First posted three pages ago but no comments :(, maybe the photo was too small ... so here goes again.

http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/...keyHelix01.jpg

i think it is a very classy build. if it were campagnolo it would be just as i would build it.

not a huge deal, but a carbon crankset would create better contrast but changing for that reason would be silly.

rotate bars up. Move shifters a bit down. Saddle forward a tiny bit and you're there.

you lose points because you deleted my facebook comment.

would have been hot, what a shame.

It's hot, but it's no Scattante.

If it fits, why change just to appease the Hot or Not crowd.
It seems to work for him, I'd leave it exactly like it is.

Besides his next bike, the Advanced SL, is going to be hot for sure.

It has black tape and I'm waiting on the black saddle now. Thanks.
The bars are rotated how they're supposed to be, shifters are within the guide lines on the bars - I had them lower before but they're much better lke this. Saddle is set up how it was pro fitted to be... It's mostly in the middle of the rails.
I didn't delete a comment...?
Thanks.

Ish.
Yeah, it fits right. And the bars are how they're supposed to be, so not sure what's with that.

i think it is the bar curve that makes your levers look wrong. it looks like the levers clamp right on the curve.

i prefer my bars/levers in a traditional "flat" setup:
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...m/DSC01109.jpg

your hoods appear to angle up. it is a good looking bike though

They're traditional drop bars, my favorite. There's no "flat" set up. The hoods are just how they are.

Thanks :)

For examples, the levers and bars are set up pretty much the same as these:

http://www.teamvelocycling.com/pyori...valmis1000.jpg
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photo...rsandhoods.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/...29f3a667_b.jpg

It's just the shape of the shimano levers.. I don't mind it.

you can get "traditional" round drop bars that do not put your hoods at a funny angle. yours appear to be a shallow drop. i hear good things about them and they seem pretty common but i have hands the size of tennis rackets. deep ergo drops suit me best.


edit:

i think shimano levers make it look more pronounced.

It's a reasonably deep drop.. I wouldn't consider it shallow. 139 mm drop.

that titanium bike is not hot. tubes are wicked ugly.

my deda 215s have a 145mm drop. the deda 215 shallow is 135

Oh. Well, they seem deep. Whatever.

I think my almost 6 inches of saddle to bar drop make it seem deeper.

sorry, i was thinking poorly this late. mine are 145. i just double checked. yours are about half way between. i have slightly less bar drop so it probably evens out position wise, i just need more "hand room" in the drops.

that picture if my bar drop is deceptive:
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...m/DSC01109.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...m/DSC01114.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...m/DSC01120.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...m/DSC01119.jpg


anyway, now that we are completely derailed....




that ridley and colnogo are nice.

Yeah baby!!!!!!!

http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/x...P1000001-1.jpg
http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000093.jpg
http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000092.jpg
http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000082.jpg

Thanks for taking the time to comment craigx3.

really? I'll post it again on fb.

I like the Helix and I like DA 7800, but I think this would be hotter with 7900. It looks like you already have the levers.

HAHAHAHA.....scattantes's ARE JUNK!

not really hot but some nice styled rides

http://http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...640serotta.jpg



not a good picture of my felt, but the only one I have @ present

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...2/IMG_1394.jpg


http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...870635-1-1.jpg

Dream Bike Status

Hater.

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