Kaffenback for the other half

ugo.santalucia

Just finished building my wife's new bike... 500 quid in parts (I already had saddle, wheels and tyres).
XT Hydro brakes, XT 9 speed shifter, Zee chainset.
Surprisingly light... it's probably 10 Kg or just under

Dismal day, so apologies for the crappy indoor photo

bendertherobot

So, if she has your wheels...........

ugo.santalucia

bendertherobot wrote:

So, if she has your wheels...........

I've got mine... wasn't the point of discs to have one pair of wheels for all seasons?

bendertherobot

Ah, right. Got ya.

I like that, a lot. Flat bars are great.

ugo.santalucia

bendertherobot wrote:

Ah, right. Got ya.

I like that, a lot. Flat bars are great.

Flat bars allow you to use great hydro brakes at very low cost. Road levers are so expensive... one would think that the investment they put in the 90s to develop them would be paid off by now, but they seem to charge extortionate prices for some levers

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Looks a nice bike in tea and coffee.:)

ugo.santalucia

NitrousOxide wrote:

Looks a nice bike in tea and coffee.:)

It's a very nice finish and the frame quality and the alignment is very good... it's a lot of frame for 159 quid!

onyourright

What’s the saddle?

ugo.santalucia

OnYourRight wrote:

What’s the saddle?

Brooks swift... for boys... should get her a woman's saddle, but they are so ugly...