Btwin Stealth Fighter

martinperry

My new toy
Btwin Facet 7 frame, forks, bars and Fizik Antares saddle / Seat tube (Integrated), Ride on cables, all brand new £320
Ultegra 6600 triple (sorry!) Groupset Very light / non existent use £225
New 11 / 25 cassette, Bar tape, Taiwanese stem £65
Already had the wheels / Tyres £200 ish
Total cost £810 - Good old Ebay!!
7700g for a 61cm frame - Quite chuffed
Just been out for its first 45 mile bedding in run - 17 PBs out of 31 strava segments
Probably some Archetype based handbuilts to come next - when I get down to 90Kg :oops:

Sodafarl

That is a great price for all that you have. Good luck and enjoy riding it.
Looks good.

lc1981

Would be more stealth if the front end was lower.

martinperry

Yes - photo makes it look a bit high doesnt it - bars are flat - its just the angle, honest!!
That said, I will be slamming the stem once my poor old back has stretched a bit!

focuz

Bottle cage wrong way up;)

martinperry

Focuz
Bloody good point!!
Didnt think it worked very well the other day!!!
:oops:

martinperry

Now corrected
I worry about myself sometimes!!!

RideOnTime

wow

Gazzaputt

Nice but get a bikefit as that setup looks all wrong.

Front end does look way to high, saddle seems to far forward and you shifters look a little to forward to.

Looks a lovely finish to the frameset.

martinperry

I am settling the fit in at the moment - measured and duplicated everything from the old hack - I am a bit long bodied (6 4") so the saddle tends to end up back there, but I think you are absolutley right - will probably lengthen the stem to compensate. As you say, a pro fit after a few hundred miles may well be in order.
Finish on the frame is VERY matt - hope I dont bugger it up too quickly
Dont know how Decathlon knock these out for the money!!

Super Domestique

Gazzaputt wrote:

Nice but get a bikefit as that setup looks all wrong.

Front end does look way to high, saddle seems to far forward and you shifters look a little to forward to.

Looks a lovely finish to the frameset.

Did you mean too far back?

martinperry

New wheels!!
About as Darth Vader as I could get - £300 Carbonzone 38mm clinchers on Novatec hubs from Ebay
200 miles on them thus far and very impressed

Crozza

holy valve stems!

unusual looking frame, I like it

martinperry

Yes - quick lash up on the valves until new tubes arrived today!

supermurph09

Crozza wrote:

holy valve stems!

unusual looking frame, I like it

I thought a spoke had snapped! :shock:

andi1363

Inspired by those wheels, I took a punt. Not very good I'm afraid. Any out of the saddle effort causes brake rub even with the calipers set as loose as possible. I am tempted to get my spoke key out as several of the spokes sound fairly under tensioned when I ping them.

Camcycle1974

andi1363 wrote:

Inspired by those wheels, I took a punt. Not very good I'm afraid. Any out of the saddle effort causes brake rub even with the calipers set as loose as possible. I am tempted to get my spoke key out as several of the spokes sound fairly under tensioned when I ping them.

Oh dear. I went for the more expensive Farsports option which have, so far, been fine. No flexing or anything else to be of concern as yet.

Matthewfalle

I bought some Carbonzone 60mm tubs as a punt (paid around £230 delivered)- really, really good: stiff, light, roll very well, no rubbing, look good and great zoooooom zooooom zooooom noise. Well recommended.

martinperry

My Carbonzones are performing fautlessly thus far

Miles253

Matthewfalle wrote:

I bought some Carbonzone 60mm tubs as a punt (paid around £230 delivered)- really, really good: stiff, light, roll very well, no rubbing, look good and great zoooooom zooooom zooooom noise. Well recommended.

230 delivered is an epic deal! Did you go throug EBay, or directly somehow?

Matthewfalle

Direct through ebay - he had his "£180 the pair special never to be repeated ever, ever, EVER (until next time)" deal on, the rest was postage - I didn't get stung at customs fortunately.

Really, really happy with them: I went for the matt ones and the finish is really nice.

Dealing with him was really nice as well - admittedly my Mandarin is not the best in the world and his English is basic but we muddled through - only a couple of emails were needed to confirm my delivery address.

Did I say that I was very impressed for £230?