Originally Posted by
GrizzledBastard
A bit of heat from the iron and the sticker came off easy. One could do it with a hair dryer. Not too hot, you'll jack the carbon!
Here's a picture of that and also how my brake hose is now situated.
Brake line twisted to prevent head tube finish damage.
A little Isopropyl Alcohol cleaned the residual and then I hit it with New Finish polish and she's BEAUTIFUL!
Edit: I think I'll try pulling the brake lever and running it inside if the other cables to captivate it. As it is, from this angle it looks like it sticks out but in reality, it's oriented just fine and doesn't look out of place. Most importantly, none of the cables are near any carbon finish.
Lovely bike, but then I would say that! Mine is the '19 Sirrus X Comp (now the X5). LBS took that awful t/t sticker off before I took delivery, thank goodness. Anyway,
love the colour of yours, and like that '20 Sage Green as well.
On the (our) bikes: yes, the crankset is a piece of non-branded junk -- boat anchor. Wheels are heavy, and the brakes are 'just ok'.
I've suffered through two seasons now, and this winter will be my re-make off-season. Depending on parts availability, current plan is: XT brakes (xc), and 1x12 drivetrain, with Praxis or Shimano GRX crank (38 or 40 ring for me; I'm old and weak). Wheelset: aluminum, around 15/1600 grams -- Roval, Hunt, or similar.
I love the frame/geometry/fit, and the FS works extremely well. I was fortunate: the FS 1.0 on mine was defective from the get-go; my LBS scored a current FS 2.0 (the fully-adjustable hydraulically-damped one) as a warranty replacement. So the heart of the bike is, for me, a keeper.
