My new bike....
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Robs is the black one. You might have to make it a king size Twix.0 -
Starting to see how the white mud guards came about0
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Matt, get back to Road Beginners
More pics, first up the new wheels.
Front
Rear, build still in progress
Box of bits ready to go on
It should be with me tomorrow!FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0 -
It does look lovely. I'm excited for you. Can only imagine how you must feel.
Mind you, that would be mitigated somewhat by having to pay for it.0 -
In the Velosport now waiting for the final tweets to complete and then the first ride home
Looks fantastic
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love the blue accents on it.Commuter: Forme Vision Red/Black FCN 4
Weekender: White/Black - Cube Agree GTC pro FCN 30 -
Bike looks fab!
For BB7 fettling tips, search YouTube for Volagi's BB7 set-up videos - really good and really useful
Here's one of the series to get you started http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch0OlelgFaAROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
Looks lush0
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Go on then tell us how much*. My insurance claim should be in soon then I'm off shopping!
*or PM me if you don't want to post on here.
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Chris
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Got home after a little wait for some fettling. It rides like a dream, or more like a magic carpet, floating over the road. Only spent 5 mins on it as it was getting dark and I had no lights so full report will have to wait for tomorrow. The brakes need to bed in a little, the cassette isn't quite the one I want but the biggest issue is that my Exposure Flare rear light has a red silicone band that clashes with the blue! If I can't find a blue or black replacement I might have to get the silver Lezyne micro light. Pics to follow once I get the wife off the PCFCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0
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If it rides like a dream in that wind imagine how it will be on a nice day.
Regarding the light won't silver clash with the titanium colour? Wouldn't black be better?0 -
Doesn't Exposure have a saddle mount for the flare rearlight? You won't even see the red band.0
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Right pics. Unfortunately all were taken indoors, after dark. I only used the flash on 1 so the quality is a little bit, well, poor. I'll be trying to rectify that at the weekend.
Shiny bike
Downtube
Anti-theft top tube
Wheel and brake
With the other expensive piece of art that I own
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That. Is lovely.- Genesis Croix de Fer
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That's one lovely bike and I absolutely applaud the discs. Can't quite tell what rotors you are using but I changed mine after a recco from a Volagian (bike shop owner) that had experimented.
Like the big pic too - love that era of racing (obviously)ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
MY BB7's bedded in in no time, what's the final weight?If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.0
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That is a very lovley bike. Nice bit of art as well. Which circuit?0
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anonymousblackfg wrote:MY BB7's bedded in in no time, what's the final weight?
Brake hard from 20mph 6x to start withROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
Veronese68 wrote:Which circuit?
I assumed it was a road course/circuit as there's dotted white lines down the middle.ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
First commute this morning and it went very, very well. The ride is fantastic, road buzz and imperfections and filtered away leaving that "floaty" feeling. There's stiffness there too when needed. A couple of brief accelerations were met with a positive response, better than the Comtat. All in all, I'm a very happy bunny.
The pic is from Le Mans. Those 2 cars (Ferrari 250 GTO and Jag D-Type) never actually raced against each other at Le Mans (at least back when both were competing first time around) so its actually 2 separate pics combined into 1. The artist is Dutch and painted it to commission.
The discs are Avid BB7's with 160mm rotors. I'll try giving them the 20-0 hard stops a go and see if that improves things, thanks for the tips.
The build comes in at just under 9kg, before adding lights, bottle cages, Garmin etc.FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0 -
Absolutely stunning!FCN 3 / 40
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Smashing! Really smashing!
* what's an anti-theft top tube?Ben
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Wrath Rob wrote:I'll try giving them the 20-0 hard stops a go and see if that improves things.
I don't know that it matters much on bike discs but don't quite stop when you brake from 20. It's critical on car (race) brakes when bedding them in but I doubt it matters on bike brakes.
You can expect them to take a short while to bed.
Great picture, anyway!ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
meanredspider wrote:Great picture, anyway!
Ferrari 250 GTO, right?Ben
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Wrath Rob wrote:First commute this morning and it went very, very well. The ride is fantastic, road buzz and imperfections and filtered away leaving that "floaty" feeling. There's stiffness there too when needed. A couple of brief accelerations were met with a positive response, better than the Comtat. All in all, I'm a very happy bunny.
The pic is from Le Mans. Those 2 cars (Ferrari 250 GTO and Jag D-Type) never actually raced against each other at Le Mans (at least back when both were competing first time around) so its actually 2 separate pics combined into 1. The artist is Dutch and painted it to commission.
The discs are Avid BB7's with 160mm rotors. I'll try giving them the 20-0 hard stops a go and see if that improves things, thanks for the tips.
The build comes in at just under 9kg, before adding lights, bottle cages, Garmin etc.
Looks lovely, tad jealous.0 -
Ben6899 wrote:Smashing! Really smashing!
* what's an anti-theft top tube?
Duncan, the wheels are hand-builts with Hope CX hubs with Mavic Open Pro CD rims. Went for the CD version of the Open Pro's as you can't see the brake track, its treated and so apears to be the same colour as the rest of the wheel.
Hopefully the weather will be OK at some point over the weekend and I'll get some better snaps taken.FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0