Feather Road Disc

mbroady

Got about 2k on the clock now so given her a good once over, everything is bedded in and tight as a drum. Time for some vanity shots.

Only real upgrade coming up is the hidden barend Di2 unit when that gets released so I can get rid of the ugly junction box from the front end. Maybe the Dura Ace 9100 shifters as these R785s are a bit chunky.

Higher res shots - http://imgur.com/gallery/TA940

the_fuggler

That is an absolute stunner!

drlodge

Ricky's bikes are among the best.

mbroady

Another pic I found on my phone, this shows how good Rickys painter is, taking my 'proof of concept' to an actual paint job.

super_prestige

Wow!!

ayjaycee

Nice, nice and nice again. Chapeau.

kayodot

fantastic! love Ricky's work.

chaymck

Cracking. Love it

How tight is the clearance under the fork!?

mbroady

chaymck wrote:

Cracking. Love it

How tight is the clearance under the fork!?

It's fairly snug, no chance of running 28s. Saying that, the 25 Vittorias measure up 27mm wide on these rims.

alex222

Amazing paint job

marcusjb

That is a stunner. I hope it takes you on many happy adventures.

drlodge

How long did you have to wait for it, from the point you "placed the order"?

mbroady

Was a fair while, probably about 2 years but that was mainly down to waiting on the whole road disc 'standard' thing to sort itself out somewhat. I could have got it sooner if going for rim brakes but had my heart set on discs so waited for the Flat Mount specs to emerge.

I ended up making a flat mount jig for Ricky because there were no solutions on the market with it being such a new standard.

ugo.santalucia

It's very beautiful, but having the option to go custom I wouldn't have chosen such narrow tyre clearances... it seems you are really limited with the size of your tyres and even the current size will inevitably cause the paint at the back of the seat tube to be ruined fairly quickly, as you pickup dirt and debris

meesterbond

Is that a standard colour scheme or were you at the Nuffield Tri on Sunday?

balthazar

Lovely. Really graceful bike. The best interpretation of "mid 90's Marin" I've seen in a modern paint job- I've wondered how to manage that myself.

coops1967

Lovely... how are those Ai2 rotors? Have you used the Shimano Ice tech to compare them to?

mamil314

Any problems with toe overlap

cycleclinic

I like the frame. Yes the R785 shifter are chunky. Not sure if the R9100 series shifter will be any better. RRP is £500 per side with calipers! Dur in January but that will slip.

The only thing I would change is the bar tape. It kind of clashes with the rest of the bike. Not sure how you manage to keep it clean. I would have also gone for more clearance for wider tyres. But hey it not my bike is it it yours.

mbroady

ugo.santalucia wrote:

It's very beautiful, but having the option to go custom I wouldn't have chosen such narrow tyre clearances... it seems you are really limited with the size of your tyres and even the current size will inevitably cause the paint at the back of the seat tube to be ruined fairly quickly, as you pickup dirt and debris

Fair comment, I can get 28mm in the back but no chance on the front, the Enve forks are fairly tight with 25mm on wide rims. I can't imagine I'd want to go over 25 on this bike anyway, I've got plenty of clearance on the other bike, could get 30s on there no problem.

mbroady

balthazar wrote:

Lovely. Really graceful bike. The best interpretation of "mid 90's Marin" I've seen in a modern paint job- I've wondered how to manage that myself.

Good point, I never made that link but now you mention it it's definitely there, I always liked the mix of muted frames and neon forks on those older Marins. My LBS used to have loads but that was back in my BMX days so I never owned one.

mbroady

coops1967 wrote:

Lovely... how are those Ai2 rotors? Have you used the Shimano Ice tech to compare them to?

Yeah they've been great, no problems at all, although they're the first discs I've used in years so don't really have anything to compare to! I'm thinking either Hope or Shimano at 160mm when I need to replace eventually, give the larger discs a go just to compare. The Icetech isn't available in 6-bolt 140mm which was the main reason I went with the Ashimas to start with.

mbroady

mamil314 wrote:

Any problems with toe overlap

No, it's not something I've noticed, I'm size 8 so not too big which might help things. You can make it happen when going really slow but that's the same for any bike I've ridden.

mbroady

thecycleclinic wrote:

I like the frame. Yes the R785 shifter are chunky. Not sure if the R9100 series shifter will be any better. RRP is £500 per side with calipers! Dur in January but that will slip.

The only thing I would change is the bar tape. It kind of clashes with the rest of the bike. Not sure how you manage to keep it clean. I would have also gone for more clearance for wider tyres. But hey it not my bike is it it yours.

Yeah I saw the prices... May just live with the R785s after all..

The tape is Supacaz, really nice stuff but probably a bit thick if I'm being honest. It cleans up great as well, a bit of cleaner / degreaser on a rag and any muck comes right off. I don't wear gloves either so it was a concern, probably go with grey tape when I do eventually replace though.

coops1967

MBroady wrote:

coops1967 wrote:

Lovely... how are those Ai2 rotors? Have you used the Shimano Ice tech to compare them to?

Yeah they've been great, no problems at all, although they're the first discs I've used in years so don't really have anything to compare to! I'm thinking either Hope or Shimano at 160mm when I need to replace eventually, give the larger discs a go just to compare. The Icetech isn't available in 6-bolt 140mm which was the main reason I went with the Ashimas to start with.

Ah, I didn't realise they were 140mm - mine are the 6 bolt 160mm Shimano and are great (and hydraulic is certainly far better than the previous mechanical cable disc brakes I had on the previous bike). I've ordered some Ai2 160mm to put on the new wheels i'm getting from the UK - the 160mm Shimano are more than enough stopping power, so even the visible reduction in stopping area on the Ai2's should still be more then good enough (especially compared to 140mm rotors)... and they're good enough value to try ( as opposed to carbon-Ti lightweight rotors.... :shock: )