TheStott

We actually spent a lot of time on them, making sure they clear the bolts on the stem. Everything works great. I love making a super clean looking front end.

learnmedia

Race 'em both.

echappist

The finalized fit with a 25 degree 120mm stem. This is my bike with winter training wheels. 32H Velocity Razor box sections laced to 105 hubs. Built by me



I should mention that my "race wheels" use nothing fancier than generic 30mm kinlin rims.

rkwaki

Do your panties match your bar tape?

rkwaki

BTW just messing with you, nice setup - I would break my darn back though.

echappist

well, it could be arranged if there's enough monetary incentive . given that men's bibs are pretty much like women's underwear, i'd say i want them to match, but they currently don't. My helmet is also pink and i'm thinking of getting pink aero shoe covers

I actually wanted to join the local team that has quite a bit of pink color on their kit (Rockstar Games), but they recruited three people from the university across town b/c the recruiter is their coach.

The photo is deceiving, the HT + headset stack is 16.2cm, alas the need for the negative stem.

rkwaki

Your answer is funny as it does incriminate you as having said panties.

I love pink - when I was a hardcore sportbike rider (stopped riding a year after my wife's wreck) I wanted to have a 1-piece suit made that was pink and black to go with my 2008 174 RWP ZX-10.

JAX_11

Trek Madone 5.2

shovelhd

Strong Masters team.

Rodeoflyer

Yeah but that headtube is what...140mm? Maybe the entire pic is deceiving me on frame size. The pink's cool imo. I own some Rapha items and they all have a bit of pink. Not sure whats up with Rapha and pink.

zitter

had to switch to ultegra for now, my sram force shifter broke (some internal problems) so this is temporary, same for the wheel. my rear wheel is getting rebuilt 3 cross after i broke another spoke in crit practice, drive side



i like the sram more

chefxian

My Crit bike.

CAAD 5 with Black Ghetto Powder Coat- 105- Planet X Tubies.

thirdgenbird

Overall it looks like a great race bike I've nearly bid on a few caad5s I think they look great.

a black crankset (or carbon) would look way better.

I'm on a phone so it is hard to tell, are those exustar pedals?

chefxian

I agree about the crankset for sure, Shimano pedals.

vanno.velo

Race wheels coming out early this season:

RedLeg

After a whole winter of tinkering with bars, stem lengths/angles and saddles, I have finally settled on the bike setup. Shown with my new race wheels – Kinlin XR-270 with CX-Ray spokes and White Industrieshubs, 20radial front, 24 2xcross rear.

rkwaki

Bot sure if I ever posted this or not.

Debusama

I took the picture from the wrong side. I'm sure you all know what a Force crank looks like though.

X-LinkedRider

Even went through the trouble to to stage the photography shot? Just forgot to take a picture of the drive side or what? Nice ass ride though.

thirdgenbird

couldnt have said it better.

Debusama

Yeah, my team does winter group sufferfest sessions in the basement of a teammates business, which happens to be a photography studio. I was showing him the bike and he took a quick picture of it for me. Despite being shot in a studio, the picture was a fairly spontaneous thing.

X-LinkedRider

Got ya. Was just thinking. That is a lot of preparation for forget one little (not so little) thing. Perhaps next sufferfest session you'll get one of the gears. On the newer bikes I dont care that much, but on classic shaped bikes, the drive train really makes he picture work.

TMonk

these just in this morning:



Came as is w extra bar tape, cage and bottle. Steerer tube is getting cut for sure.

It's mine to race all season long. At the end of the season, I can either give it back with no cost or buy it for like 40% or something

rkwaki

Nice bike.
Here is my Blue (different than a couple weeks ago)

GirlAnachronism

+1. I have the mini-me version of that. Love it.