R5

harry-s
harry-s Posts: 295
edited May 2019 in Your road bikes
Well, now it's put together I feel a bit like the subject in the old Charles Atlas joke, "Dear Charles, I have finished your course, please send me the muscles". I think it looks ok though. I'll probably lose the out front mount for something that fits a bit better, neither the Wahoo supplied mount or the K-Edge sit square on the bars.

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Comments

  • Mr Stamp
    Mr Stamp Posts: 58
    Well I think that looks damn cool.
  • lincolndave
    lincolndave Posts: 9,441
    Very cool , and special
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    the MFs are liking the green striping and the tan walls very much so, see.

    looking very cool.

    can we have a nice side picture as well please

    is the frame as chunky as we think it looks? if so that A Very Good Thing.
    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.
  • harry-s
    harry-s Posts: 295
    Thanks. Yes, it's a little chunkier than the previous model (with the red top tube), noticeable on the down tube and the junction of the seat stays. I'll take a couple of better pix when I get a mo.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Harry-S wrote:
    Thanks. Yes, it's a little chunkier than the previous model (with the red top tube), noticeable on the down tube and the junction of the seat stays. I'll take a couple of better pix when I get a mo.

    cool grazie.

    as we all, chunky, except in the case of women and Dirk, is always A Good Thing. Decent side pic would be cool - haven't seen any of these around these parts so intrigued.
    eTapo would also be cool as it would clean everything up but top job so far. Another case for tan walls winning the day.

    #tanwalls
    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.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    very nice looking bike. The bar tape is not my sort of thing but the overall looks very nice.

    is it good to ride?
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,357
    Must agree with the pup above, very nice but wouldn't go for the bar tape myself. Thankfully it's your bike and your choice, hope you enjoy it.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    The MFs quite like the bar tape - its kinda different and will annoy clubbies.
    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.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,357
    The MFs quite like the bar tape - its kinda different and will annoy clubbies.
    All of them like it? I'd have thought it was a bit marmite and they'd be fighting among themselves.
    Still a nice looking bike though.
  • What bar tape is it. I think its great. I need to jazz up my dull bike. Was looking at the Cinelli camo style , but didn't want to be taken for a massive t*at. Hi viz camo would be acceptable if I could find it for stupid factor.
  • harry-s
    harry-s Posts: 295
    I know what you mean about the tape, - I'd normally use any colour you'd like, as long as it's black, but thought I'd give this brand a whirl, mostly because of the green highlights. I think it looks ok, I can live with it. I drew the line at the bright green plugs though...
    It's a brand called Supacaz, and it's similar in feel to the lizardskin stuff.
  • Supacaz tape is on the list ! The overall bike looks great. My mate has just bought an R3 in dark blue with red bits. That looks timeless class also. Have fun.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Veronese68 wrote:
    The MFs quite like the bar tape - its kinda different and will annoy clubbies.
    All of them like it? I'd have thought it was a bit marmite and they'd be fighting among themselves.
    Still a nice looking bike though.


    well, 4 of them like it, the others are still gazing at it like a bunch of Stone Roses fans on a Sunday morning after a mad night in Salford circa June 1992.
    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.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,606
    Love the supacaz tape, put it on my gf's bike, and have some now for each of my bikes as and when they need replacing.
    Not too hard on the wallet if you get lucky on ebay or in a sale.

    Great quality, nice and grippy, and really easy to wrap.
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • harry-s
    harry-s Posts: 295
    Some more pix, - I took a few but they were so bad. These are the least appalling, I really need to get sorted...

    You can see the beefed up stays joint compared to the old model:
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    the MFs have all nodded and said they like that. chunky and very cool.

    #pukka
    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.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    tasty looking bike.
  • ledeev
    ledeev Posts: 208
    Great looking bike!

    What sort of stem is that?
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Ledeev wrote:
    Great looking bike!

    What sort of stem is that?

    standard cervelo. comes also with the S3.
    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.