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Old 06-28-18, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
I agree the bike looks strange, but I don’t see the hyena.
+1. When in the position I think he's envisioning, a hyena is more sloped.
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Old 06-28-18, 08:26 AM
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my Pinarello FP Quatro in Big Sur.
I really like the build up that you have chosen.
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Old 06-30-18, 10:37 AM
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Older Bianchi 928. Everything changed out except frame and compression plug. 17lbs as it sits

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Old 06-30-18, 04:13 PM
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For me, Hot.
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Old 06-30-18, 04:29 PM
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Other than the cable routing and the levers that seem a titch high it’s lovely. Can those wheels be debadged or are they clear coated?
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Old 06-30-18, 04:54 PM
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2016 Foundry Chillkoot, Ultegra 6800, Bontrager Aeolus 5 Comp wheels
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Old 06-30-18, 07:27 PM
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2016 Foundry Chillkoot, Ultegra 6800, Bontrager Aeolus 5 Comp wheels
The saddle looks like you could slide right off it and the frame pump on that bike is a no-no. Warm.
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Old 06-30-18, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by robbyville
Other than the cable routing and the levers that seem a titch high it’s lovely. Can those wheels be debadged or are they clear coated?
Unfortunately their initial attempt at internal frame routing didn't go well and it's not a very clean look. The headtube is also an unfortunately tall design and it's already slammed with a 2mm topcap and -17 deg stem. If the frame didn't ride so well I'd be in the market for a non endurance geometry frame. The wheel decals are also permanent but hopefully I'll have some full carbon Zipps soon.
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Old 06-30-18, 08:28 PM
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Beautiful bike nevertheless, I am sure it rides just as nicely!
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Old 07-01-18, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
Unfortunately their initial attempt at internal frame routing didn't go well and it's not a very clean look. The headtube is also an unfortunately tall design and it's already slammed with a 2mm topcap and -17 deg stem. If the frame didn't ride so well I'd be in the market for a non endurance geometry frame. The wheel decals are also permanent but hopefully I'll have some full carbon Zipps soon.
I have that same frame, definitely hot to me. Have you tried fitting 28mm tires to that frame? If so, how's the clearance?
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Old 07-01-18, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Wittyname
2016 Foundry Chillkoot, Ultegra 6800, Bontrager Aeolus 5 Comp wheels
I really like the frame, and think the wheels are the right choice. Also kind of like what you did with the bar tape. Cages, ok; frame pump, not sure - I'd want to see the bike in the round, from a more realistic and elevated point of view. Saddle, no; pedals, no; stem, heavens no!
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Old 07-01-18, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Wittyname
2016 Foundry Chillkoot, Ultegra 6800, Bontrager Aeolus 5 Comp wheels
Nice frame, but not (yet).
That gold chain seems really out of place.
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Old 07-01-18, 07:03 AM
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A white saddle would make that Foundry much hotter.
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Old 07-01-18, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by cat0020
A white saddle would make that Foundry much hotter.
A leveled white saddle. That tilt is killing it for me.
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Old 07-01-18, 07:29 AM
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It wouldn't take much to make the Foundry hot. Black bar tape, stem to match seat post, level seat post, remove frame pump, black pedals and chrome chain. As it is now, not.

The Bianchi, while set up well, has a weird pregnant whale down tube that I find unattractive. Not.
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Old 07-01-18, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
A leveled white saddle. That tilt is killing it for me.
+1

Not a fan of the tape & stem either.
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Old 07-01-18, 09:07 AM
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Thanks for the input, all. I'm not a fan of the tape, either, it will be going back to black once this stuff lived it's life. Stem matches the bars (Zipp SL70 Aero), was planning on getting a Zipp seatpost eventually anyhow, so that'll fix that, but I do love my frame pump, so I'll just accept that it's a knock against hotness. Much appreciated!

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Old 07-01-18, 09:59 AM
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When I see a saddle sloped like that I tend to think that the there is some fundamental flaw in bike fit. My guess is that the slammed stem is a big mistake in this case. The cutout saddle tends toward confirmation.

This is the hot or not thread and not the bike fit thread. I get that.

In my feeble mind however, the bike would be hotter with a few spacers and a level, non cutout saddle. As pictured now it just makes me cringe. My nuts and hands get numb just looking at that bike. Not hot.


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Old 07-01-18, 10:37 AM
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No worries. The saddle tilt has been a recent thing, since this past winter when trainer time just started becoming unbearable past 20 minutes, tried the slight tilt and it felt good; did 92 miles on this setup a couple of weeks back and it felt great the whole way through. As for cutout/no cutout, I've tried multiple cutout free saddles with no success...Bontrager Serano and Fizik Antares that came on the bike, did not like either one. Thanks for your input!
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Old 07-01-18, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Wittyname
No worries. The saddle tilt has been a recent thing, since this past winter when trainer time just started becoming unbearable past 20 minutes, tried the slight tilt and it felt good; did 92 miles on this setup a couple of weeks back and it felt great the whole way through. As for cutout/no cutout, I've tried multiple cutout free saddles with no success...Bontrager Serano and Fizik Antares that came on the bike, did not like either one. Thanks for your input!
Other than the saddle I think it's freaking gorgeous. You should stage it level just for pics
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Old 07-01-18, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Wittyname
No worries. The saddle tilt has been a recent thing, since this past winter when trainer time just started becoming unbearable past 20 minutes, tried the slight tilt and it felt good; did 92 miles on this setup a couple of weeks back and it felt great the whole way through. As for cutout/no cutout, I've tried multiple cutout free saddles with no success...Bontrager Serano and Fizik Antares that came on the bike, did not like either one. Thanks for your input!
Maybe its semantics but that isn't what I call a "slight" tilt.
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The saddle tilt on that Foundry is unacceptable and it needs to match the bar tape anyway (or the tape needs to match it) so not hot, but if that was fixed, Hot.
The Bianchi further up is warm, but IMO the wiggly downtube slightly ruins an otherwise hot bike.
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Old 07-01-18, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Wittyname
I do love my frame pump, so I'll just accept that it's a knock against hotness. Much appreciated!

Yeah, I suspect the frame pump is less offensive in real life than it was in the original post.
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Old 07-01-18, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kbarch
Yeah, I suspect the frame pump is less offensive in real life than it was in the original post.
Very much so, I've even received a number of compliments on it, as well as it being quite useful (people keep getting flats this year!). But we all know real world and this thread are very different beasts. Thanks!
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Old 07-11-18, 07:47 PM
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