henrythenavigat

yeah, he must live around there. I used to see him in that neighborhood back in the 1990's....

BillStohler

inconceivable

henrythenavigat

ninjaman

Anybody want a peanut?

af2nr

2008 Specialized Tarmac Expert with Ultegra SL and Fulcrum Racing 5's. Had planned to get a Tarmac Pro at some point this year but got this for less than what that frame and fork would've cost...

gettingold

- 2009 4.7 Trek Madone;
- later 80's Cannondale Black Lightning;
- '83 Nishiki International.

Still love riding the Nishiki and Cannondale. The steel (Nishiki) is heavy but very comfortable. The aluminum (c-dale) is not but is a workhorse. Still intend to use that for crappy weather.

Will not know how to deal with a shifter that is not on the downtube.

johnybutts

here's good pics of my bike, how do i make the images show, not just the attachments?

hillzofvalp

Not a great picture... not complete either. See this thread to read up about what I'm doing with it.

That's a chrome plated fork, btw, and that is glare on it that is causing it to look black.


1995 TSX-UL RC frame... Cane Creek Volos wheels... Full ultegra basically.

CrimsonKarter21

Awesome bike! Even the TIG'd fork looks good, which I usually don't like.

hillzofvalp

If only I had the winter gear and willingness to ride it on the salty roads... Spring--come!

CrimsonKarter21

I just found a gnar picture of my current rig. The only thing different from this picture is the saddle. I've got a San Marco Regal on right now. Just a more full, classic shape.

hillzofvalp

the ultegra group is amazing, I must say. especially if it's from pbk.

Stallionforce

About to get double-Argons, the E112 and the Krypton, both with Chorus Grouppo. wheels, not sure yet. Club has sponsorship for Reynolds, so i was thinking of going with the 66's plus their disc. That way I'm covered for everything, RR or TT's.

The Bike Kid

I cleaned my ride recently and took a pic for the zephyr group buy so I figured I might as well post her up here as well, even though she isn't done yet (hopefully to get under 15 lbs, if you have any suggestions for lightening her up, throw em out)
'07 madone 6.5
15.5-ish lbs. in this pic

ninjaman

For starters, you might want to get rid of that triple and that heavy stem.

AlexTaylor

What he said. Possibly the seatpost too.

I'd hate to see the hill that needs a triple on a 15lb bike.

The Bike Kid

The crank that's on there now is a 52/39/30. Would I have to replace my left brifter, fd, rd, cranks, and bb to do the trick or could i change out the crank/bb first and then do the rest at a bit later in sequence?

dmb2786

yo CK, how'd you go about hiding your shift cables? doesn't look like nokons and i don't see a loop. teach me.

Timo

Actually they look exactly like Nokons to me.

dmb2786

maybe i'm blind.

ninjaman

How about a full build list so we can help you get under 15? Change from triple to double in order of importance:
1. Crank/BB
2. F. Derailler
3. F. Shifter
4. The rear derailler doesn't care how many chainrings you have, but you might want to change to a short-cage if you want to save the weight and will be using a tight cassette. Alternately, if you are afraid that changing from a double to a triple will limit your low gear, employing a long-cage r. derailler will allow you to run a much broader, even MTB-like range on your cassette-perfect for effortlessly sailing up hills on your sub-15.

ridethecliche

You can use triple shifters on a double.

So if you go to a compact double and bb, everything else on there will work. Compact doubles are lighter than doubles in most cases (since the rings are smaller) and they'll be a nice substitute for your triple.

Maybe get a good set of light cranks. That'll shave off some weight.

Then depending on what seatpost you have, you might be able to save some weight there as well.

1 lb is 454 grams. If you get a good light crankset, you can probably drop atleast 200ish grams just with that, no?

Sinn

I really like DA cranks. Probably if you get the 7900 series cranks on there, you will be good enough weight-wise without compromising stiffness.

Here is how I would run the upgrades after that. You could get a lighter stem (and I recommend working on your core so that you will eventually be strong enough to turn the angle downwards), a lighter seatpost (it looks like you have a Bontrager Race Lite on there; those aren't very light) and, perhaps, if you can, a better saddle and handlebars.

scuzzo

just some thing really odd about a bike with a triple and carbon race wheels and zero bar to seat drop.. but your the one who gets to ride so,,

have fun

cody559

here my bike. i got it of bikesdirect.com i have been working on it. got some origin8 bars specialized pro stem, easton ea70 wheels.. i got a shimano 105 crank and dura ace 7700 seris front derailer. waitn n the ultrgra shifters, 105 10speed cassette, and the 105 rear derailer to come