Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 20546570)

I like that the wrap plays well with the black and red of the frame. That is all. Small chain ring. What's that thing on the seatpost? Never liked wheel with that spoke configuration.

Originally Posted by seau grateau (Post 20546666)

I'm assuming tail light. If it's a reflector, I'm throwing my computer out the window. Anyway it's an automatic not-hot because of staging.

Originally Posted by kbarch (Post 20547686)

Although it's not to my taste, I totally understand your enthusiasm over the new look - it's like you can sit with the "cool kids" now. And I won't deny the appeal that the black-by-default approach has for a lot of people. All in all, it's totally respectable (and in some ways, "respectable" isn't so "hot." :) ) What prevents this from being hot, though, is the randomness of everything that's not black, like the bright asterisk on the chain ring, the spots of polished metal elsewhere on the group, the spotty white bits on the wheels, and the blue on the bottles. I wouldn't suggest that every last spot has to be black, but there just doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason behind the bits that aren't. Small labels and such usually don't have much if any effect, but in this case - especially with the sort of clinical staging - they are much more apparent.

Originally Posted by bianchi10 (Post 20547278)

yes it is. Everyone is entitled to their opinion though I guess.

Originally Posted by nycphotography (Post 20548130)

Some people, once they see SRAM, the blood rushes away from the brain to fuel the automatic hate fueled hard on and rationality vanishes.

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 20548170)

Those derailleurs look hideous. There's no getting around the giant battery.

Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 20548190)

QFT.


This thread is about personal opinions. If you cannot understand that you have no business here. You know what I'm sayin'?

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 20548230)

WORD

FTR, Shimano 7000/8000/9100 derailleurs are hideous too.

Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 20548302)

What about 9000, because that's what I have?

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 20548337)

Dura-Ace seems to skip a generation.

7400 looks good, 7700 is boring
7800 is nice looking, 7900 is hideous
9000 looks great, 9100 is meh

7000/8000/9100 derailleurs look like they belong on a mountain bike.

Originally Posted by edle65 (Post 20548472)

In that case... :)

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c6407b1c97.jpg

Originally Posted by edle65 (Post 20548472)

In that case... :)

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c6407b1c97.jpg

Originally Posted by edle65 (Post 20548498)

I bought the bike used over a week ago. The seat post is a 3T Stylus 25 Team Stealth Carbon. As for the spacers... I think it's on the high end as well but I/m comfortable on the bike now and don't really care for slammed stems that much. Certainly not just for looks anyways.

Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 20548488)

and a few too many headset spacers

Originally Posted by bianchi10 (Post 20547038)

Ditched the gumwalls and went with black Vittoria Corsa's. Never thought I would see myself back on all black tires but I LOVE it! Changes the entire look and feel like I'm looking at a whole new bike.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1868/...d87e744e_b.jpg

Originally Posted by dan911 (Post 20548870)

Is that a deda superlegerra seatpost ? if yes, how did you remove the logos ?

I have remove all the non-black logo and lettering on my Deda but i'm not sure how to do it on the seatpost.

Originally Posted by bianchi10 (Post 20548911)

Try acetone first and give some good elbow grease. Oddly enough my friend got his off with acenton. However, mine were under a clearcoat. So I used a light sandpaper and took the clear off and then continued with the logos. Then tapered it with lighter and lighter sandpaper. Had no issues.

Originally Posted by dan911 (Post 20549024)

I use acetone for the stem but i was not sure if it was safe on carbon fiber.

Thanks for the answer.

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Originally Posted by bianchi10 (Post 20547038)

Ditched the gumwalls and went with black Vittoria Corsa's. Never thought I would see myself back on all black tires but I LOVE it! Changes the entire look and feel like I'm looking at a whole new bike.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1868/...d87e744e_b.jpg

Originally Posted by MyTi (Post 20549786)

Seat post too high. Slammed stems don't look good...at all. All black is a bit on the boring side. Cannondales spider cranks are ugly as heck. For me, most carbon bikes are just an average run of the mill cookie cutter chinese carbon...but for some reason this cannondale frame seems legendary. Probably the best carbon bike in this thread considering the 99% of the Chinese pile in here. Nice enve carbon wheels. It's carbon, it's run of the mill chinese, but it's still a cannondale, and that makes it ok but a few tiers below American Ti frames.

Originally Posted by yarbrough462 (Post 20549870)

I bet he passes 50 years olds like they are standing still on it though... ;)