2010 Tarmac Comp With New Wheels

garysan
garysan Posts: 63
edited October 2011 in Your road bikes
I changed the angle of the stem too so no haters please! :)

The bike fit I had at Spesh in Birmingham put it at +16 degrees which I was never keen on and as a few people 'mentioned' it when I posted a shot with my previous wheels on a couple of weeks ago, I changed the shim so it's now only +8. Still comfortable so I may flip it to -8 in time if I can get a bit more flexible....

Wheels were on special at CycleShow so it would have been rude not to, no? ;)

Prefer these to the C35's I had recently bought and fitted as they're more white with no red so they'll suit a lot more bike frames when I come to upgrade (likely next year).

The C35's are for sale in the classifieds if anyone's interested.

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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Thank you! A sensible person who flips his stem instead of having a ludicrously large spacer tower. Far better structurally and arguably better aesthetically too.
    Canyon Endurace CF 2014 | Canyon Ultimate CF 2010
  • drkawaszelong
    drkawaszelong Posts: 260
    EKIMIKE wrote:
    Thank you! A sensible person who flips his stem instead of having a ludicrously large spacer tower. Far better structurally and arguably better aesthetically too.

    aesthetically still not as good as a non-flipped stem, but i'd agree compared to a metre of spacers some people put on!

    nice bike too :)
    My third
  • mike ives
    mike ives Posts: 319
    You might want to move the hoods lower down on the bars at the same time as you flip the stem.
  • pole_2_pole
    pole_2_pole Posts: 270
    Lovely bike! But I am biased as I have a Tarmac, too... Have pimped mine with new wheels as well.
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