Ritchey Road Logic

gaanrowl

Here`s my Road Logic build, thanks to fellow members for your help and advice.

Ritchey Road Logic 55 frame.
Ultegra 6800 group
Miche hubs
Hplus Son Archtype Rims
Thomson masterpiece seatpost and X2 stem
Fizik kurve saddle
Ritchey evo curve bars, not sure if im happy with these might change at some point.
Michelin pro 4 service course 25mm tires. will change these for some tan side walls when they are worn out.
unsure which bottle cages to get, fancy some retro looking Ti ones

Weighs in at 8kg on my luggage scales

luv2ride

Looking good. Yep, I'm still tempted by one of these!

RideOnTime

sleek, simple, nice...

stevie63

For Bottle Cages, I went with the following ones for mine. I think Steel ones really complement the bike at a fraction of the cost of Ti ones:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/bottles-bottle-cages-blackburn-chicane-stainless-steel-bottle-cage/blacbotc295000000000

gaanrowl

I went for the Elite moreo inox in the end, really wanted Ti but I also wanted the Thomson carbon bars.

cycleclinic

Looks good but why not they grey rims? Miche do silver RG2 hubs as well. In my world bars and stem should be the same colour so maybe the ritchey classic silver bars?

ravey1981

Love this. Polished/silver headset spacers would look good. Shame there are no decent polished chainsets these days.... would really suit this bike.

gaanrowl

I have the grey archetype on da hubs on my other bike, my plan was to chop and change. No really happy with the bars cycleclinc they were not what I ordered sent the wrong ones but ingot a good discount to keep them. So iI may go for the silver bars.

I made my own silver spacers for my last bike but I have since changed jobs and no longer have access to a lathe. Iv been looking to buy.

ravey1981

gaanrowl wrote:

I have the grey archetype on da hubs on my other bike, my plan was to chop and change. No really happy with the bars cycleclinc they were not what I ordered sent the wrong ones but ingot a good discount to keep them. So iI may go for the silver bars.

I made my own silver spacers for my last bike but I have since changed jobs and no longer have access to a lathe. Iv been looking to buy.

From a quick ebay search there are loads available, you could always polish them up if they aren't shiny enough...

sloppyschleckonds

ravey1981 wrote:

Love this. Polished/silver headset spacers would look good. Shame there are no decent polished chainsets these days.... would really suit this bike.

Agreed, maybe a dura ace 7800 chainset would look better

Lovely build, especially the rims.

marcusjb

Nice build.

I am sure it is possible to build up a Road Logic and make it look crap; but, thankfully, I have never seen anyone do it.

Such a nice looking frameset.

rowlers

stevie63 wrote:

For Bottle Cages, I went with the following ones for mine. I think Steel ones really complement the bike at a fraction of the cost of Ti ones:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/bottles-bottle-cages-blackburn-chicane-stainless-steel-bottle-cage/blacbotc295000000000

Thats what I've ordered for mine. Are they any good?

gaanrowl

Thanks for the positive comments guys.

cycleclinic

Silver spacers are easy to buy. I phone a distributor say i want some and they arrive. Just ask your lbs. I dont sell them online at present so there is no point at looking at me.

The best stainless cages without spending big sums are the king cages. Retail is around 15 quid. Nitto make really pretty ones but they are pricey particulalry their 48g hollow tube cage.

bendertherobot

Evo Curve are interesting. I got them in the belief that flatter better on a steel bike. Had them before and liked them. But, I had thin bars on the Road Logic I had (Logic 2 I think) and now have Evo Curve on the Swiss Cross.

I think I now prefer thin bars on a steel bike. Suits the look better and, oddly, seem more comfy?

gaanrowl

bendertherobot wrote:

Evo Curve are interesting. I got them in the belief that flatter better on a steel bike. Had them before and liked them. But, I had thin bars on the Road Logic I had (Logic 2 I think) and now have Evo Curve on the Swiss Cross.

I think I now prefer thin bars on a steel bike. Suits the look better and, oddly, seem more comfy?

it was the logic 2 i ordered , great price from germany but they sent the evo curve and didn`t reply to emails when i tried to return them, so i made a partial claim through paypal and kept them. im going to see how i get on with them and make a decision in a few weeks/ months time.

gaanrowl

had my first ride yesterday, 45 miles quite lumpy. what a pleasure it was! I was surprised how fast it felt. smother than my carbon and didn't feel sluggish when climbing. I had a smile on my face the whole time . I really don't know if ill need my cube anymore.

bendertherobot

gaanrowl wrote:

had my first ride yesterday, 45 miles quite lumpy. what a pleasure it was! I was surprised how fast it felt. smother than my carbon and didn't feel sluggish when climbing. I had a smile on my face the whole time . I really don't know if ill need my cube anymore.

Yep. Smoother than carbon covers it. Witchcraft I reckon.