Trek 1.5 2011 Winter Bike Self Build

bobones
bobones Posts: 1,215
edited April 2013 in Your road bikes
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Built up in Jan 2012 from a new frameset that cost £150 with mostly spare and some bought parts. Wheelset and entire drivetrain except FD has had to be replaced this year due to wear and tear. I did have some nice looking Aksiums on this but the rims got trashed in no time. The CXP22s pictured were a spare set now replaced by handbuilts. Chainset was also replaced in the last month. Scabby garage is not mine!

Frame: Trek 1.5 2011 56cm Alpha White Aluminium
Forks: Bontrager approved carbon
Bars: Bontrager Race VR 42cm
Stem: Bontrager Race Light 100mm
Headset: Cane Creek 1-1/8" semi-integrated with semi-cartridge bearings
Bar Tape: Pro Gel

Brake Calipers: Shimano R451 Long Reach (both are front calipers as previously used in old nutted frame)
Brake Pads: Swissstop GXPII (Green)

Shifters: Microshift 10 Speed
Cables: Shimano
Front Mech: Shimano Sora 3400
Rear Mech: Shimano 105 5701 Silver

Saddle: Selle Italia C2 Genuine Gel
Seat Post: Bontrager carbon with 20mm offset

Chainset: Shimano Tiagra 4600 50/34 170mm (previous Sora chainset pictured)
Chain: Shimano Dura Ace 7900
Cassette: Shimano 105 5700 12-27T
Pedals: Look Keo Easy
Bottom Bracket: Shimano Ultegra 6700 HTII

Wheels: Handbuilt Ambrosio Evolution (black)/Shimano 105 hubs (black)/ACI spokes (stainless) (previous CXP22 wheels pictured)
Tubes: Michelin AirComp Ultralight
Tires: Continental GP4000s
Skewers: Shimano 105

Cages: Elite Custom Race Black
Mudguards SKS Longboard 35mm Black

Weight: 22lbs/10kg (as pictured)

Comments

  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    like mine (2010 below) but black!
    Recommend grey tape to match the crankset (grey is the new black/white and avoids having to swap between them in spring and autumn :? ).
    Can you post up a piccie with the new bits on it?
    valves at 6 o'clock, crank at juanty angle, lights removed etc to appease.
    ignore comments like "its a trek"

    edit: having seen the pics of the felt I can see why you want a winter bike 8)

    how are the micro-shifts? is there much difference in price from tiagra/105?
  • bobones
    bobones Posts: 1,215
    darhlairedlord wrote:
    like mine (2010 below) but black!
    Recommend grey tape to match the crankset (grey is the new black/white and avoids having to swap between them in spring and autumn :? ).
    Can you post up a piccie with the new bits on it?
    valves at 6 o'clock, crank at juanty angle, lights removed etc to appease.
    ignore comments like "its a trek"

    edit: having seen the pics of the felt I can see why you want a winter bike 8)

    how are the micro-shifts? is there much difference in price from tiagra/105?
    Up-to-date pic following the rules below although I don't think crank a jaunty angle is one of them: either horizontal or in line with chain stays is rule I know. :wink:

    I can't bring myself to cut the steerer, but I probably should.

    The Microshift shifters are great, but definitely not as smooth and quiet as the 105s. These were original on the Felt, but I bought 105s for it because the clacky noise of the Microshift ones was annoying me slightly.

    Was thinking about adding some colour to the bike with different tape, but I must admit grey didn't spring to mind!

    It may be just a Trek, but it's absolutely perfect as a winter/wet bike.

    Reweighed at 21.5lbs/9.77kg

    trek15atm.jpg

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