alan s 

First ride today on the Brooks Cambium C15 saddle, and it is very comfortable, nice and solid, but not too stiff. The width is perfect. I tend to move around on the saddle a lot, the canvas/rubber top gives just enough grip that you don't end up sliding all over the place. The best feature compared to other Brooks saddles is that rain does not affect it like leather, nor will it stretch over time, so it will probably never wear out.

ThermionicScott 

Looks great, Alan!

noglider 

That's quite a machine. You'll never need to buy another bike.

a1penguin

Whoa, that's a lovely bike! I keep drooling over Ti bikes!

alan s 

Thanks everyone for all the great comments. Here are a couple pictures from the ride in this morning. In a few weeks, the cherry blossoms will be in full bloom, but right now there is no sign of them. Coming up on my favorite time of the year in DC.

noglider 

Keep posting.

alan s 

Here is the final build for the bike:

Frame: 2015 Lynskey Urbanskey, large, standard QR dropouts, Industrial Mill finish
Fork: Lynskey Endurance Cross
Handlebars: Ritchey Comp, 44 cm
Stem: Ritchey Comp 4-Axis, 110 mm, 84/6
Headset: Cane Creek 40
Brake/shifter levers: Shimano road hydraulic
Calipers: Shimano road hydraulic
Rotors: Shimano Freeza SM-RT99, 160 mm, Centerlock
Wheels: Stan’s Grail 28 hole rims, Shimano CX75 Centerlock hubs, DT Swiss Comp 14/15 spokes, brass nipples
Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Supreme, 700 x 28
Crank: Shimano Ultegra 6800, 175 mm, 50/34
Bottom bracket: Shimano Ultegra 6800
Pedals: Shimano M520
Front derailleur: Shimano Ultegra 6800
Rear derailleur: Shimano Ultegra 6800
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 6800, 11/32
Chain: Shimano Ultegra 6800
Seatpost: Lynskey Ti, 25 mm setback
Seatpost binder: Lynskey
Saddle: Brooks Cambium C15
Rack: Topeak Explorer
Fenders: Planet Bike Cascadia, 35 mm
Bell: Adjustabell 2
Water bottle cages: King Ti

I'll see if I can weigh the bike at some point. Guessing it will come in at around 25 pounds as built for all-weather commuting.

alan s 

Officially weighs in at 25.8 pounds on the postage scale at work. About what I thought it would be. This is with rack, fenders, various mounts, computer, GPS speed sensor & remote, bell, etc. All the removable accessories, including trunk bag (clothes, pump, tools, spares, rain gear, phone), lights, water bottle, and GPS, probably add another 10 pounds or so.

RidingMatthew

that is one crazy lightweight all weather commuting bike. excellent work!

KenshiBiker

If I ever run out of time when spec'ing my ultimate commuter, I can just hand them your build list (and my current road bike geometry chart) and say "Go!". Excellent job. There is nothing I don't like about your bike (few things I might change, but nothing I don't like). Way to go. Enjoy it!

spare_wheel

And a lb of that is the saddle alone.

alan s 

It's a mere 0.9 lbs. (405 g) Should be named Bricks, rather than Brooks. But it looks cool and feels great! For a commuter bike, that's all that really matters.

spare_wheel

Pffft...now this is beauty:

Review: 77-Gram Trigon VCS06 Carbon Road Bike Saddle

alan s 

Adding a few photos from yesterday's ride after work.

This is at the Wilson Bridge south of DC crossing the Potomac River from Virginia to Maryland.


At Jones Point. The rear wheel is in Maryland, the crank is in DC, and the front wheel is in Virginia. Under the glass is the boundary marker.


Looking north up the river toward downtown DC. Can just make out the Capitol dome off in the distance.

alan s 

Here are some closeups of the bike. Nice looking, solid welds. Everything went together easily. The bike is absolutely silent...no rattles or squeaks. Very tight, predictable handling.

alan s 

More close ups...

noglider 

Keep posting.

megalowmatt

Wow great looking bike. Probably one of the nicest commuters I've seen in a long while.

spare_wheel

Some very fine welds.

The pedals are a mismatch...too clunky for such an elegant build.

alan s 

I'm open to suggestions on the pedals. My experience with pedals is there is almost no difference with M520, XT or XTR pedals. In fact, the M520 pedals have a better design with wrenching available on the spindle body and on the spindle end, which can help for loosening over tightened pedals. XT and XTR only have on the spindle end, so if that gets stripped, it can be extremely difficult to remove. It's happened to me. I like the basic double entry pedals for regular commuting duty, and have 4 pairs of SPD shoes, so really stuck with SPDs.

megalowmatt

I've got the same pedals on my Ti road bike and I think they look fine. I can see some wanting something more refined but I think they look cool.

chrism32205

That's a nice machine.

InTheRain

Great bike! It's gotta be a joy to ride it. I hope it gets more time on the road than just commuting.

a1penguin

Dang that's a fine piece of craftmanship! I don't understand why Lynskey doesn't have such detailed photos of their workmanhip on his web site. Now let me go clean up the drool.

spare_wheel

How about:

https://www.xpedo.com/products/pedals...3/m-force-8-ti


xts and xtrs are hard to remove when tightened to shimano spec (40 newtons) but I just ignore that and tighten them to 10 or so.
even m540s with titanium spindles would be an aesthetic improvement over m520s, imo.