My Casseroll Recipe
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My Casseroll Recipe
Frame/Fork: Salsa Casseroll 55cm
Seat Binder: Salsa Lip Lock
Headset: Cane Creek S-3
Bottom Bracket: Shimano BB5500
Seat Post: Salsa Shaft
Chainstay Protector: Salsa Black Leather
Skewers: Salsa Flip Off Rasta
Wheels: Phil/Mavic A719
Tires: Soma New Xpress 700 x 28c
Tubes: Generic
Crankset: Shimano Ultegra
Pedals: Crank Bros Quattro (On order, Speedplay Frogs in the pics)
Cassette: Sram PG-970 Road
Chain: Sram PC89R
Rear D: Shimano Ultegra Med Cage
Front D: Shimano Tiagra
Brake Cables: Shimano Dura Ace
Brakes: Tektro R556
Brake Levers: Cane Creek SCR-5
Shifters: Dura Ace Bar end
Handle Bars: Nitto Noodle 44cm
Bar Tape: Salsa Gel Cork Red
Stem: Salsa Chromoto S.U.L.
Saddle: Brooks B-17 Honey
Bottle Cages: King Stainless
Maiden voyage into work tommorrow...
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Nice. I like the semi-compact frame Salsa has going on here. It seems like a good compromise between the full compact, which I don't like the looks of as much, and the classic full sized frame. I suspect this one is potentially a wee bit stiffer than a standard frame and it certainly would give a litte more top tube clearance in the small sizes (a recurring problem for me).
Congratulations - sweet ride. Keep the rubber side down on you maiden voyage!
Congratulations - sweet ride. Keep the rubber side down on you maiden voyage!
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you sure you want to get this thing all dirty by riding it to work?
jk, looks like a very fun bike.
jk, looks like a very fun bike.
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That's one spicy casserole!! Nice ride!
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Very nice, indeed. Are you going to mount fenders?
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Thanks for the props guys. I am very pleased with how it turn out.
I have a set of Honjo hammered silver fenders that I am considering putting on. I'll probably just ride it on nice days for a while though...
I have a set of Honjo hammered silver fenders that I am considering putting on. I'll probably just ride it on nice days for a while though...
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That's a beauty. I'm a little afraid to ask, but will anyways: how much did that bad-boy set you back?
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Wow. Incredible.
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Lovely Salsa
Lovely bike! 2 quick questions:
tire size?
Your opinion on bar end shifters. I'm starting to build up a new commuter and considering either re-using some Ultegra brifters I have (need to replace the left shifter, which is busted) or going with bar ends. No experience with them myself.
Thanks!
tire size?
Your opinion on bar end shifters. I'm starting to build up a new commuter and considering either re-using some Ultegra brifters I have (need to replace the left shifter, which is busted) or going with bar ends. No experience with them myself.
Thanks!
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Lovely bike! 2 quick questions:
tire size?
Your opinion on bar end shifters. I'm starting to build up a new commuter and considering either re-using some Ultegra brifters I have (need to replace the left shifter, which is busted) or going with bar ends. No experience with them myself.
Thanks!
tire size?
Your opinion on bar end shifters. I'm starting to build up a new commuter and considering either re-using some Ultegra brifters I have (need to replace the left shifter, which is busted) or going with bar ends. No experience with them myself.
Thanks!
I personally prefer bar end shifters to "brifters", but I tend to be a little old school. I think it is easier to shift from the drops with bar end shifters and you can fine tune the front dérailleur much easier with the left friction shifter with the triple chainring up front. I contemplated going with integrated brake lever/shifters for this build, but cost and the front triple made me decide to use the bar end shifters.
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I personally prefer bar end shifters to "brifters", but I tend to be a little old school. I think it is easier to shift from the drops with bar end shifters and you can fine tune the front dérailleur much easier with the left friction shifter with the triple chainring up front. I contemplated going with integrated brake lever/shifters for this build, but cost and the front triple made me decide to use the bar end shifters.
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That is so cool. If I hadn't bought a new frame last winter for my commuter, I would be ordering a Casseroll. Might just get one anyway, and turn my commuter into a single speed. My commuter frame (De Bernardi) fits me perfect and is sweet riding, but has racing geometry with no eyelets for fenders or racks.
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Great looking Casseroll. Do you happen to know your saddle height (from center of BB to top of saddle)? I am considering one of these frames and I'm having a hard time deciding between the 55 and 57. With the 55 the bars may be too low and with the 57 they may be too far away for me.
Again..looks great.
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Again..looks great.
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Great looking Casseroll. Do you happen to know your saddle height (from center of BB to top of saddle)? I am considering one of these frames and I'm having a hard time deciding between the 55 and 57. With the 55 the bars may be too low and with the 57 they may be too far away for me.
Again..looks great.
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Again..looks great.
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I do like the subtle matching though: red tape to red skewers, aero hoods to brooks.
Oh, and the silver fenders would look good on it even if you only ride fair weather.
Oh, and the silver fenders would look good on it even if you only ride fair weather.
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Hi--this is a lovely bike!
I am in the process of building up a casseroll myself and have run into a hitch. I am installing brifters, but just realized that there aren't any derailluer bosses on the downtube--there are just the bosses for downtube shifters. I notice on your build that you seem to have an attachment that slips over the downtube shifter bosses, however. Where can I get these, and what are they called?
Thanks so much for your help.
I am in the process of building up a casseroll myself and have run into a hitch. I am installing brifters, but just realized that there aren't any derailluer bosses on the downtube--there are just the bosses for downtube shifters. I notice on your build that you seem to have an attachment that slips over the downtube shifter bosses, however. Where can I get these, and what are they called?
Thanks so much for your help.
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Hi--this is a lovely bike!
I am in the process of building up a casseroll myself and have run into a hitch. I am installing brifters, but just realized that there aren't any derailluer bosses on the downtube--there are just the bosses for downtube shifters. I notice on your build that you seem to have an attachment that slips over the downtube shifter bosses, however. Where can I get these, and what are they called?
Thanks so much for your help.
I am in the process of building up a casseroll myself and have run into a hitch. I am installing brifters, but just realized that there aren't any derailluer bosses on the downtube--there are just the bosses for downtube shifters. I notice on your build that you seem to have an attachment that slips over the downtube shifter bosses, however. Where can I get these, and what are they called?
Thanks so much for your help.
I'm pretty sure you can buy them separately, like here: https://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi...id=23183910662
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Hi--this is a lovely bike!
I am in the process of building up a casseroll myself and have run into a hitch. I am installing brifters, but just realized that there aren't any derailluer bosses on the downtube--there are just the bosses for downtube shifters. I notice on your build that you seem to have an attachment that slips over the downtube shifter bosses, however. Where can I get these, and what are they called?
Thanks so much for your help.
I am in the process of building up a casseroll myself and have run into a hitch. I am installing brifters, but just realized that there aren't any derailluer bosses on the downtube--there are just the bosses for downtube shifters. I notice on your build that you seem to have an attachment that slips over the downtube shifter bosses, however. Where can I get these, and what are they called?
Thanks so much for your help.
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great looking bike! that wheelset really makes it look ready for anything.