Tarted up Tarmac

a.palmer
a.palmer Posts: 504
in Your road bikes
Posted this bike quite a while ago, but been fiddling again recently and finally got rid of the crap Axis brakes and upgraded the cockpit. Very happy with the Prime bars and stem, neatened up the front end loads. The R8000 brakes are so much better than the stock Axis ones too.






And the cockpit before the upgrade:

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  • FreddieVonRost
    FreddieVonRost Posts: 261
    Great orange/black colour scheme.
    Not a Giro Hero!
  • dannbodge
    dannbodge Posts: 1,152
    Looks good. What bar tape is that?
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Colnago dot, it's nice and soft but quite thin. I wrapped the old tape underneath it because it was so thin and I like a bit of squish
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    Like!
    left the forum March 2023
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    is nice
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504

  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    I got envious and bought the same Colnago tape... I find it quite thick, rather than thin... quite nice though...
    left the forum March 2023
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Really? Mine is double wrapped over my old tape and I don't think it's particularly noticeable in thickness
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Finally got around to swapping out the FSA Gossamer cranks. Been wanting to do it for ages but never got round to it. Used the Praxis BB conversion to sort it.


  • slowmart
    slowmart Posts: 4,516
    @OP Lotta love in that bike, Sweet.
    “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”

    Desmond Tutu
  • 50x11
    50x11 Posts: 408
    What a stunning bike mate. Wasn't sure about the orange before but seeing it in the wild it's stunning.

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