Originally Posted by WalksOn2Wheels

Hi all. I have poked around on here in the past regarding this bike and promised to post up some pictures once I got it together. Well, I just got the pedals, clips and pannier rack for Christmas, so it's finally all together. I sloppily brush painted the frame (if I ever strip it down again, I'll get it painted professionally) and detailed the lugs with a silver paint pen. I also put on Specliazed's new Classic bar tape. It's so nice I put it on my newer Roubaix recently as well. I got the bar end shifter pods from Rivendale bike works and remounted all of the original 105 components. They're original and still going strong.

And before everyone freaks out about the way the rack is mounted, yes, I'm aware that it should be mounted on the seatpost. However, when I put it there, it was so ridiculously high up that all I could think about was putting any extra weight that high up on an already very geometrically aggressive bike. I figured if I could manage to get it through the seat stays and mount it on the seat tube, it would keep the weight low and be mounted on a stronger point as well. Once I get some bags, I may find my self constantly hitting them with my feet. If that's the case, I'll try mounting the rack back to the seat post and see how things go.