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08-25-03, 01:32 PM
First, thanks to those steel specialists that pointed me in so many great directions in another thread. I ended up ordering an Orbea Ultrafoco Carbon in Euskaltel team colors last week. I'm building her up myself to include Record shifters, derailleurs and brakes, FSA Pro Team Carbon cranks, FSA cro-moly spindled BB, Record hubs with Open Pro rims, and a new Thompson seatpost that I may or may not use (this depends on the one I have now being long enough for the slightly sloping geometry on the frame). I'm moving my saddle (Aliante), stem and bars (Ritchey WCS and Pro, respectively) over to the new bike, along with the pedals (Look 296's.). That's the spec sheet. It's going to be an incredible ride, and I'm pumped. I've been feeling bad for the ol' 'Dale, which will probably be for sale in the next couple of weeks. When you spend as much time with something wedged between your legs as I have the 'Dale, you can't help but feel sentimental when it's time for it to go. I'm sure that the new ride will take care of any silly sentimentality pretty soon, though. Triple butted Columbus Ultrafoco steel tubing with Columbus carbon rear seatstays should ride like a dream.
I got a great deal on the whole kit from a shop in Norman, Oklahoma called Buchanan Bicycles. Tobin knows his stuff and has a sweet merlin with Record and Chorus bits on it that's usually his ride to work. Stop in and see what's up if you get a chance.
I know, TTIWWOP, but I don't have it yet so I can't take pics yet. It's being shipped to Oklahoma and then on to me, and then I've got to build her up, so it'll be next week. The waiting's not bad; I've still got a few hours to spend with the 'Dale.
Had to tell someone other than the wife, who's still in shock that she let me get this bike.
I got a great deal on the whole kit from a shop in Norman, Oklahoma called Buchanan Bicycles. Tobin knows his stuff and has a sweet merlin with Record and Chorus bits on it that's usually his ride to work. Stop in and see what's up if you get a chance.
I know, TTIWWOP, but I don't have it yet so I can't take pics yet. It's being shipped to Oklahoma and then on to me, and then I've got to build her up, so it'll be next week. The waiting's not bad; I've still got a few hours to spend with the 'Dale.
Had to tell someone other than the wife, who's still in shock that she let me get this bike.