Cyclocross Racing - Mabra better watch out

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Lithuania
10-14-08, 05:56 PM
I just got 8 more gears :p



Ridley Crosswind
Python Full Carbon Fork
Campy 9 Speed Mirage Shifter and Read Der.
Veloce 53/39 Crank (I will be removing the 53 once I get a chainguard from cyclocrossworld)
Nstop chain watcher
Ritchey WCS OS bars
FSA Stem
Thomson Seatpost
Ritchey WCS Streem Saddle
Cane Creek SCX-5 Brakes
Reynolds Alta Race Wheels
Hutchinson Bulldog tires

The wheels will be swapped out with a rear silver reflex/mirage hub/black dt spokes/tubular and a front velocity escape/surly wheel once I get a grifo for the mavic.

This was all built up with a budget in mind. I wasnt really going to be able to get a new bike this year but then I walked into a really good deal on the frame and fork that I couldnt pass up. The wheels and campy stuff came off my old bianchi road bike, the stem was left over from a fitting session I had on my road race bike, the brakes came off my san jose, i got the tires off chainlove a while back, the saddle came off my san jose as well.

The only things I had to buy were the bars which i got really cheap off a local racer, seatpost i got used off ebay, the nstop chain watcher, bar tape, cables, and housing, spacers, compression plug, brake hanger, bar tape and rear tubular wheel. I still need to buy a tire and chainguard but its race ready now and will make a nice pitbike. :thumb:


flargle
10-14-08, 06:09 PM
Great rig!

But to honest I'm kind of partial to the other one.

Lithuania
10-14-08, 06:13 PM
me too!


*new*guy
10-14-08, 07:34 PM
nice job, steve. you going to race it at dccx?

congrats!

b

ryand
10-14-08, 10:45 PM
steve, if you want to switch out stems or get another saddle so you can have both bikes going, talk to me at a race, i have some stuff floating around my apartment.

Lithuania
10-15-08, 05:18 AM
nice job, steve. you going to race it at dccx?

congrats!

b

I dont think so. Its going to be my pit bike for most of the season. I am going to use it for the B race at granogue. We will see how it goes.

Lithuania
10-15-08, 05:20 AM
steve, if you want to switch out stems or get another saddle so you can have both bikes going, talk to me at a race, i have some stuff floating around my apartment.

Thanks Ryan

Schiek
10-15-08, 10:14 AM
Mmmm, Ridley. Now I want a new CX bike, too. Maybe a single-speed ...

My road bike is a Ridley Scandium, which I love. The geometry works really nice for those of us afflicted with high centers of gravity.

dcvelo
10-16-08, 06:57 PM
I bought a Ridley Crossbow earlier this year and its been great....