s-works loveliness
oldredpinarello
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APV_2921 by avoake, on Flickr
APV_2924 by avoake, on Flickr
I finally decided to inspire myself into more km's this year, so have spent a winter scraping together parts from classifieds and forums, with a splash of eBay.
S-works tarmac 2016 - Matte black 54cm
Crank: Dura Ace 9000 50/34
Rear mech: Dura ace 9000
Front mech: Dura ace 9000
Shifters: Ultegra 6800
Cassette: Ultegra 11-32 (some steep stuff over here!)
Bars: 3T tornova stealth carbon bars 42cm
Stem: 110mm zipp beyond black
Wheels: Mavic cosmic ultimate
Saddle: Specialized romin
k-edge chain catcher and some quite lovely carbon cages from aliexpress, and she is now ready to go!
APV_2924 by avoake, on Flickr
I finally decided to inspire myself into more km's this year, so have spent a winter scraping together parts from classifieds and forums, with a splash of eBay.
S-works tarmac 2016 - Matte black 54cm
Crank: Dura Ace 9000 50/34
Rear mech: Dura ace 9000
Front mech: Dura ace 9000
Shifters: Ultegra 6800
Cassette: Ultegra 11-32 (some steep stuff over here!)
Bars: 3T tornova stealth carbon bars 42cm
Stem: 110mm zipp beyond black
Wheels: Mavic cosmic ultimate
Saddle: Specialized romin
k-edge chain catcher and some quite lovely carbon cages from aliexpress, and she is now ready to go!
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Like that!Advocate of disc brakes.0
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I wasn't sure why you titled the thread as such ... then I realised you're a person who changed the thread title ...Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.0
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Good job, enjoy in good health.“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”
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It's my birthday today, please can I have this?0
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Very nice. Any issues with the 32 cassette on SS rear mech?0
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siddy1972 wrote:Very nice. Any issues with the 32 cassette on SS rear mech?
nope, a 32 cassette works a treat with the short cage rear mech on this frame. I even accidentally sipped it into big big and nothing exploded (though I would not do this unless completely by accident!) When things really ramp up the 32 is great, though some of the gaps in the cassette are horrible, still undecided if I will stick with this or go back to a 28.0 -
Very close to pulling the trigger on a Di2 version of this.
How do you rate it to previous bikes you've owned?0 -
oldredpinarello wrote:siddy1972 wrote:Very nice. Any issues with the 32 cassette on SS rear mech?
nope, a 32 cassette works a treat with the short cage rear mech on this frame. I even accidentally sipped it into big big and nothing exploded (though I would not do this unless completely by accident!) When things really ramp up the 32 is great, though some of the gaps in the cassette are horrible, still undecided if I will stick with this or go back to a 28.
Bike looks great , really like this
I ran this for a whole season with 32t on ss mech no issues at all , i mixed up a ultegra and dura ace cassette to get better low down ratios , but to be honest i find the 32 a bit of an odd gear its hard to gauge how to ride it , if you stand up on very steep hills it feels like your going nowhere , drop back to 28t for 2017 , rode Italian mountains on 28t last year on a hire bike and it was fine , but yes 32t runs on ss with a bit of setting uplast month wilier gt -this month ? bh rc10 -
Ryan_W wrote:Very close to pulling the trigger on a Di2 version of this.
How do you rate it to previous bikes you've owned?
I need to give it more of a chance before I can give it a full review, but so far very happy with it. It is actually quite chunky and solid compared to what I have had before which was a bit unexpected. It is no featherweight by any means, but that wasn't what I was after. I wouldnt go for the matte black again, looks too normal, and gets filthy. I just got a great deal on it! It is way too much bike for me but so far, I really love it.limoneboy wrote:oldredpinarello wrote:siddy1972 wrote:Very nice. Any issues with the 32 cassette on SS rear mech?
nope, a 32 cassette works a treat with the short cage rear mech on this frame. I even accidentally sipped it into big big and nothing exploded (though I would not do this unless completely by accident!) When things really ramp up the 32 is great, though some of the gaps in the cassette are horrible, still undecided if I will stick with this or go back to a 28.
Bike looks great , really like this
I ran this for a whole season with 32t on ss mech no issues at all , i mixed up a ultegra and dura ace cassette to get better low down ratios , but to be honest i find the 32 a bit of an odd gear its hard to gauge how to ride it , if you stand up on very steep hills it feels like your going nowhere , drop back to 28t for 2017 , rode Italian mountains on 28t last year on a hire bike and it was fine , but yes 32t runs on ss with a bit of setting up
I am also just giving the 32T a run out, I have never had 11 speed before, so thought I would give it a try. I am thinking closer gear ratios might be even better. I see it as a bail out gear on long hilly rides with some steep pitches, it is a ludicrously light gear. I have managed the alps before with a 34/28..... We will see!0 -
Very stealthy0