lightly modified Giant TCR Advanced
fivethirtyonepm
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having put together my stealthy black race-build which I finished on Monday evening ( viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12888787 ), last night I turned my attention to another of my bikes which was sitting as a pile of bits in the kitchen. A few hours of spanner twirling and cable cutting later, this is was the result:-
the bike is a 2011 Giant TCR Advanced 2 (size large). The mods over standard are:-
38mm carbon clincher rims on Novatec hubs with Sapim aero spokes
Vittoria Evo Corsa CX tyres
Planet X Ti/Carbon skewers
Swisstop Yellow brake pads
Jagwire Gold Medal cable set
Rotor Q-Rings
Onza gold chainring bolts
Ultegra SPD-SL pedals
Deda Zero 2 (new model) stem (90mm)
Deda RHM02 bars (42cm c-c)
Cinelli Cork ribbon (slightly chewed by the dog)
Cinelli Gel Inserts
Cinelli Milano bar end plugs
The bike fits like a glove (on the turbo trainer). I have no idea how it rides as I haven't actually ridden it yet. The Q-Rings should be a giggle though!
the bike is a 2011 Giant TCR Advanced 2 (size large). The mods over standard are:-
38mm carbon clincher rims on Novatec hubs with Sapim aero spokes
Vittoria Evo Corsa CX tyres
Planet X Ti/Carbon skewers
Swisstop Yellow brake pads
Jagwire Gold Medal cable set
Rotor Q-Rings
Onza gold chainring bolts
Ultegra SPD-SL pedals
Deda Zero 2 (new model) stem (90mm)
Deda RHM02 bars (42cm c-c)
Cinelli Cork ribbon (slightly chewed by the dog)
Cinelli Gel Inserts
Cinelli Milano bar end plugs
The bike fits like a glove (on the turbo trainer). I have no idea how it rides as I haven't actually ridden it yet. The Q-Rings should be a giggle though!
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Looks good, I really like giants -> not sure about the gold bits though.. doesn't really match the bike.0
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ALIHISGREAT wrote:Looks good, I really like giants -> not sure about the gold bits though.. doesn't really match the bike.
in the flesh it looks great... the 2011 Advanced 2 has mostly grey/silver accents, which work well with gold0 -
Love the wheels and the Rotor Q rings. Can you let me know how you get on with them and where you got them?
Why tidy the house when you can clean your bike?0 -
You have some collection.
I love this build and the Chinese carbon, great attention to detail.0 -
trek_dan wrote:You have some collection.
I love this build and the Chinese carbon, great attention to detail.
why thank you... a few more recent creations from the past 12 months (current and now sold):-
Cinelli Pro Best Of Italo '79 (built for me, rather than by me)
Ambrosio Rapide Compact - bike for me partner (current)
Giant Defy winter commuter (current)
Yeti ASR5 (current)
Colnago Ramarro (now sold)
Turner Flux full custom build (built for me, rarher than by me - now sold)
Cannondale drop bar 1x9 (current)
On One Inbred singlespeed (now sold)
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