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Old 04-04-13, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by KeepOnRollin
It's a custom seat post. Check out a stock '07 Tarmac and you'll see that the original is even more hideous. Specialized designed an aero seat tube but failed to integrate an aero seat post. I don't know what to say about the bars, they are aero compact carbon FSA. The red really sold me on the bike to begin with. I went to my lbs to browse new bikes and it reminded me a lot of when I was a kid in the grocery store and looked at the generic food that had black and white labels. All new bikes are just that. Black and white. Bland. When I ride, I have an extreme sense of euphoria and I think a bike should reflect that in colors. Personally, I just don't see how someone could ride an all black bike, it just seems to negate everything that bike riding is all about.
I have four bikes and they are all black so I guess I can't relate.
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Old 04-04-13, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CALE262
At no point was I, nor am I "mad" about anything. My picture posted was in reality a response to another..the rest was me agreeing with the comment made...all until the troll in reference to dropping a ton of money in "Canadian dollars-bucks"..It certainly wasn't a "ton" of money and the US / CDN dollar have been mostly on par for the last ten years. I own houses in both the US and Canada, I know exactly where either dollar stands.
That's great but this is all still irrelevant to this thread. Less talk, more bikes for us to lay our judgement upon.
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Old 04-04-13, 10:46 PM
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naught.. sorry
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Maybe it's the angle, but those cables look a little on the short side.
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Originally Posted by RoadMike
Borrowed some wheels from the shop while they fix a broken spoke for me.

Hot, nice bike! Looks like you work at a refrigerator plant...
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Old 04-05-13, 12:32 PM
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Added this Ritchey Breakaway (travel bike) to the stable, scrapped together mostly from winter bike parts and a few things lying around. I just had to buy the frame/fork/headset, a seatpost, a front derailleur, and a bottom bracket. What say ye Hot or Not?:


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Old 04-05-13, 12:43 PM
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I wish that I had some winter Zipps layin' around...
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Cute pooch, too.
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I wish that I had some winter Zipps layin' around...
Yeah yeah, them's just for photos. The bike will mostly live with some low-profile wheels with a powertap.
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Originally Posted by nhluhr
Added this Ritchey Breakaway (travel bike) to the stable, scrapped together mostly from winter bike parts and a few things lying around. I just had to buy the frame/fork/headset, a seatpost, a front derailleur, and a bottom bracket. What say ye Hot or Not?:

Love it, HOT....then again I'm biased as I really want one for my business travels which have been a lot lately.
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Originally Posted by nhluhr
Added this Ritchey Breakaway (travel bike) to the stable, scrapped together mostly from winter bike parts and a few things lying around. I just had to buy the frame/fork/headset, a seatpost, a front derailleur, and a bottom bracket. What say ye Hot or Not?:

Zipp 404 on a break-away..........
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Zipp 404 on a break-away..........
I'm using this instead of my BH for a road race on saturday and a crit on sunday
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Old 04-05-13, 05:28 PM
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Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...

...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....


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Old 04-05-13, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gc3
Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...

...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....

Hot! I'm probably in the minority, but I love the subtle blue touches and would probably get a matching blue seatpost clamp to finish it off.
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Old 04-05-13, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by gc3
Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...

...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....

Meh, it's alright I reckon.
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I wish the headset didn't end so far above the top tube, but still hot!
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Originally Posted by Raedyn
Hot! I'm probably in the minority, but I love the subtle blue touches and would probably get a matching blue seatpost clamp to finish it off.
I agree with this. I like the subtleness of it.
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Originally Posted by gc3
Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...

...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....

I Approve! HOT!
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Love the Parlee but not sure about the blue bits.
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Originally Posted by gc3
Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...

...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....

Really Hot!
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Here it is, back from the painter. A Giro/Baum inspired paint job, painted by Jack Kane of kanebikes.com.

A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.

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Very nice, guys! This page is off to a smashing start - not the time to sneak in a commuter.
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Originally Posted by primov8
Here it is, back from the painter. A Giro/Baum inspired paint job, painted by Jack Kane of kanebikes.com.

A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.

Not, just too much color. Only black plastic bikes are hot, sorry. Maybe you could send it back to Jack and tell him to try to get it right this time.
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Originally Posted by primov8
Here it is, back from the painter. A Giro/Baum inspired paint job, painted by Jack Kane of kanebikes.com.

A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.

Although I can appreciate what you're trying to do here, it's just not my cup of tea. Hope you don't elicit more negative comments from drivers who aren't familiar with the Giro too. If I wanted more color, I probably would done a Belgian flag color scheme with a similar pattern, but everyone likes something else!
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