...a Lowly R3 - more new wheels pg3

napoleond

Bit of an update to my R3. I really like it as it is now.



Super Record Group
Rotor 3D+ cranks
Praxis works Chain rings
Zero Gravity Ti brakes
Ksyrium Elite wheels
Fizik Cyrano carbon seat post
Fizik Aliante Carbon saddle
Look Keo Carbon Ti pedals
Interim stem - 3T Arx Team (waiting for the Deda Superleggero stem to come out)
Bars - Deda Zero 100 RHM
Tape - Spesh S-wrap Classic
Tyres - Veloflex Master 23 with Michelin Latex tubes
Planet X Carbon skewers

I also have some wheelsmith wheels - rear Powertap Pro, front Extralight, IRD rims, CX ray spokes. Only 1650g. Bearing in mind the rear hub is 455g, pretty damn light!

Crozza

cabling is a mess

on the tree!

bike however, is looking very nice indeed. it all just looks....right

saprkzz

I am on the hunt for a new bike now due to all the R5's everywhere now!.. i thought I was buying a rare one! :roll: :roll: ...

Yours is nice!.. i do prefer these frame with aero wheels to look at though!.. but function over bling'yness an' all

napoleond

saprkzz wrote:

I am on the hunt for a new bike now due to all the R5's everywhere now!.. i thought I was buying a rare one! :roll: :roll: ...

Yours is nice!.. i do prefer these frame with aero wheels to look at though!.. but function over bling'yness an' all

I had an S2 with Zipps, I had a do with my mate's planet X wheels on this. I like the shallow ones on the R3...

upperoilcan

That's a corker Nap.....

I gotta say that Cervelo's really float my boat,I may well be in the market for a new bike in the next few months (fingers crossed) an i have shortlisted the CerveloS2,S5 or a Spesh Venge...

Choices eh

lovestheclimb

looks great, looks like a Paris-Roubaix Bike!

napoleond

lovestheclimb wrote:

looks great, looks like a Paris-Roubaix Bike!

Cheers, that's about the best compliment I could get

EKIMIKE

Stop right there! Cobbles on those wheels... ooooofffffff. Prepare for an ass beating!

Anyway, good choice on ditching the wheel stickers. Mavic decals - let's just say they're not the best aesthetic.

samsbike

lovely looking bike

mallorcajeff

Yep like that a lot. Dont like the look of the frost on the grasss bbbbbrrrrrrrrrrr. I have the same wheels (by your recomendation) and think they look great without the stickers. Can you put up a side on shot so I can see them a little better as once I take the stickers off theres no putting them back!

Great bike I didnt know anything about Cervelos when I bought my bike, but kind of wish I had now, Not that popular in Mallorca so didnt really know much about them at the time. Cracking bike looks ready to tackle anything and the saddle bar drop looks bag on.

itsnotarace

Nice looking bike, although I'd recommend changing the Masters for a black sidewall for winter use. Mine have gone grey after a few rides in wet conditions

napoleond

itsnotarace wrote:

Nice looking bike, although I'd recommend changing the Masters for a black sidewall for winter use. Mine have gone grey after a few rides in wet conditions

I'll only be using them on sunny days. Otherwise I'll be using vittoria open paves or just use my communting/winter bike. Which should be being delivered any time now.

napoleond

Regards the wheels, I,ll try and get a good photo tomorrow, it's p!ssing it down at the moment. But I think they look great!

nevman

Rear mech cable is too long .....


(runs away)

the_fuggler

I do like an R3. Very nice.

Coach H

Another teriffic looking NapD bike (especially he has now gone Campag), although I still think the Colnago C40/50? was the best. This R3 must be on its 10th reincarnation by now!!

Elites are far better de-stickered, although on mine I have left just the Yellow Mavic section at the valve hole on mine

napoleond

nevman wrote:

Rear mech cable is too long .....


(runs away)

It comes as a standard length from campag

fevmeister

Looking good mate!

Evil Laugh

Can you pm me or whatever and let me know how much the praxis rings cost all in?

Ta

napoleond

Got them from here, have to say I am VERY impressed with them...

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/praxis-works ... xis_works/

jordan_217

Very nice bike.

Please do post some close ups of the wheels, like the look of them.

fevmeister

Let me remind you there's nothing lowly about an r3!!! I'm really after some r sys clinchers for my r3 I think they'd look amazing!

napoleond

jordan_217 wrote:

Very nice bike.

Please do post some close ups of the wheels, like the look of them.

I'll do so tomorrow...

smidsy

Not sure your photo complies with YOUR own rules though Nap :-)

napoleond

smidsy wrote:

Not sure your photo complies with YOUR own rules though Nap :-)

Hence it's not posted in the OCP thread

Velonutter

Cool Napd :-)

How have you found the Rotor Rings with 11 speed, is it as smooth?

napoleond

Not using them, using Praxis rings, really impressed with them.

fevmeister

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golfergmc

Nice bike, how do you find the seatpost.

napoleond

golfergmc wrote:

Nice bike, how do you find the seatpost.

I just look around they seat tube/top tube cluster and Bam! It's there, every time!


Sorry

Seat post is the best I've used for adjustment and clamping. Completely fit and forget, never had any slippage of saddle or post, looks good (imo), nice amount of flex, reasonably priced. Perfect!

golfergmc

NapoleonD wrote:

golfergmc wrote:

Nice bike, how do you find the seatpost.

I just look around they seat tube/top tube cluster and Bam! It's there, every time!


Sorry

Seat post is the best I've used for adjustment and clamping. Completely fit and forget, never had any slippage of saddle or post, looks good (imo), nice amount of flex, reasonably priced. Perfect!

lol, very good, my kind of humor.
I cant decide between the fizik or thomson masterpiece.