Good value finishing kit

dazz_ni45

I will be building up a new frame after Christmas (assuming I'm on santa's nice list).

The frame is a CAAD10 and I have just ordered a 105 5800 groupset for it so I need to decide on bars, stem and seatpost. I don't want to break the bank but want to do the frame justice so what does everyone recommend as a good value finishing kit so I can make sure of some of the christmas discounts floating around. I was thinking of a carbon seatpost, but happy with/prefer alloy stem/bars.

Thanks

napoleond

Can't go wrong with Deda Zero 1, or if feeling a bit naughty, Zero 100.

DKay

Deda Zero 100 bars and stems on both of my bikes. Strong, stiff, light, well made and reasonably priced. I would only pay more if I were going carbon.

Yellow Peril

Shimano Pro Vibe is nice as well.

Matthewfalle

If you want to do it justice get rid of the 105 and get Ultegra/force in the sales for the same price.

Ritchey WCS in the sales is also very good and looks very nice.

dazz_ni45

Thanks chaps, I've had Deda on most of my past bikes and been happy with it so its most likely again. Usually used it with a different make seatpost though. Any thoughts on the deda posts and in particular the carbon ones?

Opted for the 5800 as I have it on another bike and 6800 on another, truthfully, I can't see a discernible difference between the two and certainly, not a £200-250 difference, plus it is being built on a budget....

ilm_zero7

+1 for DEDA

sarm34

SL-K all round ... the real stuff not the Chinese rubbish

Matthewfalle

dazz_ni45 wrote:

Thanks chaps, I've had Deda on most of my past bikes and been happy with it so its most likely again. Usually used it with a different make seatpost though. Any thoughts on the deda posts and in particular the carbon ones?

Opted for the 5800 as I have it on another bike and 6800 on another, truthfully, I can't see a discernible difference between the two and certainly, not a £200-250 difference, plus it is being built on a budget....

It's a CAAD 10. They are gooooogeous - at least chuck some Force on it. Please? What wheels are you going for?

GGBiker

Cannondale c1 or c2 stuff is nice and light.

3T if you want a classy look.

DKay

dazz_ni45 wrote:

Thanks chaps, I've had Deda on most of my past bikes and been happy with it so its most likely again. Usually used it with a different make seatpost though. Any thoughts on the deda posts and in particular the carbon ones?

I have a Deda Drittissimo carbon seatpost and it's been fine, but it's an inline model. The Deda SuperZero carbon seatpost looks lovely, but isn't cheap.

lakesluddite

I'm looking to do the same thing, so am interested in seeing the recommendations.

So far I am thinking of the Deda Newton Ergonomic bars (have been recommended ergo after a fitting), the Zero 100 stem and have also just looked at this carbon seatpost that looks very good value:

http://www.kingbarcelona.com/en/massi-c ... -5371.html

Has anyone had any experience of this seatpost?

Anonymous

Deda Zero100. About 150 for the lot. Looks great, performs well.

dazz_ni45

Purchasing complete....

Deda Zero 2 Stem
Deda RHM 02 Bars
Deda Superzero seatpost
105 6800 carbon pedals
plus the usual bartape, cages etc.

Had to stick with a shimano groupset as I will be using stages and will be using the rotor bb30 - 24mm adapter.

Wheels will be a set of handbuilts and shared with the synapse (there were built for the synapse) and eventually replaced with a set of deep section carbons once the bank account recovers a bit...

Just need all the parts here now to get it built up.

Anonymous

Not matching?

I need a lie down

dazz_ni45

Sorry to disappoint.... lol