Pile On OFG's Taste In Builds, Come On Inside
02-04-11, 09:04 PM
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Looks good to me!
02-04-11, 09:06 PM
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What is there to complain about?
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I like all of your builds. Not much I would change in any of them. You have a good eye for color. The only thing I would change on this bike is to go with an all black wheel with silver spokes, instead of machine brake surfaces and black spokes.. and maybe try gumwall/skinwall.. whatever.
Beautiful bike BTW.
Beautiful bike BTW.
02-04-11, 09:11 PM
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Headset and stem don't match the period of the rest of the components. So there. 
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02-04-11, 09:11 PM
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Pile on compliments maybe. You have a true flair for building bikes that look as good as they perform. Speechless. Just fantastic.
02-04-11, 09:16 PM
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Looks great...Same bits I love to use.
Love Neutrons (have them on the Gilmour).
Love XAs (most everything)
If there was any small nitpick, I would use a more trad bottle cage...Elite or simple Blackburn type...but that's it.
Beautiful Primato.
Love Neutrons (have them on the Gilmour).
Love XAs (most everything)
If there was any small nitpick, I would use a more trad bottle cage...Elite or simple Blackburn type...but that's it.
Beautiful Primato.
02-04-11, 09:18 PM
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Wheels are ugly. XA stem is really ugly. And I really can't get past the shape of the new Campy levers. I hope they come out with something better before I burn up all my 10 speed stuff.
02-04-11, 09:22 PM
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Is that a chip in the paint ? Wait, nope...lint on my screen..sorry. Nice build.
02-04-11, 09:38 PM
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I think your bar wrap is pretty tasty.
02-04-11, 09:43 PM
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Your bikes are amazing. Everyone has different fit preferences, but if I have to nit pick...
It looks like you ride one size too large and if you sized down would have an aesthetically more appropriate amount of seatpost showing and you could move the levers further down the bars and still have the same cockpit length. My personal observation/opinion is that people too often try to compensate for too long of a cockpit by raising the bars when by far the better option would be to shorten the cockpit and retain some drop. But again everyone's body, fitness and flexibility is different so some people have funny looking fits. We can't all fit bikes like a pro right? I for example am tall and awkward and push my saddles all the way forward on zero offset seatposts. My bikes look terrible as a result. It's frustrating.
It looks like you ride one size too large and if you sized down would have an aesthetically more appropriate amount of seatpost showing and you could move the levers further down the bars and still have the same cockpit length. My personal observation/opinion is that people too often try to compensate for too long of a cockpit by raising the bars when by far the better option would be to shorten the cockpit and retain some drop. But again everyone's body, fitness and flexibility is different so some people have funny looking fits. We can't all fit bikes like a pro right? I for example am tall and awkward and push my saddles all the way forward on zero offset seatposts. My bikes look terrible as a result. It's frustrating.
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02-04-11, 09:56 PM
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Just as everyone has mentioned, it is a great looking bike. I'm just throwing out my own thoughts. If I had the money to build a bike like that, I would do the same thing that you have done, with the exception of finding a good black wheel.
02-04-11, 09:57 PM
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The fitment on the Faema De Rosa with the campy 10s is sublime.
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02-04-11, 10:05 PM
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I think that is has an aesthetically pleasing amount of seatpost showing. Any more sticking out and I'd suggest the frame was too small. Oh well.
Only thing that jumps out at me is the loop in the RD cable housing. Just something about it. Maybe white housing would blend it in more.
That's all I got.
Only thing that jumps out at me is the loop in the RD cable housing. Just something about it. Maybe white housing would blend it in more.
That's all I got.
02-04-11, 10:05 PM
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Your bikes are amazing. Everyone has different fit preferences, but if I have to nit pick...
It looks like you ride one size too large and if you sized down would have an aesthetically more appropriate amount of seatpost showing and you could move the levers further down the bars and still have the same cockpit length. My personal observation/opinion is that people too often try to compensate for too long of a cockpit by raising the bars when by far the better option would be to shorten the cockpit and retain some drop. But again everyone's body, fitness and flexibility is different so some people have funny looking fits. We can't all fit bikes like a pro right? I for example am tall and awkward and push my saddles all the way forward on zero offset seatposts. My bikes look terrible as a result. It's frustrating.
It looks like you ride one size too large and if you sized down would have an aesthetically more appropriate amount of seatpost showing and you could move the levers further down the bars and still have the same cockpit length. My personal observation/opinion is that people too often try to compensate for too long of a cockpit by raising the bars when by far the better option would be to shorten the cockpit and retain some drop. But again everyone's body, fitness and flexibility is different so some people have funny looking fits. We can't all fit bikes like a pro right? I for example am tall and awkward and push my saddles all the way forward on zero offset seatposts. My bikes look terrible as a result. It's frustrating.
02-04-11, 10:14 PM
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