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Bike p0rn---I am Legend!
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 2008-10-26 10:37 AM |
Champion  16151     Checkin' out the podium girls |  Subject: Bike p0rn---I am Legend!After the long wait for insurance to settle the crashed bike and the long wait for Serotta to build the custom frame, here's my new road ride. 17lbs in size 59cm. I decided against the paint as they wany ~$900 for a custom paint job. The Wheels are Topolino; a small manufacturer here in CT (buy local!). The spokes are actually a continuous run from rim through the hub to the other side of the rim making dampening extremly efficient. The build is: Handlebar Easton EC70 Stem Ritchey WCS Shift/brake SRAM Red Spacers Winwood Headset Cane Creek S3 Brakes SRAM Force Wheels Topolino Revelation AC29 Bottle Cages Winwood Crank SRAM Red Bottom Bracket SRAM Force Front Derailleur SRAM Red Seatpost Thompson Elite Saddle Sella Italia Flite Chain SRAM 1080 Cassette SRAM 1080 Rear Derailleur SRAM Force Pedals KEO CrMo Carbon Tires Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp I took it for a 30miler yesterday and it's really responsive. Handles very well, accelerates nicely while still muting out road buzz. A bit shorter up top than what I was riding before, but I'll drink the Serotta fit Kool-Aid and call this geometry correct for me. Enjoy the photos whil I enjoy the ride. Edited by pitt83 2008-10-26 10:59 AM (I_Am_Legend.jpg) (Full_View.jpg) (Front_View.jpg) (Drivetrain_front.jpg) (Drivetrain_rear.jpg) Attachments ---------------- I_Am_Legend.jpg (43KB - 7 downloads) Full_View.jpg (88KB - 8 downloads) Front_View.jpg (79KB - 7 downloads) Drivetrain_front.jpg (72KB - 8 downloads) Drivetrain_rear.jpg (85KB - 7 downloads) |
| 2008-10-26 10:44 AM in reply to: #1766407 |
Pro 4528  Norwalk, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! love the red carbon, you need to PM me as to where you got that stuff!!! Good luck with the new ride!!!!
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| 2008-10-26 10:45 AM in reply to: #1766407 |
Champion 10157 Alabama | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! Great looking bike! I really like the wheels. What are the little black things at the end of every spoke? ~Mike |
| 2008-10-26 10:53 AM in reply to: #1766407 |
Champion 16151 Checkin' out the podium girls | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! The black ferrules are actually spoke nipples. These are CF/Kevlar spokes and the black ferrule is a nut at the end of each run. Small bolts go through the rim hole to attach them The red CF bits are from Winwood. They're a subsidiary of Quality Bicycle Components and any LBS should be able to order them. Not terribly expensive and I thought they bling it out rather nicely. |
| 2008-10-26 11:47 AM in reply to: #1766407 |
Pro 4216 Sous Mon Diadème | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! Very nice! Love all the red... you know, components and accessories  . |
| 2008-10-26 11:59 AM in reply to: #1766407 |
Cycling Guru 15134 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! Holy stack of spacers Batman! Glad you found the right one. You can't go wrong with a custom fit (usually). Nice and clean looking and sweet ride to boot! Congrats! |
| 2008-10-26 12:27 PM in reply to: #1766407 |
Expert 936 Springfield, MO | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! Sweet!! |
| 2008-10-26 12:52 PM in reply to: #1766407 |
Extreme Veteran 518 Sault Ste. Marie | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! Do you ride that in triathlon?......clip on aerobars? Or just roadie it out? Very nice bike, white and red would be preffered by me, but the silver looks great. |
| 2008-10-26 2:51 PM in reply to: #1766407 |
Expert 1484 | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! very nice looking bike, but.... why on a Serotta so many spacers? |
| 2008-10-26 2:57 PM in reply to: #1766407 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! Sweet! Looks great...we'll have to ride sometime..you'll drop me I know. How long did it take to come? Why did you decide on Sram? New bikes rock
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| 2008-10-26 3:06 PM in reply to: #1766407 |
Expert 1024 | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! Super sweet bike! I wouldn't trade my custom for the world. I know you will enjoy it. |
| 2008-10-26 4:53 PM in reply to: #1766407 |
Master 1603 Connecticut | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! |
| 2008-10-26 6:11 PM in reply to: #1766407 |
Expert 1040 SF Bay Area | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! gorgeous bike, I like those Topolino wheels. I love Serotta bikes. |
| 2008-10-26 6:56 PM in reply to: #1766407 |
Champion 16151 Checkin' out the podium girls | Subject: RE: Bike p0rn---I am Legend! Rick: You're right about the spacers. I dunno... It's 1 1/8" of stack. It does seem like alot, yet the bike fits well. Maybe it screws up the HTA it put a longer tube on there? The fit feels good though. Kathy: I went SRAM for a change. Shimano is nice and all, but I like the change and the single lever of the SRAM is nice. One tap for up 1 cog, sweep in a bit more for down 1 and sweep full to drop 3 cogs. Very crisp, very intuitive. The brake lever stays put. The front shifting is extremely nice! Very quick and reliable by comparison. It took 5 weeks for delivery. Frame was shipped in 4 and a week for the shop to build it (I begged off the build for this bike: Too busy). Jyles: This is pure roadie: I have the TT/Tri bike for race day. No aerobars. Kim: Your avitar is almost as scary as mine :) No more compact for me. Straight 53x39 regular crankset and a 12-26 cassette. I didn't like the compact as much as my old triple where I never really used the granny. Hence, I decided to go back to conventional chainrings since I wasn't really relying on the crutch of the compact anyway. Edited by pitt83 2008-10-26 7:20 PM |
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