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ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:07 PM
Without getting totally stupid (maybe I've already crossed that threshold :innocent:), anything else I can do for my ride?

Cervelo SLC-SL
Wolf SL cf fork
Zipp 404 clinchers
SRAM Red Controls, white hoods
SRAM Red front and rear derailleurs *
SRAM Red Powerdome cassette 11/26 *
FSA K-Force Light cf 50/34 compact crank
Zipp SLC2 cf bar, 42cm ergo
Zipp 145 cf stem, 100mm, -20 degrees
Polar CS600 with power
Zero Gravity Ti brakes
Speedplay Zero Ti pedals, white *
Specialized Toupe saddle, white
Zipp Ti scewers
Control Tech cf cages
Gore Ride-On cables *
Swiss Stop Race 2000 pads
Michelin Pro Race 2 tires, red (waiting for red Pro Race 3's)
SRAM 1090 chain
Cervelo bar tape, white
Bontrager Race X-Lite tubes, 80mm stem

15.0 lbs with saddle bag.

So what have I missed?

This is a little older photo and doesn't reflect the most recent mods (*). I'll try to take a new one.


http://www.pbase.com/image/98086178/original.jpg
CyLowe97
06-03-08, 02:11 PM
Three little letters.....


E P O

;)


And if this was the roadie board they'd tell you to ditch the saddle bag. You've got a cell phone and a credit card, right? :D
black_box
06-03-08, 02:12 PM
http://losbrushes.com/blog/wp-content/photos/bike3.jpg
CyLowe97
06-03-08, 02:15 PM
This would help, too. But probably not as much as what black box suggested. ^^ That's superfly. ^^

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/1354844756_8b9bf2b8b5.jpg?v=0
ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:16 PM
LOL black box.

Cy, yes I know, lose about 15 lbs. off the rider and give him a fully functioning set of legs (w matching lungs of course). I'm working on the engine as we speak.

Sadly, that's gonna take a lot of work.:50: A lot.
recursive
06-03-08, 02:17 PM
Take off the saddle bag.

And ride more.
ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:20 PM
If I take off the saddle bag and I'm illegal. :)

Besides ... it says Cat 1!:roflmao2:


Want to use Michelin latex tubes but don't want to have to use valve extenders and they don't make a 80mm stem.
Hipcycler
06-03-08, 02:25 PM
Who makes that bike of yours again?
Hipcycler
06-03-08, 02:26 PM
...and do I always have to be the one to point out the obvious here?
Valve covers.
Really?
ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:26 PM
Hip, I know, a rolling billboard but at least I pulled the CSC team stickers off.
garysol1
06-03-08, 02:27 PM
cut the steerer tube....
garysol1
06-03-08, 02:28 PM
and since you asked....That polar WIND unit looks really really........really busy back there. That bike deserves an SRM if you need power.
CyLowe97
06-03-08, 02:28 PM
Want to use Michelin latex tubes but don't want to have to use valve extenders and they don't make a 80mm stem.

Let's keep this safe for work firewalls, shall we, Dirk Diggler?


Wait.... extenders to 80 mm? Anything to make it sound bigger, I guess. :roflmao2:
recursive
06-03-08, 02:29 PM
Lose the bar end plugs.
Scummer
06-03-08, 02:32 PM
Jeebus! That bike is insane. I guess I really never got a good glimpse at the New Glarus ride.
ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:39 PM
Valve covers?

Heck, I got your 0.67535 grams right here. Unless of course you were thinking aero and then you might have a point. ;)

http://www.pbase.com/image/98087327/original.jpg



Gary, since I don't plan on selling my baby, maybe I should hack the tube. I have already changed the mounting of the polar to look a little better. The SRM is heavier.:p

Recursive, you want me to make a picture of the plugs like I did for the valve covers? ;)
Psimet2001
06-03-08, 02:39 PM
Jeebus! That bike is insane. I guess I really never got a good glimpse at the New Glarus ride.

At New Glarus I only saw it in the parking lot and briefly as it passed me on the first "hill".

Apart from that I have a tendancy to draft it a lot on Tuesday nights. Maybe things will slow down tonight if he doesn't decide to come....:D
recursive
06-03-08, 02:40 PM
Recursive, you want me to make a picture of the plugs like I did for the valve covers? ;)

No, that's alright.

However, I would like to point out that you are completely insane.
ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:47 PM
No, that's alright.

However, I would like to point out that you are completely insane.


And you're not? I'm not the one who can sleep in a trackstand. I also don't have a Willy Wonka everlasting sprint. :speedy:
Hipcycler
06-03-08, 02:52 PM
Of course you're aware I don't care about the weight or the performance...it's the OCP factor. Don't you know the diehards are snickering at you with those valve caps on?
Hipcycler
06-03-08, 02:53 PM
WWBS?







What Would Botto Say


Ask yourself that questions many times per day, and life will come info focus faster for you.
Scummer
06-03-08, 02:53 PM
*snicker*
ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:54 PM
Of course you're aware I don't care about the weight or the performance...it's the OCP factor. Don't you know the diehards are snickering at you with those valve caps on?



But they're RED!


Don't make me take them off ... please?
ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:55 PM
*snicker*

LOL!
Hipcycler
06-03-08, 02:57 PM
But there RED!


Don't make me take them off ... please?

I know. I know.
I once did the same thing with red ones before I realized how foolishly Garanimal (sp?) it is....
Hipcycler
06-03-08, 02:58 PM
You know, I really should be paying more attention to what I am doing live on the air now instead of trying to be funny about valve caps in a BF thread.....just a thought.
ColorChange
06-03-08, 02:58 PM
I know. I know.
I once did the same thing with red ones before I realized how foolishly Garanimal (sp?) it is....

:roflmao2:

Seriously LOL funny!



But damnit ... THEY STAY!
Frunkin
06-03-08, 02:59 PM
Tubular 404s?
Psimet2001
06-03-08, 03:04 PM
clincher - sure they're heavier, but I have to say at least they bear some nuance of practicality....he rides them every time he rides.
CyLowe97
06-03-08, 03:04 PM
CC, why don't you use a small percentage of the proceeds you got from selling your Lamborghini to have Jens Voigt come out to the Tuesday Night Ride and help optimize your ride?

That way, cyclpsycho could show Jens how to be a better climber.
Psimet2001
06-03-08, 03:07 PM
CC, why don't you use a small percentage of the proceeds you got from selling your Lamborghini to have Jens Voigt come out to the Tuesday Night Ride and help optimize your ride?
That way, cyclpsycho could show Jens how to be a better climber.

Only if Jens could catch him.

*fade to scene of Jens entering the bar drenched in sweat*

Jens: You are already f'n here??!! Holy Sh** you climb like a f'n mountain goat!
cyclpsycho *flaggin down waitress*: Mam...I'll take my second round now.
cyclpsycho
06-03-08, 03:12 PM
Without getting totally stupid (maybe I've already crossed that threshold :innocent:), anything else I can do for my ride?

Add these:
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cyclpsycho
06-03-08, 03:13 PM
Only if Jens could catch him.

*fade to scene of Jens entering the bar drenched in sweat*

Jens: You are already f'n here??!! Holy Sh** you climb like a f'n mountain goat!
cyclpsycho *flaggin down waitress*: Mam...I'll take my second round now.

:roflmao2::lol::roflmao2::lol::roflmao2:

Jens who?
Hipcycler
06-03-08, 03:24 PM
Add these:
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OR these...
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w194/Hipcycler67/Cycling/KnaveSlayerwithsign.jpg
aham23
06-03-08, 03:57 PM
get a tow line. attach the tow line to cyclpsycho's Blue. hold on.

later.
Brian_1
08-20-08, 04:33 PM
Add these:
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We have a snowbird from Canada that wears socks like those, and he uses clips and straps too. He consistently smokes the younger cyclists here, even though they sport color coordinated outfits and carbon wonder bikes. He said up "there" they have a pretty good ice hockey league he plays in - maybe that's why he's not a fashion plate and boutique rider, just a tough dude. Later..