What road bike do you have?
02-21-13, 07:15 AM
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double-you-tee-eff-mate whoa, never seen a road bike like that before!
02-21-13, 07:33 AM
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that's because the UCI banned them like a year after they came out. I think the TT Riders were about them. I personally never trusted Treks carbon and certainly not when it is deisgned like that. but it is a cool ass bike to stare at. How does it ride?
02-21-13, 08:45 AM
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02-22-13, 07:54 AM
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that's because the UCI banned them like a year after they came out. I think the TT Riders were about them. I personally never trusted Treks carbon and certainly not when it is deisgned like that. You may have a point. I bench press close to 300, and I broke two Trek Al frames back in the early days (replaced free-but the dealer said he couldn't warrant any more of them for me, and I once road 30 miles to look at an OCLV 5000 or something, and the seller said "no way I'm selling this to you." but it is a cool ass bike to stare at. How does it ride?
Now that you mention UCI-banned bikes, I was looking for a Y-Foil, and came across a guy with not only a Y-Foil, but this one, too. I couldn't resist.
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02-22-13, 07:59 AM
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02-22-13, 03:42 PM
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My new bike
This is really my first road bike. It is a Bottecchia 8Avio. It is a full-carbon frame which is probably more than I really need at this point, but the price was right. Riding is such a huge sport over here in Italy!
02-23-13, 09:42 PM
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2013 Tarmac Pro with full DA-9000 and Garmin 810. 15lbs as pictured
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02-24-13, 10:02 AM
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Tried flipping my stem for a bit, but found that it greatly increased pain in my hands. Oh well it looked nice for a bit. 
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02-24-13, 01:15 PM
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No that's not the original stem. During the fit process we decided I needed a 90mm 17 deg stem. The problem is that the rather short high-rise stem (when not flipped) makes it very difficult to get a computer on and off its base if it's mounted there. I might try a 7 deg stem so it's not such a drastic rise, but not dropped as much as when it's flipped. Flipping the stem dropped the bars over 1.5".
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No that's not the original stem. During the fit process we decided I needed a 90mm 17 deg stem. The problem is that the rather short high-rise stem (when not flipped) makes it very difficult to get a computer on and off its base if it's mounted there. I might try a 7 deg stem so it's not such a drastic rise, but not dropped as much as when it's flipped. Flipping the stem dropped the bars over 1.5".
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Just have internal cable routing, chain and bar tape to finish installing and this baby is all done. I built it up with Rival in the meantime and will upgrade to Red over time throughout the summer.
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02-24-13, 06:28 PM
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02-24-13, 07:04 PM
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oh wow, first person I've seen with the same bike as me. What Boyd wheels are those? The shop where I got mine re-wrapped my bars in black tape because I didn't want to deal with the white looking dirty.
How do you like that stock saddle? I'm thinking I might need something else but not sure what to go with. I was getting pretty uncomfortable after 35 miles yesterday.
What Boyd wheels are those? The shop where I got mine re-wrapped my bars in black tape because I didn't want to deal with the white looking dirty.How do you like that stock saddle? I'm thinking I might need something else but not sure what to go with. I was getting pretty uncomfortable after 35 miles yesterday.
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oh wow, first person I've seen with the same bike as me. What Boyd wheels are those? The shop where I got mine re-wrapped my bars in black tape because I didn't want to deal with the white looking dirty.
How do you like that stock saddle? I'm thinking I might need something else but not sure what to go with. I was getting pretty uncomfortable after 35 miles yesterday.
What Boyd wheels are those? The shop where I got mine re-wrapped my bars in black tape because I didn't want to deal with the white looking dirty.How do you like that stock saddle? I'm thinking I might need something else but not sure what to go with. I was getting pretty uncomfortable after 35 miles yesterday.
02-25-13, 01:00 AM
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I'm actually looking at a Vuelta wheel set on Nashbar that's just 1575g for only $250, as an upgrade to the CXP22 wheels.
02-25-13, 08:12 AM
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02-25-13, 01:22 PM
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I posted the bike in hot r' not thread, but I of course realize it is not cool enough for there. Just wanted to see what people thought. I do really enjoy this bike. It was a great deal used and it feels fast and responsive on the road.
