khatfull

Needs some balance somehow, it's "blue top heavy". For me the contrast is fine, just unbalanced. Blue striped tires next time around?

Pinkbullet3

It is a nice shade of blue. Which came first, the saddle or the bartape? I've seen that saddle on Bonktown a few times. It'd be nice if pedals were made in that blue.

brian416

Here it is with a black saddle and tape. Not a great picture though


Blue saddle came first, I won it in a prime. Got hit by a car later that wrecked my black saddle, so I used the free one rather than buying a new black saddle.

GDA

^ HOT.

IMO - The black allows your eyes to settle on the awesome cranks and frame more. The blue items seem to draw your attention away from seeing the whole bike.

alexaschwanden

^ the bike looks great but the crank kinda looks hypnotic if you spin it enough.

VA_Esquire

So why did you go from SRM to Quarq? Either way I like it, though I must say I am a fan of blue.

2ndGen

Yes. I prefer the black.

I felt the same way. It did'nt blend in with the rest of the bike.
The black on the other hand is damn perfect IMO.

Once again, agreed. The black ties it all together and hunkers the bike down.
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Brian, in my book, your bike just jumped from hot to HAWT!
The black transformed you bike. Well done.

WHOOOSSHHH...

Saddle and crankarms not level. Value stems not at 6 O'clock. Chain on little ring. Steerer needs to be cut. Remove computer. Backround is terrible....

IcySmooth52

I'll post the whole bike once it's finished, but perhaps I could get some feedback before completion. Here's what I'll be keeping from the stock Altamira 2.0:


And I'll be outfitting it with SRAM Force shifters, derailleurs, cassette and chain;


Changing the 'cockpit' to Ritchey WCS aluminum in BB black color;


And my saddle of choice is the Ritchey Streem;


And last but not least! I'll eventually upgrade the wheelset to Mavic Ksyrium Equipes:



With the black, white, & grey scheme I think I'll be calling her "Black Diamond" or "Nightrider"!

WhyFi

Naming your bike will get you an instant "not."

UCIMBZ

Unless you are 12.

IcySmooth52

I've had a name for each of my bikes I've owned, except for the ones I had when I was a kid. It's just a way to show my love for them :-p

How about we get to the thread, and you tell me if she'd (it would) be a hot bike?

JSS

I think starting with a butt ugly frame does not help

GDA

Start your own build thread... it will be much more productive.

As it stands in pieces... definitely a NOT

Pinkbullet3

I think everyone missed the fact that the black came BEFORE the blue. Hence, "Got hit by a car later that wrecked my black saddle, so I used the free [blue] one rather than buying a new black saddle."

2ndGen

Not I.

WHOOOSSHHH...

What another negative comment TROLL? Your opinion is worthless...

WhyFi

I think it's a nice looking frame. Could do far, far worse.

Soloist Assassin

I agree. I like the blue. Quite a bit actually, but it needs more to tie it all together. Maybe blue chainring bolts, derailleur hardware, that would all help a bit. Maybe even blue spoke nipples.

WHOOOSSHHH...

Totally agree Larry!

UCIMBZ

You are not getting home free that easy. Put it together then we shall see, besides, what you are asking for is above my pay rate.

IcySmooth52

I'll have pics of the bike will all the mentioned components except the Mavic wheels by the end of next week. That'll give us a good idea of how hot she (it) is.

JSS

I love all of your positive comments as well.

I love how your name is the sound everyone makes as they go blowing past your over weight, fredly, slow ass

WHOOOSSHHH...

FIXED

climber7

he put a smiley face at the end of his post so it was clear he didn't actually intend to insult anyone. you, on the other hand, seem to go out of your way to make unnecessarily negative and insulting comments. maybe you're an a-hole or maybe you're just trolling...can't tell. whooosshhh is neither.