of places it caught my eye, Zak K. is riding one). Two sessions in, feels very solid/stiff. Handling similar to my previous two (PX and Fuji TP), perhaps a tiny bit quicker/twitchier? 14.91 lbs as it sits in that photo (#irrelevant).
#63
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Hong Fu FM-126... but you see it pop up lots of places. Veloforma is currently branding it (which is one of places it caught my eye, Zak K. is riding one). Two sessions in, feels very solid/stiff. Handling similar to my previous two (PX and Fuji TP), perhaps a tiny bit quicker/twitchier? 14.91 lbs as it sits in that photo (#irrelevant).
The different handling is probably due to the 72.5 deg head tube angle. The Planet X has a 75 degree head tube and the Fuji Track Pro has maybe 74 degrees.
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Yeah, that's why I phrased it so weakly. It is probably more just new bike phenomenon, not dialed in perfectly yet. And to be honest, the session today I didn't notice it like the first session. I retract the assessment until further review.
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It's very stiff - and it's really direct in the handling (I'm using it on the road and in the cities) having some problems at the moment though. This week my bearings of my rear hub cracked - replaced them, and now my bottombracket is broken. It's not top of the line, the sram s300. But I have it for like 3 months now.. What's the best choice - omnium with miche chainring? Or maybe even rotor?
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Nagging minor injury has me frustrated, so trying to cheer up with a new build. Haven't ridden it yet, so sizing not dialed in. I had plans to paint it, and still might, but I don't mind the matte black... even if it is being done to death by dudes on their luxury/exotic cars.
Thanks
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Nice! How does it handle? I see it has a different fork than mine; might have a road fork offset (43-45mm). Or rather, maybe, same fork, but dropout cut towards the front of the fork leg rather than the back. The reason I ask about the handling is because I am thinking of putting on a road fork for use in a road time trial in late February. I'm curious how it handles. The road fork will change the trail from around 60mm to ~45mm, depending on the fork.
For comparison:
For comparison:
took it to manchester velodrome for a shakedown yesterday, absolutely fantastic! Yet to get some aerobars to try on the road. Handling was sublime, including some evasive manouevres at 33mph when a beginner moved up right in front of me without looking!
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Nagging minor injury has me frustrated, so trying to cheer up with a new build. Haven't ridden it yet, so sizing not dialed in. I had plans to paint it, and still might, but I don't mind the matte black... even if it is being done to death by dudes on their luxury/exotic cars.
This is outstanding.
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The old bike (with me throwing it back and forth) and the new bike which just saw it's second day on the velodrome this week. My new bike looks a little too much like VanceMac's bike ... hmmm. Regardless I am looking forward to getting it out on the track more.
P.S. Hey how come mine are smaller than everyone else!?
P.S. Hey how come mine are smaller than everyone else!?
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