Not compared to the Domane apparently.

Just curious which mis-matched parts bother you? I'm not arguing, I realize everyone isn't going to like my bike and I am perfectly fine with that.

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HAWT!

+10! thats what I was thinking too!! dont really understand his thought on this and would like to hear some clarification on what he means.

what exactly do you find to be miss matched? other than brand crossing, all the colors match. I have never been a fan of those wheels, but they at least match.

Ergo bars and campy levers have always worked very well for me. I do think their are some ergo bars that just plain don't work however. Here are some 8spd levers on deda 215 bars:http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...02CF457A5F.jpg

As somewhat of a purist (see above) I find the colnago a mess as well. That said, the bar/lever angle is the only think keeping it from being a hot mess. Some bikes can pull off mismatched builds and this is one example. There are more in the c&v subforum.

Took it for a ride today. Bars and lever position were perfect, no way am I going to change them. I have to admit, after my first ride on them I have to say that Di2 is the most noticable upgrade I have ever made to a bike.

I ride with my could also level with my bars and I personally think it looks best that way. I have ridden bikes with Di2 and you sir are correct. It is an awesome upgrade if one can afford it.

I won't go as far as "a mess" but I agree with you. The red hubs and the red brakes sort of work against the flow of the red accents on the frame.

everything, its a nice italian frame (even if it may not be made in italy) so put nice italian parts on it!. 1: all parts have to be top of the line italian, Campagnolo, DEDA, Selle Italia. 2: The colours have to all match. right now it looks like you put a blindfold on and picked random parts from a bargain bin. dont get me wrong thats still an amazing bike, im just a perfectionist.

It's hot, but it was en fuego with the the Red stuff on it. I am sure the di2 shifts wonderfully, but it is not as pretty as Red to my eye.

Hot or not?
 

This is my new Seven Axiom SL.
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So sublime and so hot - I am sure the ride is so sublime and smooth.

Thanks for posting close up picks of your Seven. I knew the welds would be clean but really wanted to see the finish because I always wondered about the Seven matte finish.

Mark

P.S. I am thinking about getting a Seven Axiom with internal DA9790 DI2 wiring and hidden battery next year. Not to hijack the thread, but it seems that the your Seven's finish is the equivalent of my Lynskey Helix OS's hand brushed or bright brushed finish - are the brush strokes all unidirectional? Lynskey says that they hand brush the frame with a 3M scotch-bright pad and thus any touch up finishing by the owner can be done the same way. Does Seven say how they achieve their finish?

Other than the bar tape, tires, and bottle cages I have to give it a HOT!!!

Yup, Seven calls it "satin finish", but it's basically done with fine grade 3M Scotch Brite pads (red ones).

Seven is a good choice. When I was considering different Ti frame builders, Seven and Lynskey were head-to-head for my decision. Then Seven won out because their normal process is itself custom, so I wasn't going to miss that opportunity. Except for the customization, I'm sure both are equal.

I was actually trying to get orange decals, but they would have to be custom made and I'd have to shell out more. I saw a pic online in which the bar tape and the tires were this color, and i really loved it.

I know, the bottle cages were not my first choice, but the LBS was out of stock for stainless steel ones. And then somebody suggested matching up the red decal with a red cage and the black in the crank and rim with the black cage. But I think the stingrays are pretty cute!:p

the way colnagos are often pictured are as so:

http://www.racycles.com/assets/produ...Mapei_Bike.jpg

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it appears you've got a more traditional bend handlebar which should result in the bottom level of the drops being parallel to the ground and the hoods further up before the bend. being in the bottom of the drops in that set up will put your hands at a 45º angle which maybe difficult to climb from the drops in.

its a matter of preference though... if its comfortable then its all good.

you could go with some ergo sti friendly bars which keep the flat plane from stem and hoods then bend more abruptly so the bottom of the drops remain parallel to the ground:

http://www.colnago.com/wp-content/fi...10smain161.jpg

either way your bike is hot. I'm starting to hate on people who mandate that Colnago must have campy. its borderline bigotry... what about willer or piranello must those italian frames be outfitted with campy?

I think the majority of colnago bikes at one point were outfitted with chris king headsets....loyalty to italian branding be damned when something else works even better.

what about the fact that colnago officially offers its top spec'd models in dura ace/di2 and sram red?!

http://www.colnago.com/wp-content/fi...10smain543.jpg
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if colnago seems it fit to put sram/shimano/ect on their bikes...

I don't mind the quarq with Ultegra Di2 but I hate seeing Di2 on a non-Di2 specific frame. The rest of the build looks solid besides the bar setup.

Warm only because of the Seven cachet. It needs a unifying theme instead of yellow/gold, orange, red and black all over the place.

Figured I'd throw my CAAD10 up for giggles now that I have some half-decent pictures. Kind of a cross-post from Cult of CAAD.

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^^Hot. Saddle seems quite far forward - short femurs?

how much does it weigh?

It's possible. My tibial tuberosity was measured to be 20mm behind pedal spindle w/ 52mm of setback at 770mm seat height.

I actual didn't even think to take it. If I'm ever by the shop again, I'll try to grab a weight.

Well done sprints...:thumb:

here's my current build. 2001 GT ZRX. one of the first true production cross bikes. took a little love and attention to bring it back to life. its former owner used it as their crap weather rain bike and it was covered in dust and mud after sitting with flat tires and unused for two years....cleaned up pretty well. hot?? probably not. cheap? yes!! fun too.http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=278536