New Leader 2009 725TR 42 color choices
02-04-09, 10:08 PM
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oh yea..... and i am 6' 1" and went with the 58cm as well. quite a bit smaller than my previous two rides.
02-04-09, 11:16 PM
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Fire Engine red, 61cm... can't wait to put it together. I'm also glad to see they included dropout tensioners.
02-05-09, 01:39 AM
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Question. those of you who have already put your builds together.. what cranks and bottom brackets (size) are you using? the one i originally intended to put on was not compatible and cause the crank to rub against the chainstay. Thanks!!
02-05-09, 09:09 AM
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Built it up yesterday and it is the sexors. So smooth and light compared to my 1980's miyata conversion I have been riding. I could hardly be happier.
Parts list:
Leader 55cm 725tr frame (don't remember what the green was, but it's a good one) with matching fork and ghosted logo's (so ghosted most people don't know they are there until I point them out).
FSA ZS3 headset
Alpha Q Pro 100mm stem
Chopped road drops with semi-rusty mountain bike bar ends attached, been using them for a while a love em.
Alpha Q carbon fiber seat post
Vader Saddle (selle italia copy cat brand, i like it. https://www.53x11bike.com/servlet/the...66-Flow/Detail)
Miche Primato Advanced 144bcd 170mm cranks (powder coated black)
Miche 107mm bb
Miche Advanced track 47t chainring
Wellgo c19 pedals (black and cheap with slots for toe straps)
Homemade toe clips using pipe hanger and hose clamps, I love em.
Blue mechanik half link chain
H+son rims (powder coated blue) laced with dt champion spokes (powder coated blue) to dura ace 7600 hubs (rattle canned blue).
And I can't bar spin, about a cm of tire hits the frame. And I did weigh the frame before assembly and it was 1890 grams, or 4.16 lbs. Forgot to weigh the fork and don't care to take it apart to do so.
Parts list:
Leader 55cm 725tr frame (don't remember what the green was, but it's a good one) with matching fork and ghosted logo's (so ghosted most people don't know they are there until I point them out).
FSA ZS3 headset
Alpha Q Pro 100mm stem
Chopped road drops with semi-rusty mountain bike bar ends attached, been using them for a while a love em.
Alpha Q carbon fiber seat post
Vader Saddle (selle italia copy cat brand, i like it. https://www.53x11bike.com/servlet/the...66-Flow/Detail)
Miche Primato Advanced 144bcd 170mm cranks (powder coated black)
Miche 107mm bb
Miche Advanced track 47t chainring
Wellgo c19 pedals (black and cheap with slots for toe straps)
Homemade toe clips using pipe hanger and hose clamps, I love em.
Blue mechanik half link chain
H+son rims (powder coated blue) laced with dt champion spokes (powder coated blue) to dura ace 7600 hubs (rattle canned blue).
And I can't bar spin, about a cm of tire hits the frame. And I did weigh the frame before assembly and it was 1890 grams, or 4.16 lbs. Forgot to weigh the fork and don't care to take it apart to do so.
02-05-09, 10:12 AM
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reasoning behind that bar choice?
chopped unflipped drops plus mtn bike extensions pointed in?
chopped unflipped drops plus mtn bike extensions pointed in?
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02-05-09, 10:44 AM
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Built it up yesterday and it is the sexors. So smooth and light compared to my 1980's miyata conversion I have been riding. I could hardly be happier.
Parts list:
Leader 55cm 725tr frame (don't remember what the green was, but it's a good one) with matching fork and ghosted logo's (so ghosted most people don't know they are there until I point them out).
FSA ZS3 headset
Alpha Q Pro 100mm stem
Chopped road drops with semi-rusty mountain bike bar ends attached, been using them for a while a love em.
Alpha Q carbon fiber seat post
Vader Saddle (selle italia copy cat brand, i like it. https://www.53x11bike.com/servlet/the...66-Flow/Detail)
Miche Primato Advanced 144bcd 170mm cranks (powder coated black)
Miche 107mm bb
Miche Advanced track 47t chainring
Wellgo c19 pedals (black and cheap with slots for toe straps)
Homemade toe clips using pipe hanger and hose clamps, I love em.
Blue mechanik half link chain
H+son rims (powder coated blue) laced with dt champion spokes (powder coated blue) to dura ace 7600 hubs (rattle canned blue).
And I can't bar spin, about a cm of tire hits the frame. And I did weigh the frame before assembly and it was 1890 grams, or 4.16 lbs. Forgot to weigh the fork and don't care to take it apart to do so.
Parts list:
Leader 55cm 725tr frame (don't remember what the green was, but it's a good one) with matching fork and ghosted logo's (so ghosted most people don't know they are there until I point them out).
FSA ZS3 headset
Alpha Q Pro 100mm stem
Chopped road drops with semi-rusty mountain bike bar ends attached, been using them for a while a love em.
Alpha Q carbon fiber seat post
Vader Saddle (selle italia copy cat brand, i like it. https://www.53x11bike.com/servlet/the...66-Flow/Detail)
Miche Primato Advanced 144bcd 170mm cranks (powder coated black)
Miche 107mm bb
Miche Advanced track 47t chainring
Wellgo c19 pedals (black and cheap with slots for toe straps)
Homemade toe clips using pipe hanger and hose clamps, I love em.
Blue mechanik half link chain
H+son rims (powder coated blue) laced with dt champion spokes (powder coated blue) to dura ace 7600 hubs (rattle canned blue).
And I can't bar spin, about a cm of tire hits the frame. And I did weigh the frame before assembly and it was 1890 grams, or 4.16 lbs. Forgot to weigh the fork and don't care to take it apart to do so.
Anyway, I really hate this bike.
02-05-09, 04:53 PM
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the front wheel is yes, laced in a pattern called 3 leading 3 trailing, and is just at an angle so they look misshapen. the green is a lot lighter than that, but the pic was inside with bad lighting. And I love those bars and wouldn't trade em for anything. They are the most comfortable thing ever. and I wanted blue hubs but couldn't powder coat them too cause of that insert, so I did a very good job spraying them.
02-05-09, 05:26 PM
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that green would be ballin with silver or white h plus sons. UN-powder coat them ^.^
02-06-09, 08:07 PM
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the chain is painted blue, but not by me. It came painted blue from wherever I got it, don't remember where. Crappy paint too, it flakes off real easy
02-06-09, 08:18 PM
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Oh well, to each his own. People say my bike is crap too. But I am the only one who rides it. So who else do I need to impress? *shrugs* 
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02-07-09, 02:43 AM
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Did everyone get Chain Tensioners, cuz i didnt??? Just got mine today, the box IS hella light!! lol, took like 5 mins just to get all the packaging open and off tho
02-07-09, 07:10 AM
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the front wheel is yes, laced in a pattern called 3 leading 3 trailing, and is just at an angle so they look misshapen. the green is a lot lighter than that, but the pic was inside with bad lighting. And I love those bars and wouldn't trade em for anything. They are the most comfortable thing ever. and I wanted blue hubs but couldn't powder coat them too cause of that insert, so I did a very good job spraying them.
they sell knockoff H+sons in blue + blue formulas on ebay for like 220$ or so. i know it's a lil late, but if my calculation is correct, u spent around
150$ (at least on da hubs)
240 -rims
assuming they are 36h - at least 1$/spoke
+ labor
= around 550$ on that wheelset....
but then you decide spray paint the da hubs?