My New Cervélo RS...

timdanaher

...I promised myself I'd stop when I got here...

Cervélo RS, Super Record, Chorus cassette 12-29, Carbon clinchers (Corima Red blocks) on lightweight aftermarket hubs + Sapim CX-Rays shod with Tufo tubular clinchers. Can't ride it tho' at the mo' cause of the bloody snow...

Haven't weighed either of them, but it feels quite a bit heavier than my Planet X Pro Lite / Record / Neutrons...

ddraver

Jealous!!!

FransJacques

Looks great. Why is it so heavy do you think?

Also,
- rotate your bars up a bit, they look like they've slipped down
- the "RS" sticker on the TT by the seat cluster is after-market, but not badly done
- wow that Flite really looks old on this bike, the shape and the yellow stitching scream Pantani. Just a visual observation, no critique or nothing.
- big ring please, left crank hidden behind ST - come on people, manners !

And, please please please tell me why you think you, of the 1 million road cyclists in the world, need a back-up TT brake lever. I am dying to know. Really.

timdanaher

FransJacques wrote:

Looks great. Why is it so heavy do you think?

Don't know. Maybe my impression... haven't actually weighed it yet.

FransJacques wrote:

Also,
- rotate your bars up a bit, they look like they've slipped down

Agreed.

FransJacques wrote:

- the "RS" sticker on the TT by the seat cluster is after-market, but not badly done

Actually, all the decals are after market. Done by myself, hem, hem.

FransJacques wrote:

- wow that Flite really looks old on this bike, the shape and the yellow stitching scream Pantani. Just a visual observation, no critique or nothing.

A stopgap.

FransJacques wrote:

And, please please please tell me why you think you, of the 1 million road cyclists in the world, need a back-up TT brake lever. I am dying to know. Really.

Because I only have one arm and have to have two brake levers on the left-hand side? Think that might be it?

Pseudonym

FransJacques wrote:

Also,
- rotate your bars up a bit, they look like they've slipped down

what if they are in the right position for him there - would he still have to rotate them..?

siamon

TimDanaher wrote:

FransJacques wrote:

Looks great. Why is it so heavy do you think?

Don't know. Maybe my impression... haven't actually weighed it yet.

FransJacques wrote:

Also,
- rotate your bars up a bit, they look like they've slipped down

Agreed.

FransJacques wrote:

- the "RS" sticker on the TT by the seat cluster is after-market, but not badly done

Actually, all the decals are after market. Done by myself, hem, hem.

FransJacques wrote:

- wow that Flite really looks old on this bike, the shape and the yellow stitching scream Pantani. Just a visual observation, no critique or nothing.

A stopgap.

FransJacques wrote:

And, please please please tell me why you think you, of the 1 million road cyclists in the world, need a back-up TT brake lever. I am dying to know. Really.

Because I only have one arm and have to have two brake levers on the left-hand side? Think that might be it?

Nice work on answering/decimating the previous post and nicer work on the decals (I think all Cervelos should be black/red) but why do you need/want a Planet x and the RS?

timdanaher

Cheers, Siamon... the frame was orig. a 2011 white – and I hate white bikes – hence the respray. As luck would have it, a 2008(?) RS came up on eBay two days after I got the frame, in exactly that factory livery, and for about half what I paid... chiz chiz chiz.

Don't really need both bikes (have a Ti framed winter bike that'll do)... just wondering what to do ... sell Ti bike or Planet X?

bristolpete

Thats a classic. Lovely bike. Enjoy.

siamon

So leaving yourself with either

Cervelo + Ti winter bike OR
Cervelo + Planet X.

I know which sounds more appealing to me plus planet x bikes seem to fetch good money second hand (as a percentage of their new cost)....

But maybe you should just keep all three, if you need to wait for a part for the Cervelo, you could hop on the X?

Would you mind telling me how much the respray cost, did you strip and prepare the frame or did the sprayshop do it, is it one colour then decals? & most importantly how does the finish compare to a factory RS? Would really appreciate knowing because I have 2 superbly performing bikes that desperately require aesthetic adjustment!

timdanaher

siamon -- Yeah, think I'll keep all three...

The respray was done by Vaz finishes: http://www.cycle-finishes.com/

Best to communicate via text message.

Mario does proper two-pack (isocyanate) spraying for carbon frames. Other frame finishers offered to stove enamel the frame 'at owner's risk', if you can believe that. The frame was sent as-is.... all stripping / preparation was done at Vaz.

Cost was £90 plus postage for a single colour spray. Transfers were applied at Vaz, cost extra £20. Then Clearcoat over the top of the transfers. Although the frame was prepared for finishing, I don't think it was taken back to the bare carbon... where the seat clamp has dug in, I can see the original white. Also, two-pack gets harder and harder as it cures, and this goes on for months after the initial spraying (count on a two-week initial cure period before you get the frame back). Generally impressed with the overall finish (although one transfer was misapplied, despite very detailed instructions provided).

Bloody snow! I wanna ride my RS!!!

thegreatdivide

Those wheels look great with the frame! It would look nice with an Arione saddle ;-)

For what it's worth I think your bar angle is fine. All my bikes have the bars angled like that as I find it gives a nice run off to the Campagnolo hoods.

TMR

Nice bike

I like mine more though

FransJacques

Interesting, I've seen different set ups for various people's needs. How do you shift the rear derailleur?

Do you know that instead of the TT level (which would be tough to actuate at the same time as the road lever, no?) they have splitters which tandem captains use to split 1 brake cable into a rim brake and a drum brake.

St John cycle are good for those sort of things.

Post another shot when you've changed your saddle and rotated up the 'bars.

timdanaher

FransJacques wrote:

Interesting, I've seen different set ups for various people's needs. How do you shift the rear derailleur?

With the rear bar-end shifter mounted on the LH side. Pre 11-speed, the Campag LH Ergo lever could be used for this, but post-11, Campag have reduced the number of clicks in the LH lever from 13 to 6, something that pisses me off, especially as I've given them so much money over the last thirty years.

FransJacques wrote:

Do you know that instead of the TT level (which would be tough to actuate at the same time as the road lever, no?) they have splitters which tandem captains use to split 1 brake cable into a rim brake and a drum brake.

Yes, I did know that, funnily enough. Hwvr, all the solutions that I've used, bar one that's no longer available, are discontinuous-cable ones, and I wanted to get away from that. The goal here is to have the LH lever pull on the front brake, then actuate the rear lever by the lever blade pressing against it. Not set up yet, tho', as you've observed.

FransJacques wrote:

Post another shot when you've changed your saddle and rotated up the 'bars.

Will do. Have to wait and see if I win an eBay auction first, though...

timdanaher

The Mad Rapper wrote:

Nice bike

I like mine more though

So let's see it!... or post a link...

bencolem

TimDanaher wrote:

shod with Tufo tubular clinchers

You've taught me something there - never heard of tubular clinchers! Guess they're tubulars with a bead to mount onto clincher rims? Sounds like the worst of both world's to me - still have to have the extra weight of reinforced clincher rims without the convenience of simply replacing an inner tube in the event of a puncture whilst Tufo's are the worst riding tubs I've ever tried (by a country mile); crashy, wooden ride and rubbish rolling resistance! Why would you want these :shock:

timdanaher

bencolem wrote:

TimDanaher wrote:

shod with Tufo tubular clinchers

You've taught me something there - never heard of tubular clinchers! Guess they're tubulars with a bead to mount onto clincher rims? Sounds like the worst of both world's to me - still have to have the extra weight of reinforced clincher rims without the convenience of simply replacing an inner tube in the event of a puncture whilst Tufo's are the worst riding tubs I've ever tried (by a country mile); crashy, wooden ride and rubbish rolling resistance! Why would you want these :shock:

Because they ride much better than any high pressures I've used, they don't deform under load like pressures do and snakebites are a thing of the past. I'd love to ride real tubs, but don't like relying on other people (or paying bike shops) for the 'oribble task of re-gluing tubs. Don't know what they'll be like when I have a puncture though with the sealing compound... I also ride these on the track (track-specific versions) and they're fantastic... I can fit them myself so it's a real boon not having to rely on other people for tub gluing.

TMR

TimDanaher wrote:

So let's see it!... or post a link...

viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12826835&hilit=cervelo+rs

timdanaher

The Mad Rapper wrote:

TimDanaher wrote:

So let's see it!... or post a link...

viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12826835&hilit=cervelo+rs

Nice colour coordination... and nice photos! That's the colour mine was before the respray... any idea of the weight? Yours is a 56cm, same as mine, so it would be interesting to do a comparison...

timdanaher

Well, there we go, as promised...



So, what do we think? Red saddle? Black saddle?

TMR

Sorry I've not answered your weight query, I haven't any scales. I am changing the bars to the carbon Team version and getting some hand built wheels from Posh Bikes in the next few weeks, so I'll borrow some then and post the weight with new photos.

As to your saddle question, the black one IMHO. That saddle looks huge though