New Allez frame:

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Sunset shots of my new neilpryde bura sl. Ended up at 11.29 lbs as is (w/ garmin head unit and speed/cadence sensor on there). It's much easier to get there w/ 768g frame. First ride today- wow.

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Frame/fork/seat collar- NP bura sl (size small)

wheels- edge/enve 1.45, extralite hubs, cx-ray spokes, front conti comp/ rear vittoria evo (both 22 or 23mm)
bars- ritchey superlogic II (carbon) 40mm

stem- extralite OC 100mm

headset- NP, extralite ultrastar, extralite top cap and bolt, omniracer alloy spacers

shifters- sram red w/ btp clamps (stock hoods will be switched out for either homemade heatshrink or alternative experiment.
cables/housing- derailleur: alligator mini i-link cable/housing, brakes: i-link housing, front power cord, rear is currently alligator cable will be switched out for powercord.

FD- campy chorus tuned to 57g
RD- sram red tuned to 134g
cassette-sram red 11/26

crankset- lightning sl 172.5 w/ extralite 50/34 rings & kcnc bolts

scott chain catcher (had it sitting around and figured what the heck)

chain- kmc x10sl

skewers- m2racer bolt on

bar tape- I can't remember but it's lighter than deda

bar plugs- I think they were from fsa cranks, cut down to lighten and fit

seatpost- mcfk 27.2 setback

saddle- ax lightness endurance (3 yrs old, finally something from ax that doesn't fail)

brakes - kcnc cb1 w/ enve pads

pedals - exustar 200 ti

bottle cages- bikewagon generics, not quite arundel mandible clones

nice but those wheels gotta go. I HONESTLY think you would be happier with something else. PM me if you are looking for someone to take them off your hands. I'm sure I would be willing to work something out! :ride:


Bike looks AWESOME

HOT AND 11.29lbs
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SRAM Blue?

guessing he masked it off, sanded down, painted blue and clear coated

Dang how can a bike weigh under 12 lbs dang!!!

got it. the vinyl is actually very thin (it was left over from a project on my car). Also even up close, it looks just a plain CF wheel, complete with the variance in reflection from different angles- I was surprised. It just sucks I assumed the decals were removable, but its under the clearcoat.

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Much simpler. Blue outdoor vinyl.

Your hoods are also too low.

This one gets a hot from me. Looks like it fits well.

Folks, this is what a properly set up cockpit looks like.

Tell you what- you send me that $600 you offered and I'll think about it! (won't happen, but I'll think about it). Wait until you see the clinchers I scored on ebay to alternate (extralite hubs, kinlin 270's and in the 1200's).

not the conclusion the fitter and I came to, but I guess it could appear that way.

What's with the right hood pointing down?

Just an fyi on that Neilpryde, I know two national level cat 1s whose hoods are lower than his. It often comes down to fit/preference

Low hoods themselves are not that strange, but here the right hood much lower than the left one - too big of a difference to be simply by accident.

Mine are not set up level due to arm length difference and the fact that I have a pin in my wrist.

Not hot

Compact bars and SRAM levers look goofy together.

It's not. It's the angle of the bike leaning and the angle of the camera combined. They're level. Used a level to check when it was set up.

HOT! My idea of the (almost) perfect bike: Al frame, sensible wheels (I'd go with 24 spokes front/28 rear) SRAM Force (my fave). All it needs is a greater saddle to bar drop.

It consistently looks that way from all angles, both in the final photos and in those from during the build, and I actually noticed the same thing in the photos of your old bike too. I would check again if I were you, but I tend to OCD on such stuff - obviously no reason to listen to some guy who can only look at the photos if all seems fine to you in person.


That's exactly why I asked, it seemed there's a reason behind what looks like an intentionally asymmetric setup and I was curious what it was.

Cyclebicycle, your NeilPryde is sick. that being said, Fiery is dead on. Front shifters are definitely angled different than the rear. You can tell they are positioned a little low just from the gap between the hoods and bar tape, no matter what picture you look at. It doesn't make anything functionally incorrect, just aesthetically and technically.

As was noted by others it looks like it could be just the right hood. Hard to tell from the angle of the picture. Maybe it slipped down?

This is the Hot r Not thread. People do all kinds of ugly things to their bikes in the name of fit.

I personally do award points for sensible fit and setup though.

That actually looks very nice! I am a big fan of the carbon fiber weave look

Apologies for non bf approved photo, took a quick snap after build up today. Merckx Corsa Extra, Campy 10 speed mix.

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I realise that black appears to be the fashion of the this forum, but I will give my bike a viewing here. ( I believe my bike looks better on the road and whilst moving very fast!)

Full specs below for those who are interested

• Ribble 2012 Gran Fondo Carb Road Frame L (54cm C to Top)
• Ribble 2012 Gran Fondo Carbon Road Forks 1 1/8-1 1/2 ITS
• ITM Headset 1 1/8- 1 1/2 Hidden 45x45 46mm
• Shimano 105 (5700) Black 10 Spd Double Groupset
• Shimano 105 5700 BB Cups (105 10 Double/Triple) Eng
• Shimano 105 Black 5700 Brakes
• Shimano 10 Spd 105 5700 Cassette 12-25
• Shimano 10 Spd 5701 105 Chain
• Shimano 105 Black Dbl 5700 10 Chainset 172.5 39/53
• Shimano 105 Black (5700) 10 Dbl Fr Gear Braze-on
• Shimano 105 Black (5700) 10 Spd Rear Gear Short (SS)
• Shimano STI Levers 105 Black 5700 with cables Double
• Rodi Pr Whls Airline Evo Clinchers White 8/9/10 Shim
• Deda RHM 01 Bars White 44cm
• Deda Zero 1 Stem White 110mm
• CSN Superleggera K10 Saddle Black
• Deda RS 01 Seatpillar Red Glossy 31.6 350mm
• Prorace Nitro Rigid Tyre Black/Red 700x23mm
• Yaw Butyl Inner Tube 700x18/25 SV42mm
• Deda Cork Ribbon Handlebar Tape Red

weight 7.8kg without pedals about 17.3lb (not bad I think for a £1200/$1700 bike)