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09-02-12, 04:02 AM
#9780
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lot of sick material in the last few pages. have to tune down the extreme temperatures a bit.
i am a cheap college kid so i don't have the money to upgrade any of the parts. this is stock as bought from the LBS (except for a 110mm stem for fit reasons)
i am a cheap college kid so i don't have the money to upgrade any of the parts. this is stock as bought from the LBS (except for a 110mm stem for fit reasons)
09-02-12, 08:40 AM
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~Mama mia molto caldo~
09-02-12, 10:33 AM
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Here is my 2013 Giant TCR Composite 2, a couple of days old. Sorry about the crappy cellphone pics.
09-02-12, 10:50 AM
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Both have a bunch of potential!
09-02-12, 02:28 PM
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09-02-12, 07:17 PM
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09-02-12, 09:25 PM
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I have been considering the Williams 30x actually, I'm 197lbs.
09-02-12, 09:41 PM
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boyd vitesse 30mm wheels...$550
Have them, love them. There are a couple other great options out there also.
Have them, love them. There are a couple other great options out there also.
09-03-12, 06:18 PM
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here we, a better prepared picture. Latest additions are the 3T Doric LTD post and the 2011 HED Ardennes GP wheels.
09-03-12, 06:21 PM
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That's a really cool looking frame. Some of the newer stuff (S-Works above) is just too trendy. Military looking lines with an Arab-styled Lamborghini paint finish (IMHO)
09-03-12, 10:29 PM
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wow nice! you could sell off all the old stuff and almost have enough for a whole Rival group from ribble/eBay to slap on that brand new frame. The frame's so new it almost demands a brand new groupset. Its already hot though.... those Giant Frames are designed by guys who know how to make a super sloping TT frame look clean sans vulgarity.
09-04-12, 06:57 AM
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wow nice! you could sell off all the old stuff and almost have enough for a whole Rival group from ribble/eBay to slap on that brand new frame. The frame's so new it almost demands a brand new groupset. Its already hot though.... those Giant Frames are designed by guys who know how to make a super sloping TT frame look clean sans vulgarity.
Although I could sell the Ultegra shifters and RD and probably pay for Rival equivalents - and so it goes... I want to stay with Planet X brakes (will be buying some soon), so really I don't even need a full group.
09-04-12, 08:02 AM
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How do those planet x brakes compare to ultegra?
09-04-12, 09:17 AM
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What about strength and stopping power?
09-04-12, 10:02 AM
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It's Raven. I just figured they are prettier and lighter. 
Performance is something I can't answer on them. I personally like My Force Brakes > Tektro 741 > Shimano Brakes. The 741's are nice though, especially for the weight, they function NOICE. I just like the Force brakes better because it goes with the rest of the group
Performance is something I can't answer on them. I personally like My Force Brakes > Tektro 741 > Shimano Brakes. The 741's are nice though, especially for the weight, they function NOICE. I just like the Force brakes better because it goes with the rest of the group
09-04-12, 10:05 AM
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They feel/stop/modulate identical to Ultegra to me. I ran Zero G's and tossed them because of performance issues. From what I can tell there is no performance difference between the planet x and ultegras - although mine have Swiss Stop Green pads which are excellent and probably help a lot.
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