The Mishmash, super updated and super coordinated

ed_j

A few of you may remember my first road bike I scraped together last August, I think, anyway, it looked like this:



Since then, I've been tinkering with my position (growing as well which hasn't help with my experimentation) and swapping out bits to try and get a more coherent colour scheme going. This is what I've achieved:











Group set hasn't changed, but the saddle (Flite), seatpost (USE Carbon), stem (3TT Arx Team 130 -17), bars (KORE), bottom bracket (Cermaic GXP, I destroyed the first) and bar tape (Fizik) have. I think it looks a lot tidier. It's still 53/39 11-25, still climbs like a Scottish Mountain Goat on EPO and still stiffer than an English upper lip.

The positions fairly aggressive, 13cm of bar drop, but I have a stupidly long torso compared to my legs, I spend a lot of time in the drops. It's a 58cm frame.

Trying to get as much riding done as possible at the moment but university exams approaching keeps them short. Took it out over a hilly 17 mile ride this morning, averaged 19.5mph solo, she seriously flies.



Building up some alloy tubulars for the summer, got the rims so far...


New decals: (crap phone pics, one day I'll use my actual camera)

Paul 8v

Looks like a decent enough build but I would either spray the forks to match the frame or the frame to match the forks, the latter would look best

lawrences

The frame/forks+stem combo makes me think of a classic car with a F1 spoiler. I say embrace the mishmash and get a deep section front wheel.

declan1

I certainly do remember that - looks much better than it originally did, but the thing that still sticks out are the forks. You need to spray them black or something

ed_j

declan1 wrote:

I certainly do remember that - looks much better than it originally did, but the thing that still sticks out are the forks. You need to spray them black or something

Nahhh. I think I'm getting the Principia decal in black, with a red RSL top left by the seatpost to even things out. Then maybe red derailleur pulleys, embrace my inner tart/Spaniard.

Basically I think you're just jealous of my slammed stem...

ed_j

lawrences wrote:

The frame/forks+stem combo makes me think of a classic car with a F1 spoiler. I say embrace the mishmash and get a deep section front wheel.

Haha, yes I see that too! The frame is from 1994, so that probably explains it. It could really do with a Time carbon fork or something of its era, but then I'd lose that 1 second I gain every 278km at 51.4kph from the aero forks.

Probably going deep section rear. I'm not willing to risk carbon braking in English weather.

declan1

Ed J wrote:

declan1 wrote:

I certainly do remember that - looks much better than it originally did, but the thing that still sticks out are the forks. You need to spray them black or something

Nahhh. I think I'm getting the Principia decal in black, with a red RSL top left by the seatpost to even things out. Then maybe red derailleur pulleys, embrace my inner tart/Spaniard.

Basically I think you're just jealous of my slammed stem...

I am. Our saddle to bar drop is basically the same :evil:

ed_j

Updating the first post didn't seem to bump this up so...