New Sworks Tarmac SL 5 ? Build

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  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    To please all the white bar tape haters (!) here's the bike with new Fizik Superlight BLACK tape.

    Quite nice, it has a kind of velour finish whilst the white was slick.

    Also some shots of a) much neater treatment of the in frame cabling, and b) found a little bung in the packaging which I can only assume belongs in the seat post bolt!



  • Iamnot Wiggins
    Iamnot Wiggins Posts: 685
    Question, if I may, regarding your gear cabling; have you crossed them in the downtube and if so, how did you manage this? The trusty magnet method or is there an easier way? I really need to re-do mine!
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Iamnot Wiggins wrote:
    Question, if I may, regarding your gear cabling; have you crossed them in the downtube and if so, how did you manage this? The trusty magnet method or is there an easier way? I really need to re-do mine!

    Yes, they are crossed. Rear shifter goes in on the left hand side.

    No more difficult than not crossing really - using the guide tubes the cables pop out at the bottom bracket, but the hole is big enough down there that you don't even need guide tubes really. Just a Maglite and some needle nose pliers maybe.

    The only place you do is for the chainstay part of the rear derailleur cable as it's a much smaller section.

    I've done it about 8 times now, so it's getting quicker!
  • Iamnot Wiggins
    Iamnot Wiggins Posts: 685
    I just ran mine right/right & left/left as I didn't have time to sit down and change it! Job for the weekend coming up...
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Iamnot Wiggins wrote:
    I just ran mine right/right & left/left as I didn't have time to sit down and change it! Job for the weekend coming up...

    Can't really see that it makes a huge difference.....stops them rattling perhaps?
  • Dick Scruttock
    Dick Scruttock Posts: 2,533
    Better cable entry into the down tube is the main one I believe resulting in less stiction.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    I just built up mine. Stealth version: viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12975448

    I haven't put my super-light race wheel on yet and weighed it. Also, did yours come with the little stopper for the seat post clamp bolt hole? I don't appear to have one.
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Pokerface wrote:
    I just built up mine. Stealth version: viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12975448

    I haven't put my super-light race wheel on yet and weighed it. Also, did yours come with the little stopper for the seat post clamp bolt hole? I don't appear to have one.

    Looks good - can't get that colour in France.

    Is it a 54?

    Found the little bung in with the cables, etc.
  • reg_
    reg_ Posts: 21
    Lovely build.
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    Oooh, I love that piano. Very nice.

    Nice bike too!

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
    MTB - On-One Inbred

    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    bernithebiker wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    I just built up mine. Stealth version: viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12975448

    I haven't put my super-light race wheel on yet and weighed it. Also, did yours come with the little stopper for the seat post clamp bolt hole? I don't appear to have one.

    Looks good - can't get that colour in France.

    Is it a 54?

    Found the little bung in with the cables, etc.

    Yes, a 54.

    I bought just the frame so there were no cables, etc. Although I may have to look around again just in case.
  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Pokerface wrote:
    bernithebiker wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    I just built up mine. Stealth version: viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12975448

    I haven't put my super-light race wheel on yet and weighed it. Also, did yours come with the little stopper for the seat post clamp bolt hole? I don't appear to have one.

    Looks good - can't get that colour in France.

    Is it a 54?

    Found the little bung in with the cables, etc.

    Yes, a 54.

    I bought just the frame so there were no cables, etc. Although I may have to look around again just in case.

    Me too, frame only. When I say cables, I mean all the grommets, cable ends, etc.

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