What road bike do you have?
03-10-12, 08:31 AM
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03-10-12, 05:53 PM
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Newer (newish?) bike:
Just put Red on it.
Just put Red on it.
03-11-12, 05:27 AM
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178cm, short torso, long legs, and arms. Frame is a 54cm. The sloping top tube makes it look more radical than it is. Refer to my Trek on the previous page. It has a horizontal top tube, and same fit, but the drop looks less extreme it is a 56cm. To get the same amount of drop on the S2 as the Trek I went a smaller size. If I went with a 56cm S2 the headtube would be 2cm taller, and I'd have to do tricky things like no headset top cap, and a -17deg stem.
03-11-12, 12:00 PM
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178cm, short torso, long legs, and arms. Frame is a 54cm. The sloping top tube makes it look more radical than it is. Refer to my Trek on the previous page. It has a horizontal top tube, and same fit, but the drop looks less extreme it is a 56cm. To get the same amount of drop on the S2 as the Trek I went a smaller size. If I went with a 56cm S2 the headtube would be 2cm taller, and I'd have to do tricky things like no headset top cap, and a -17deg stem.
03-11-12, 06:20 PM
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Thanks. When I first got a road bike, the first thing I did was slam the stem all the way down. There have been little tweaks here, and there, but I have about 5.5" of drop, and it's been that way for about 4 years. It works out pretty good for me. I rode the Trek yesterday, and the Cervelo today both felt really good. My hand got sore from the hoods on the S2 towards the end, and I ended up doing about 25-30K back to the house in the drops, and it was comfortable as can be.
03-11-12, 08:47 PM
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03-12-12, 03:40 PM
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03-12-12, 05:58 PM
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Miracle Trade MC053 matte 3K size 54, Ultegra 6600, 6700 wheels, Miracle Trade carbon cockpit, Bontrager saddle, GP4000S. Almost exactly 16.5 lbs. Price= very cheap.
I'm really enjoying this bike, it handles very solidly and is very efficient. Also, Chinese generics can be well made if this is anything to go by: internal cabling, BB shell, integrated headset cups, seat clamp... all are well engineered.
