sbxx1985 

Breaking 13lbs would be sweet. But once you're in the mid 13s, my thought is you're pretty much there.

Good to hear the wheels are working out. I know you bought them from that nice woman wheelbuilder that let you try out a ton of wheels. Are they the 3.4s or 45mms? I thought 45mm, but now I'm not sure.

bianchi10

They are the R45s

sbxx1985 

I meant the rims. The classic 45mm or Smart system 3.4s.

bianchi10

Classic 45 clinchers

Ratzinger

Hot. Looks like a fun bike.

sbxx1985 

Of the wheels I've ridden, the 45mm Enves are my favorite. Enve stopped making the 45mm and 65mm rims. I picked up a 20h 45mm rim on closeout at Fairwheel and had them build it with a Tune Mig 70. 636g. I'm using it in front instead of the 65mm with a 65mm rear Fairwheel relaced with a G3. It's been awesome.

bianchi10

That sounds nice! After I pulled the logos off, I was left with some ghosting. Not just around the edges, but the entire logo. I polished the wheels and it made the logo stand out even more. They look like a smart 3.4 now lol

nemeseri

OMG it's sooo hot I couldn't resist to touch it in real life. I'm clearly not an expert, but for me the red hubs with the gum wall tires don't go well together.

Mumonkan

my beef is that theyre not gumwalls, but yellow walls. if they were actually tan i think it would be better

shoota 

Or red if it matches the hubs. Cause I know those Ritchey bars have some red accents in them too.

sbxx1985 

That's why I thought they might be 3.4s. They look like black decals, which you have to custom order on the classics. That worked out nicely for you.

My 65mm set had black custom decals. When I bought the 45mm wheel from Fairwheel, Enve said they'd be willing to do a run of the same black 45mm decals so it would match the 65mm rear (even though they're not selling the rim anymore). But it was $150 for just that wheel, so I ordered a full set of 45mm and 65mm black decals for $75. Came out nicely in case you decide to add decals.

Decal 45 Classic - ENVE Composites

bianchi10

I wanted gum walls but the gumwall tires that I looked into are more prone to slices and punctures. I agree that a gumwall woukd look better, but this still gives me the look I was after, along with having a good flat protection tire. I have a friend that has a lightly used set of veloflex tires that I might get to throw on. I didn't want red on the tires. Anything other than the yellow (gum wall) or black looks cheesy to me

Mumonkan

agreed, red tires = no bueno

corsas are the only good gum clinchers i know of, and ive heard people say theyre like tissue paper so i definitely get where youre coming from on a practical level

but im nicer than a lot of other people in here, lol

bianchi10

Haha, that's exactly what I have heard too. I originally set out for the corsa tire but after I was told about how fragile they were, I lost interest but still wanted a yellow/gumwall. These were thebkast 2 available at my LBS so I went with it. I don't regret it one bit. I'm head over heals in love with this bike, so it will work for me.

sbxx1985 

2009 R3SL, Record 11.

silversx80

Poorly staged, over cooked the flash… whatever. I'm not sure I'll keep the Thompson post, and have the Ti post on the way. Kind of like it, kind of want a different look too. Also, I'm pretty sure I'll slam the stem, but since I can't put weight on my left arm yet, this is the most comfortable on the trainer.

New Lynskey by silversx80, on Flickr

ravenmore

1st - cool bike.

2nd - WAAAAY too much billboard.

ravenmore

sbxx1985 

Are you trying to hide your spacers, ravenmore?

kbarch

Aside from matters of personal taste, there isn't much to complain about with the bike, but you get points off for the pose and clutter.
That said, I normally prefer color to solid black, but there's something about this kind of plain black and blue on a bike that just totally turns me off. Desperately needs some white. And as bowed frames go, this one isn't too bad.

Fox Farm

This hits the HOT category for me! Cervelo with Campy and Speedplay.

Silvercivic27

while not hot, I think it is a good looking bike. I like the blue and I especially like the metallic blue bar tape.

garciawork

I do think its a is a good looking bike, however I am not a fan of the silver stem nor the gold cables. As for the seatpost, I'd go Ti, I had one on my Lynskey and it looked really good, but the black works as well.

Everything screams hot aside from the stem really...

sbxx1985 

I agree. Remember 2ndGen? His GF painted his Enve decals black. That's what I wanted to do. And the old black stealth wheel decals looked better.

But then I crashed and broke the R3SL. I got a new bike, fixed the R3SL, and stopped caring so much.

Johnny Rad

An oldie, but a goodie.

OP has outstanding taste in equipment: R3SL (one of the orig WW frames), swapped-out Wolf fork for Enve, SR11, Enve wheelset, ZG brakes, etc.

Would love to see some boutique-y cables and housings here, too.