Birth of a New Machine
 

I finally got my new baby out for her first road test yesterday. As luck would have it, I had a white garage door on hand for the occasion. It was foggy, so the light quality sucks in the pictures. I'll repost a porn shot once the new skewers arrive.

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My initial reaction is WOW! She's light (15.24 lbs), corners on a dime, and accelerates like a ***** ape. I only did about 12 miles on her, as she had a few creaks and moans, and since it was so freakin cold I had my ears covered, I didn't want to have anything turn into a problem, so I dropped her off and finished my ride on my old steed as the mist turned to light rain.

I decided to name her "Twitchy".

Build details:

RT700 frame & fork
GXP BB
Cane creek ZS2
SRAM Red group
SRAM 1090 chain
Oval Concepts R900 bar & stem
Profile design silver carbon tape (still looking for some silver electrical tape, so the duct tape is a temporary cure)
Control Tech iPost
SLR saddle
Jagwire housings
Rav-X bottle cages
Speedplay X/1 pedals
Custom wheels - Niobium 27's, Tune mig/mag, Sapim X-ray
Skewers are temporary until my silver KCNC's arrive
Lunarlight tubes
Ultremo tires

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wow, I'm not a huge Kestrel fan, but you certainly make it work, 15.2 lbs!? jeez nice work!

Me neither, but that's a sweet machine!
Put some large mileage on 'er and report back, willya?

very nice,

what do you think of the jagwire cables?

You're killing me with the duct tape on the handlebars.

Very nice! Why are some of you guys not Kestrel fans? This company was making carbon right at the beginning of the movement. I use to have a 200 EMS and it was a great bike!

sweet machine,now go ride

I'm actually using the Sram cables that came with the group. They have a coating on them and they're very smooth. I selected the Jagwire housings based on the color :rolleyes:, and I've had zero problems with Jagwire cables & housings on my other bike.

I'm channeling my inner Fred

Nice, nice, nice.......http://fairwheelbikes.com/forum/imag...iley_vomit.gif Please get rid of the freakin duct tape.

That can't be duct tape. Is it?

+1 http://www.tapebrothers.com/v/vspfil...6CLGY75-2T.jpg

I guess I struck a nerve.:eek: As the OP said, it's temporary. I hate black electrical tape - it's got zero bling factor, and we know it's all about the bling... ;)

They do make electrical tape in many colours, you know.

Uh, dude. When I first saw the pic I thought, "Hmm. That handlebar tape looks like duct tape."

Then bonechilling said "you're killing me with the duct tape..." And I laughed. Very funny, indeed.

Then you talk like it REALLY IS duct tape?

No way.

Right?

Did you read the OP?:rolleyes:

FYI...

Duct tape < Electrical tape

I read it. But it still hurt my eyes.

Beautiful bike. I have heard nothing but good about SRAM Red.

Now, about that duct tape......

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Pleeeeeeese. We will take up a collection it we have to.

Nice bike! Compact 50\34 up front.
What do you have in back?

I went with the 11-26.

Well if I can get a collection I might hold out and look for silver carbon electrical tape - the stuff they use on those high-end wiring jobs...

PS I'm dumping the Sram 1090 chain. It's noisy as hell and when I turn the crank I can feel it resisting before it hops onto each tooth on the crank. I'll try it with a KMC, I've had good luck with them on my other bike.

Appears to be the 11/26

See - with all the focus on the duct tape, no one has given me ***** (yet) for the Garmin.

Nothing wrong with the Garmin...you mounted it on the stem - good.

Now back to the duct tape. I'm not sure, but you may be the first to use duct tape on a brand new bike. This could make you famous 'round here.

wow

that is one nice ride.