What road bike do you have?
10-21-09, 05:38 AM
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10-21-09, 10:30 AM
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10-21-09, 11:19 AM
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After going though so many pages of beautiful bikes, I am almost embarrased to put my bike here, but here it is.
I have already upgraded the brake calipers to Dura Ace as the stock were Textro R750's and I did not like thier performance. The Dura Ace are a world apart. 400 miles and I am very happy with the bike. The 50cm frame is perfect for my size, 5'8" as a smaller frame is stronger and lighter. 16.4 lbs with pedals.
I have already upgraded the brake calipers to Dura Ace as the stock were Textro R750's and I did not like thier performance. The Dura Ace are a world apart. 400 miles and I am very happy with the bike. The 50cm frame is perfect for my size, 5'8" as a smaller frame is stronger and lighter. 16.4 lbs with pedals.
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2009 Supersix
Frankly, I could't resist black and white Force graphics on my black and white bike. The rundown. Cannondale 2009 Supersix Hi-Mod. 2010 Sram Force gruppo. Ritchey 4 Axis WSC "Wet Black" bar and stem. Ritchey WSC Carbon Seatpost. Selle San Marco Aspide Saddle. Look Keo pedals (as before couldn't resist the white and black graphics) Wheels: Front: Campy Record hub, black Mavic Open Pro rim. Rear: Ultegra 6500 hub, black Mavic Open Pro Rim. Very nice bike, only complaint is the lack of trim on the front shifter, othewise works great.
10-21-09, 02:21 PM
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Frankly, I could't resist black and white Force graphics on my black and white bike. The rundown. Cannondale 2009 Supersix Hi-Mod. 2010 Sram Force gruppo. Ritchey 4 Axis WSC "Wet Black" bar and stem. Ritchey WSC Carbon Seatpost. Selle San Marco Aspide Saddle. Look Keo pedals (as before couldn't resist the white and black graphics) Wheels: Front: Campy Record hub, black Mavic Open Pro rim. Rear: Ultegra 6500 hub, black Mavic Open Pro Rim. Very nice bike, only complaint is the lack of trim on the front shifter, othewise works great.
10-21-09, 02:33 PM
B+ roadie I guess?
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Err, those are SRAM shifters... they're like the Shimano brifters, but the bigger paddle is just like the black shifter lever you normally see on the Shimano ones.
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But if you look at the right shift/brake lever, you can see two brake levers.
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10-21-09, 03:29 PM
Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
10-21-09, 04:48 PM
I pedal in my sleep...
10-21-09, 04:52 PM
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2009 Lynskey r330 Houseblend (small) w/etched logos
- Dura-Ace 7800 Shifters/Derailleurs/Brakes
- Dura-Ace 7803 Crankset (170mm) & Bottom Bracket
- Dura-Ace Pedals PD-7810
- Chris King NoThreadSet Headset (silver)
- Easton EC90 SL carbon fork
- Easton EA90 SL wheelset
- Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires
- Selle San Marco Aspide Carbon FX Arrowhead
- 3T Doric carbon seatpost (280mm uncut)
- Deda Zero100 stem (100mm)
- Deda Supernatural handlebars (44cm)
- Token Ultra-light carbon waterbottle cages
- 16.8lbs (7620g)
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10-21-09, 07:04 PM
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Scatantte CFR Team / Dura Ace. Bike came with Textro R750 calipers but upgraded to Dura Ace calipers. I am extremely surprised at the ride on this bike. I do not feel that I have made any compromises here. Performance finally put a great package together. It also come in SRAM Red config which it what I really wanted but cannot go wrong with DA. Thanks to previous comments about my handlebars angled too low. Funny, I did not realize it. I have since fixed that, bikes feels much better. Controltech compact crank is solid, cannot feel any flex under heavy load. EA90SL wheelset is amazingly solid. Very happy with the bike.
Excuse the tinker bell, tire of telling people "ON YOUR LEFT!"
Excuse the tinker bell, tire of telling people "ON YOUR LEFT!"
10-21-09, 07:11 PM
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2009 Lynskey r330 Houseblend (small) w/etched logos
- Dura-Ace 7800 Shifters/Derailleurs/Brakes
- Dura-Ace 7803 Crankset (170mm) & Bottom Bracket
- Dura-Ace Pedals PD-7810
- Chris King NoThreadSet Headset (silver)
- Easton EC90 SL carbon fork
- Easton EA90 SL wheelset
- Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires
- Selle San Marco Aspide Carbon FX Arrowhead
- 3T Doric carbon seatpost (280mm uncut)
- Deda Zero100 stem (100mm)
- Deda Supernatural handlebars (44cm)
- Token Ultra-light carbon waterbottle cages
- 16.8lbs (7620g)
10-21-09, 07:19 PM
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thx n8tron. This build was certainly a labor of love.
The finish is brushed titanium with etched logos on the top and downtube.
I'll post more photos as they come.
The finish is brushed titanium with etched logos on the top and downtube.
I'll post more photos as they come.
10-22-09, 04:27 AM
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10-22-09, 06:19 AM
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10-22-09, 11:31 AM
I pedal in my sleep...
I just moved some SPDs over from my MB. I'll have to stick with these for a while before I upgrade, saddle needs to come first. Glad to hear you are liking your Defy!
10-22-09, 06:05 PM
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10-22-09, 06:50 PM
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Magnesium is a difficult material to work with - extruding and welding. Paketa does it well. Mg is stiff, lighter than Ti with the dampening of carbon. And it's incredibly durable.