cycledogg

I think it is a great build. Nice and simple. Only thing is the saddle position kind of bothers me.

speling_champ

Thanks, and good catch on the saddle position. Somehow slipped back to the far rear position during my maiden voyage. Always one thing I miss during the last pass with the ol' torque wrench.

Took a nice chunk out of the front of the carbon rail. Damn.

nycphotography

Not a fan of GIQOT bikes, but yours looks good. The white saddle is out of place though. Either needs white cages, or tape, or hoods, or something. Or else it needs to be a black saddle.

noodle soup

Good looking bike, but definitely not a fan of the disc brakes.

indyfabz

Think white cages and white tape would be a great improvement. Don't know how I feel about white hoods. Makes me think of white shoes.

nycphotography

White tape gets filthy and stays that way. White hoods clean up, and w/ black tape can work better than expected.

I had a black on black sworks w/ white saddle, white hoods, white bars, white stem, and black tape. Looked really good.

Now I have white tape and black hoods on a custom painted sworks... and the tape is always filthy, but I don't mind because it shows lots of miles ridden.

noodle soup

Deda white tape cleans easily, and is very durable.

nycphotography

True. I should have said any white tape that isn't hard plastic. If hard plastic tape is your thing, then you're all set w/ white.

noodle soup

Deda Elementi tape is not hard plastic tape, but you are right that it's not as cushy as Lizard Skins. I guess if you need ridiculously thick/soft tape, you might be out of luck.

chainwhip

I've had very good luck with this one...cleans easily,good grip when wet(sweat/rain),durable, looks good, white:


Fizik Performance Bar Tape

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Performance tape brings 3mm of dense-yet-forgiving comfort to your bars.
Two finishes for Soft or Tacky bars (it seems there's a third, "Standard" offering, which is what I usually buy).
Durable, washable Microtex synthetic fiber
Ready for any weather condition a road rider is willing to face.

kbarch

Nice. I'm definitely not sold on disc brakes, either, but it's a handsome enough bike I can forgive it. And though I appreciate the critique of the white saddle, I think it looks fine. So it's not supermodel hot, but it's a fine girl-next-door.

speling_champ

Lol, thanks, good way to put it. Definitely not an exotic, but I still find myself admiring her lines.

Da Reef

Orange is such a good bike color. Keep the gum walls. Orange (and yellow) bikes always look good with them. I highly recommend white saddle and tape though.

nycphotography

I dunno, with the black forks I'm not sure it would add. I think it would detract.

bobzz

Nice ride love it. Just not a fan of the white saddle. Your bar tape need to be reinstalled, i can see the shifter clamp ! =)
15lbs is pretty light for disc. Wheelset are tubular? is guess that help to shave some weight. Dont think my TCR SL rim brake is that light.

speling_champ

Thanks, and good eye. The tape wrap wasn't my proudest effort . The wheels are tubs, so light and smooth. They're made by farsports, I can't recommend highly enough. Very nicely made for about $1k. Haven't figured out what I'll do if I flat, other than call the gf and hope she picks up.

kbarch

You know you CAN carry a spare. Of course you have to carry it this way:

nycphotography

Guy on my team rode tubs all year in NYC (I think because they happened to come on the bike he bought?)

I think? he had no flats... ran tubeless sealer inside them and carried the can of fix-a-flat that he may have had to use once or twice.

I was impressed enough to consider them next year... except I've had probably a couple dozen punctures that have sealed on my tubeless. I'm slowly coming around to liking the tubeless. At 155lbs, I've been able to ride home on 30psi enough times, and they seem to seal around 30 psi more or less). I'm thinking maybe I should try 28mm tires, but damn those things are heavy!!!

I think if I weighed more, tubeless would be less viable.

cycledogg

You ah, ride tubs but not sure what to do if you flat?

Hapsmo911

Go get you a valve stem remover, some Orange Seal or the like, some CO2 or pump, and a spare tube.... Then you are gtg

evan326

I'm sure I've got a lot of bad news coming . Here is my steed fresh off 40mi. Looking for suggestions on cleaning up my cables up front. Here you go!

cycledogg

Disgusting, and I'm a Cannondale guy.

Hapsmo911

Do my eyes deceive me? Or are there balls hanging from your seat?

evan326

What don't you like

robbyville

Well, it goes without saying that you gotta restage the pic but very nice!