Htc highroad sworks Tarmac sl3

Frankstatto

Just put my deposit down on an htc highroad s works Tarmac sl3 frame. Very excited as they are only bringing in 50 at the moment.

The question is how to finish it?

Here is the current plan:

SRAM red (limited tour edition yellow)
Sworks handlebars, stem & seatpost
Look keo max pedals yellow
Saddle - either fizik ares (yellow) or sworks romin (white)
Wheels - bontrager aelous 5.0 (green or yellow) or Easton ec90sl clincher
Yellow fizik bar tape

Any advice would be welcome, I do have a budget of £5000 so I can play. A little bit, but I can't go nuts with the wheels.

Lastly for anyone interested in this frame they should contact a specialized concept store ASAP.

Cheers

Barrie

TMR

Which Specialized Concept Store do you work for Barrie? :P

Frankstatto

I wish I did, I could get the staff discount!

flasher

Surely got to be Di2

Frankstatto

It is an option, but would stretch the budget .

Also frame doesn't offer internal routing option, and I am not prepared to drill it.

rick_chasey

As flash as you can get.

Presumably you'd want a close a spec to pro, since it's explicitly a pro machine.

Anonymous

Bontrager finishing kit, Aerospoke wheels and Sram Apex Compact group with a 32 tooth rear cassette.

Zachariah

Sturmey Archer hub gears surely?

Frankstatto

I don't deny it's a bit flash but...

The SRAM groupo set is half the price of di2, and the frame is over a grand less than the equivalent trek.

However I do like things to match hence the color choices.

You gotta feel good/proud of what you're riding?

greasedscotsman

Frankstatto wrote:

Lastly for anyone interested in this frame they should contact a specialized concept store ASAP.

Err, not quite. My LBS offered to get one for me and they're not a Concept store.

lemoncurd

Black is the new yellow: http://www.sram.com/news/sram-red-turns-black-new-color-option-srams-top-end-groupset