My Specialized S-Works

Fodder666

I first built it in 2006, the only original parts left are the frame, seat post, saddle, headset and spacers.

Frame: S-Works M5 Hardtail (2006)
Forks: Rockshox Reba Team 100mm (2009)
Bars: Race Face Deus (2011)
Stem: Race Face Deus 110mm (2011)
Headset: Cane Creek S2 (2006)
Grips: Race Face Good 'n' Evil (2011)

Front Brake Lever assy: Shimano XT M785 (2012)
Front Caliper: Shimano XT M785 (2012)
Front disc:Shimano XT 180mm (2011)
Rear Brake Lever assy: Shimano XT M785 (2012)
Rear Caliper: Shimano XT M785 (2012)
Rear Disc: Shimano XT 160mm (2011)
Hoses: Shimano XT BH90 (2012)

Shifters: Shimano XT M770 (2012)
Cables: Shimano XT (2012)
Front Mech: Shimano XT
Rear Mech: Shimano XT Rapid Rise

Seat:Specialized BG (2006)
Seat Post: Thomson Elite (2006)
Seat Post Clamp: Single bolt clamp (2006)

Cranks:Shimano XT M770 Hollowtech II (2011)
Chainring(s): XT M770 22/32/44T
Chain: Shimano HG93 (2012)
Cassette: Shimano M770 XT 11-34T (2012)
Pedals: Shimano XT M785 Trail (2012)
Bottom Bracket: Integrated Shimano XT (2011)

Front Wheel: (2011)
Rim: Mavic XM819 UST
Spokes: ACI SS D/B Black
Hub: Shimano XT
Tire: Schwalbe Racing Ralphs UST

Rear Wheel: (2011)
Rim: Mavic XM819 UST
Spokes: ACI SS D/B Black
Hub: Shimano XT
Tire: Schwalbe Racing Ralphs UST

Weight: Between 11-11.5kgs.

Speed_King

I doubt it weighs 10kg mine weighs under 20kg and is as light as heck!! lol But none the less it is a cool frame and some cool components on it also i love it i want the frame though !!

k2rider

speed king i would hope your bike weighed less than 20kg as that equates to 44.1 lbs d/h bike territory, 10kg is respectable for the o/p at 22.05lb for what looks like a standard s/works, not sure about the rear guard though on such a nice bike.

clarkson

a work of art!! yer take the rear guard off, the finish on th frame is soo nice!!

Fodder666

Totally agree that it doesn't look right, the reason for it was winter commute to work but seeing as summer is here and I have a Respro Hump cover I can take it off again.

As for being a standard S-Works, you were never able to buy that bike as a complete build. I bought the frame and parts separate and built it up myself with a little help from lbs.

k2rider

summer? is that when the rain and mud is slightly warmer?

The Prodigy

k2rider wrote:

summer? is that when the rain and mud is slightly warmer?

We are forecast a good one this year...took my guards of commuter today....dunoo why, I must be stupid

gcwebbyuk

Nice

Fodder666

Bump due to new wheel set, no longer sporting a rear mud guard as I have discovered waterproof shorts.

MountainMonster

Quite nice man. Just find it hard to believe you use that as a commuter! Such a nice frame, it's bound to nicked by a scrote.

road_donut

Looks sweet matey

knightrider3000

Speed_King wrote:

I doubt it weighs 10kg mine weighs under 20kg and is as light as heck!! lol But none the less it is a cool frame and some cool components on it also i love it i want the frame though !!

It should be in the 11-12kg range.. My M5 2007 weight 10.1kg without tyres and tubes

Fodder666

After nearly 6 years of good use I've changed from Dual Control to some shiny new XT M785 Disc brakes and XT M770 shifters. Took it to the lbs to get the brake hoses shortened as I didn't want to chance screwing it up. The ride home was fun, getting used to the shifters is going to take a while.

Giraffoto

Get the optical displays off the shift levers - it'll save you several grams and I'm pretty sure no one's ever used them on a moving bike!

njee20

No point removing them for the sake of it unless you actually object to them.

Looks good. Red grips clash IMO, and the Crud Catcher still needs to go!

Giraffoto

njee20 wrote:

No point removing them for the sake of it . . .

For the sake of it? There must be ten whole grams there! Ten grams!!!!

Fair point, I just irrationally object to them. Particularly on higher-level levers like XT. One of those things I can't explain

Fodder666

Thanks for the comments,red grips will probably be due a change end of the year, crud catcher is staying as are the optical displays, next change will be the front and rear mechs unless the cassette and chain need doing sooner.

First ride today with the new brakes/shifters was going well until I badly punctured on what I think was a bird skeleton, fortunately I had a spare tube and a CO2 cartridge as I was a good 7 miles from home. Thanks to MerlinCycles who made sure a new tyre was dispatched today so I should be back riding tomorrow.

Fodder666

New XT M785 Trail SPDs as they were on offer at Merlin.





They look great and are over 150 grams lighter than the DX pedals I had on previously.

njee20

Need to peel the size sticker off and align your tyre logos :-)

The Spiderman

Giraffoto wrote:

njee20 wrote:

No point removing them for the sake of it . . .

For the sake of it? There must be ten whole grams there! Ten grams!!!!

Fair point, I just irrationally object to them. Particularly on higher-level levers like XT. One of those things I can't explain

Mine weighed 20g or so.And the other bigger advanatge is that you can fine tune your lever position or even run your brake levers inboard,of your gear shifters.

The Spiderman

Fodder666 wrote:

After nearly 6 years of good use I've changed from Dual Control to some shiny new XT M785 Disc brakes and XT M770 shifters. Took it to the lbs to get the brake hoses shortened as I didn't want to chance screwing it up. The ride home was fun, getting used to the shifters is going to take a while.

I have 2 bikes one with dcl and rapid rise and one with a conventional set up.I still find the dcl set up more intuitive!

Fodder666

During the first couple of weeks I kept down changing by accident but now I'm used to it, the shifting is definitely smoother than the dcl and I really like the 2 way release system, also the new XT brakes are really good.