Show us your Venges

super_prestige
super_prestige Posts: 300
edited May 2013 in Your road bikes
As the title says, lets see them, I just seen the Boonen special in the local S Works store :shock:
Building:
S-Works Venge, Ultegra DI2, Carbon Clinchers
Race:
Moda Stretto, Force Groupset, American Classic Carbon 58`s

Winter:
Whyte Suffolk, Hydro Disks

Retro:
Tommasini Super Prestige Full Campagnolo C/W Delta`s
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  • mrdsgs
    mrdsgs Posts: 337
    This is mine, now with 303 firecrests

    viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12908667
    Colnago Addict!
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Zipp Zipp 8)
  • mallorcajeff
    mallorcajeff Posts: 1,489
    That booned rep i saw one here a few months back. Stunning. Just way over priced which was a shame.
  • super_prestige
    super_prestige Posts: 300
    mallorcajeff wrote:
    That booned rep i saw one here a few months back. Stunning. Just way over priced which was a shame.

    I know what you mean, I called in today to see if they had a frame my size. Bu they want 3K, I really like it, but I'm not prepared to ay £400.00 for a nice paint job and a bit of exclusivity.
    Building:
    S-Works Venge, Ultegra DI2, Carbon Clinchers
    Race:
    Moda Stretto, Force Groupset, American Classic Carbon 58`s

    Winter:
    Whyte Suffolk, Hydro Disks

    Retro:
    Tommasini Super Prestige Full Campagnolo C/W Delta`s
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    I have one being built up in Chester, right now...
    Will post photos later this month :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • super_prestige
    super_prestige Posts: 300
    hopper1 wrote:
    I have one being built up in Chester, right now...
    Will post photos later this month :wink:

    Ahh that's where I saw it, drove past today and its no longer on display. Perhaps that's your what size did you go for?
    Building:
    S-Works Venge, Ultegra DI2, Carbon Clinchers
    Race:
    Moda Stretto, Force Groupset, American Classic Carbon 58`s

    Winter:
    Whyte Suffolk, Hydro Disks

    Retro:
    Tommasini Super Prestige Full Campagnolo C/W Delta`s
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Super Prestige wrote:
    hopper1 wrote:
    I have one being built up in Chester, right now...
    Will post photos later this month :wink:

    Ahh that's where I saw it, drove past today and its no longer on display. Perhaps that's your what size did you go for?

    Mine's not the Boonen rep... Too colourful for my liking. I ordered a satin black frame, with the white decals...
    Size 49cm.
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • Neil Buckley
    Neil Buckley Posts: 334
    There's a Boonen rep with full Zipp cockpit and 404s and SRAM Red. VERY nice.
    Helmand Province is such a nice place.....
  • upperoilcan
    upperoilcan Posts: 1,180
    One and done ? :shock:
    Cervelo S5 Ultegra Di2.
  • slowandsteady
    slowandsteady Posts: 339
    Keep looking to this thread waiting to see a stunning venge....


    Fail!!
    Wilier Cento Uno SR 2013 in Fluro Yellow
    Cannondale Caad10 2014 in BLACK!!
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Slowandsteady wrote:
    Keep looking to this thread waiting to see a stunning venge....


    Fail!!

    yeah, me too, where's all these Venges then? Parked up waiting for July?

    While we wait here's what all Venge owners secretly hanker after; an SL4!!!

  • super_prestige
    super_prestige Posts: 300
    At this rate I will be the first to post a picture, and won't be getting it until the end of May. (Bonus Time :D:D:D )
    Building:
    S-Works Venge, Ultegra DI2, Carbon Clinchers
    Race:
    Moda Stretto, Force Groupset, American Classic Carbon 58`s

    Winter:
    Whyte Suffolk, Hydro Disks

    Retro:
    Tommasini Super Prestige Full Campagnolo C/W Delta`s
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Super Prestige wrote:
    At this rate I will be the first to post a picture, and won't be getting it until the end of May. (Bonus Time :D:D:D )
    Picking mine up from Chester on the 22nd April :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • upperoilcan
    upperoilcan Posts: 1,180
    WARNING.....

    THREAD FAILURE IN PROGRESS. :shock:
    Cervelo S5 Ultegra Di2.
  • T-Cycles
    T-Cycles Posts: 2
    Saw this forum today for the first time, a friend linked me to another post on some S-Works bikes and in my surfing I stumbled across this quickly dying thread. Here's my Boonen Venge, #45/200 in 58cm, 2012 Red, Zipp bars-stem, Far & Near brakes, S-Works crank w/ Cobweb rings, some gold bits from KCNC, gold Nokon, Brooks leather tape, Whiskey cages, some old 404 tubulars. Only have about 100mi on her so far due to consistently bad weather, but she's fast!

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  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Nice build with imaginative parts.

    Never seen those rings before. Do you have the carbon or alloy spider as the chainring bolt sizes are different if carbon?
  • T-Cycles
    T-Cycles Posts: 2
    bernithebiker wrote:
    Nice build with imaginative parts.

    Never seen those rings before. Do you have the carbon or alloy spider as the chainring bolt sizes are different if carbon?

    Good question, I'm using the alloy spider. I originally got the carbon spider, having completely forgotten that the carbon spider uses proprietary chainring bolts. I considered those gold KCNC bolts to be an important part of my design criteria, so I didn't want to change it. The alloy rings vs. carbon rings have a negligible difference in weight anyway.

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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    T-Cycles wrote:
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    Really nice, mate.
    Too colourful for my stealth like mind, so I opted for the satin black frame. Picking it up on Monday...
    Watch this space :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Picked it up earlier.
    Due to a hectic days travelling, I haven't had a chance to ride it, yet. That's pencilled in for tomorrow morning.

    S-Works Venge.
    Dura Ace Di2 2013, 11 speed.
    Quarq S975 cranks.
    Zipp Vuka Sprint bars.
    Zipp 404 clincher wheels.
    Specialized Turbo 23mm.
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    Bars look as though they turned up, but they aren't! Stem will be trimmed later.
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    A few tweaks to be made.
    First real riding will be done in Majorca over the next week :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • upperoilcan
    upperoilcan Posts: 1,180
    At last !
    Cervelo S5 Ultegra Di2.
  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    hopper1 wrote:
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    tremendous
  • gbr236
    gbr236 Posts: 393
    Sorry to hijack
    Just built mine up
    INternal cables slapping on rough tarmac
    IS there a secret to stop this?
    Cheers
  • TheSmithers
    TheSmithers Posts: 291
    hopper1 wrote:
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    Mint!
    http://app.strava.com/athletes/2086404
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    gbr236 wrote:
    Sorry to hijack
    Just built mine up
    INternal cables slapping on rough tarmac
    IS there a secret to stop this?
    Cheers

    yes. rubber doughnuts on rear brake cable.
  • izza
    izza Posts: 1,561
    Not that different to Hopper1's but chose to upgrade today with Enve's instead of Zipps.

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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Very nice wheels, mate... Classy :wink:
    Glad I got the internal battery, as that looks a little out on it's own, down there on the BB.
    Rode mine down Puig Major yesterday, and it never skipped a beat, absolutely rock sloid at speed :D
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • NeXXus
    NeXXus Posts: 854
    Nobody owns a Venge Comp? Have been oogling but can't find decent non-commercial pics of one.

    The red accents look far too garish on the '13 model for my liking.
    And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.
  • super_prestige
    super_prestige Posts: 300
    izza wrote:
    Not that different to Hopper1's but chose to upgrade today with Enve's instead of Zipps.

    books001_zps972758a4.jpg

    Very nice, what size frame is it?
    Building:
    S-Works Venge, Ultegra DI2, Carbon Clinchers
    Race:
    Moda Stretto, Force Groupset, American Classic Carbon 58`s

    Winter:
    Whyte Suffolk, Hydro Disks

    Retro:
    Tommasini Super Prestige Full Campagnolo C/W Delta`s
  • izza
    izza Posts: 1,561
    Super Prestige wrote:
    Very nice, what size frame is it?

    58 cm. I'm 6' 2" tall with inner seam of 34".
    hopper1 wrote:
    Very nice wheels, mate... Classy :wink:
    Glad I got the internal battery, as that looks a little out on it's own, down there on the BB.
    Rode mine down Puig Major yesterday, and it never skipped a beat, absolutely rock sloid at speed :D

    1) how do you charge it? My bike shed has no power so unless there is a cord and plug I would have to take seatpost out every few months or not.

    2) How low does the battery sit and how heavy is it? I have replaced my saddle bag with a bag in my rear pocket. I love the way the Venge feels solid yet alive when I get out of the saddle. Was worried that if the battery is high up on the seatpost then the ease at which the bike flicks side to side would be deteriorated.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    izza wrote:
    Super Prestige wrote:
    Very nice, what size frame is it?

    58 cm. I'm 6' 2" tall with inner seam of 34".
    hopper1 wrote:
    Very nice wheels, mate... Classy :wink:
    Glad I got the internal battery, as that looks a little out on it's own, down there on the BB.
    Rode mine down Puig Major yesterday, and it never skipped a beat, absolutely rock sloid at speed :D

    1) how do you charge it? My bike shed has no power so unless there is a cord and plug I would have to take seatpost out every few months or not.

    2) How low does the battery sit and how heavy is it? I have replaced my saddle bag with a bag in my rear pocket. I love the way the Venge feels solid yet alive when I get out of the saddle. Was worried that if the battery is high up on the seatpost then the ease at which the bike flicks side to side would be deteriorated.

    The internal set up has a little port in the small box just under my stem, plug in there.
    The battery is about the size of a pen and weighs nothing. It does sit in the seat post, but I haven't noticed any side affects, yet. :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!

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