First proper road bike

852Kompol
852Kompol Posts: 67
edited January 2016 in Your road bikes
As I reward myself for my Graduation and leaving my life aboard, I decided to spoil myself a bit with a proper road bike.
I previous roll in a Ridley X-bow with Slicks... not exactly snail pace but this is better
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Frame: Wittson Custom Ti
Forks: Enve Road Disc 2.0
Bars: Engage by Ax lightness Compact
Stem: FSA K-Force Light 110mm
Headset: Chris King no-threadset

Bar Tape: FSA Gel Tape
Sti Levers: Shimano RS785 Hydraulic mechanical
Front Caliper: Shimano RS685
Rear Caliper: Shimano R685
Rotors: XTR RT-99 Ice-tech

Cables: Jagwire
Front Mech: Shimano 6800 braze on (X-Cross Carbon mount)
Rear Mech: Shimano 6800 SS

Seat: Selle italia Monolink SLR
Seat Post: FSA K-Force Light Monolink
Seat Post Clamp: Planet X

Cranks: Pioneer-Dual sided Power meter/Dura-ace 9000
Chainring(s): Osymetric 52-38
Chain: KMC DLC X11SL
Cassette: Shimano 6800 11-28
Pedals: Look Keo Blade 2 Ti
Bottom Bracket: Tripeak Ceramic

Wheels: DT Swiss RC38 C DB Carbon Clinchers
Hub: DT Spline (with 36t star ratchet upgrade)
Tube: Foss
Tire: F: Continental Attack/R: Continental GP4000 S II
Accessories: K-edge chain catcher, Bontrager XXX Lite bottle cages, Camelbak Podium Bottles
Weight: 8.5kg

Comments

  • Rigga
    Rigga Posts: 939
    Beautiful! I would go with black bar tape personally. Is that a bell on the stem?
  • 852Kompol
    852Kompol Posts: 67
    Rigga wrote:
    Beautiful! I would go with black bar tape personally. Is that a bell on the stem?
    Should be on black tape when it comes to my next roll...and yep..we are required by law to have a bell on bikes...but since I never really use them... its best for it to sit there...its a sram bell(yes there is such a thing)
  • lakesluddite
    lakesluddite Posts: 1,337
    Nice. I like the tan bar tape, keep it!

    Are you taking it into the showers to clean it? :D
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Nicest Ti bike I've seen on here - top work.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • 852Kompol
    852Kompol Posts: 67
    LakesLuddite wrote:
    Nice. I like the tan bar tape, keep it!

    Are you taking it into the showers to clean it? :D
    I might go back to Red if black don't work... I have enough red trims to not violate Rule #8... or do I ? :lol:
    Velominati wrote:
    Rule #8 // Saddles, bars, and tires shall be carefully matched.

    This is taken just after a night ride where I store her in the living room(I live in an apartment). She will be let into the shower if a rag and brush is not performing up to standards...
  • kim10
    kim10 Posts: 186
    That is a very nice build. Really like this and haven't seen many ti bikes with those dropped seat stays. I hope it rides as well as it looks!
  • singleton
    singleton Posts: 2,523
    Lovely bike, and congrats on graduating.
  • bbrap
    bbrap Posts: 610
    Very nice looking bike. Whoever did your tiling needs a good kicking though :P
    Rose Xeon CDX 3100, Ultegra Di2 disc (nice weather)
    Ribble Gran Fondo, Campagnolo Centaur (winter bike)
    Van Raam 'O' Pair
    Land Rover (really nasty weather :lol: )
  • 852Kompol
    852Kompol Posts: 67
    Thanks folks, still think what more to make this even better.
    Kim10 wrote:
    That is a very nice build. Really like this and haven't seen many ti bikes with those dropped seat stays. I hope it rides as well as it looks!

    Its slightly harsher ride than I want...but not exactly the frame's fault... running 22/23c at 110psi was asking for trouble, anything below 100psi is great.

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