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So beautiful. So stoked. A little positive feedback for a year spent tuning up the motor (now 77kg and 3.6 W/kg). Mar 21 2014 I took my first bike ride in nearly two decades at about 91 kg, couldn't make it up a 200' hill in one go (guessing 6 - 7% grade maximum) on a mtb with 24 x 36 gear.
Edit: Tracking info shows new groupset inbound later today. Campy purists will have to avert their gaze.
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03-05-15, 03:17 PM
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Beautiful wheel! I used to ride Campagnolo, consistantly all through the 70's, 80's up until about '95 when I switched to Shimano. Then went to Sram at the turn of the century, Force and Red.
Now I'm thinking about a return to Campagnolo (currently only my fixed gear bike is Campagnolo . . . and even that not completely). Be sure to take some photos and post them here when you get it all built up!
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Now I'm thinking about a return to Campagnolo (currently only my fixed gear bike is Campagnolo . . . and even that not completely). Be sure to take some photos and post them here when you get it all built up!
Rick / OCRR
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It is easy enough to drill a few more holes in the rim and put in the proper number of spokes.
Actually, I have thought that Campy has had an interesting solution to spoke tension.
NDS spokes may have about 1/2 the tension as DS spokes.
So, 7 NDS spokes, 14 DS Spokes, and it makes a wheel perhaps equivalent to a 28 spoke wheel.
Still, it has to be a pretty strong rim, not as flexy as my old Rigida style rims, or the old single wall rims.
Actually, I have thought that Campy has had an interesting solution to spoke tension.
NDS spokes may have about 1/2 the tension as DS spokes.
So, 7 NDS spokes, 14 DS Spokes, and it makes a wheel perhaps equivalent to a 28 spoke wheel.
Still, it has to be a pretty strong rim, not as flexy as my old Rigida style rims, or the old single wall rims.
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I'm a 32 spoke guy and I think that might be the prettiest bicycle wheel that I've ever seen.
If I bought a wheelset like that, I'd have to change my screen name.
If I bought a wheelset like that, I'd have to change my screen name.
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I'd put those on my Trek 760. 
06-06-15, 03:07 PM
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"Life is what happens while you are making other plans."
Well, life circumstances dealt with, back to things I was planning!
Here's the Siena, fully assembled. Think it needs red/black/white decals from about 2005 instead of those hideous yellow things. About 125 miles on so far, including 54 earlier today. It's a great ride.
Well, life circumstances dealt with, back to things I was planning!
Here's the Siena, fully assembled. Think it needs red/black/white decals from about 2005 instead of those hideous yellow things. About 125 miles on so far, including 54 earlier today. It's a great ride.
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06-07-15, 11:54 AM
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The Zonda's are a great wheelset - no need for more spokes. I made a trade deal with my wife, her Zonda's for an equally beautiful handbuilt wheelset, so that I could put the Zonda's on my next N+. I'm sure that you'll enjoy them.
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I forgot to mention: the Ultegra 6800 group set and T3 carbon aero bars are all new too.
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