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primov8 02-28-13 06:46 PM

^^^ HOT.The blue accents add just the right amount of contrast. Nicely done.

dtrain 02-28-13 06:46 PM

I like a bit of color (just not Bella Donna). That blue is very well played.

marqueemoon 02-28-13 07:07 PM


Originally Posted by YOJiMBO20 (Post 15328997)
I'm gonna brave the HrN with the new bike. Just finished building it up today. Was originally going to go with black rims, but Velocity was out of black so I went with blue.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7...3/IMG_7039.JPG

The blue rims don't bother me. Kinda reminds me of the anodized blue Open Pros came in for a while.

I'd scoot he hoods up a tad, rotate the bars down a very tiny bit, and replace the blue tape with black.

Nice bike.

Herbie53 02-28-13 07:30 PM


Originally Posted by ebow3d (Post 15326514)
Thanks for posting this. I wanted to see what it looks like. Beautiful!

+1, please re-post with the new hoops.

thirdgenbird 02-28-13 07:53 PM


Originally Posted by Herbie53 (Post 15329227)
+1, please re-post with the new hoops.

You probably won't be able to keep me from posting it in any remotely applicable thread I can find...

antmeeks 02-28-13 08:08 PM


Originally Posted by marqueemoon (Post 15329131)
I'd scoot he hoods up a tad, rotate the bars down a very tiny bit, and replace the blue tape with black.

Definitely would do what he said with the bars & hoods ^^ -

But forget about his black tape suggestion, your bike == HOT!

WHOOOSSHHH... 03-01-13 12:10 PM


Originally Posted by YOJiMBO20 (Post 15328997)
I'm gonna brave the HrN with the new bike. Just finished building it up today. Was originally going to go with black rims, but Velocity was out of black so I went with blue.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7...3/IMG_7039.JPG

Well done...:thumb:

cycledogg 03-01-13 12:17 PM


Originally Posted by YOJiMBO20 (Post 15328997)
I'm gonna brave the HrN with the new bike. Just finished building it up today. Was originally going to go with black rims, but Velocity was out of black so I went with blue.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7...3/IMG_7039.JPG

err, Not. Waaay too much RD cable. Saddle pushed too far forward, otherwise a nice Ti ride.

marqueemoon 03-01-13 12:40 PM


Originally Posted by cycledogg (Post 15331876)
err, Not. Waaay too much RD cable. Saddle pushed too far forward, otherwise a nice Ti ride.

Sram like a nice sized loop to shift well. That actually looks about right.

Kind of agree on the saddle position, but to be fair the bike was just built.

NWS Alpine 03-01-13 12:46 PM

Yeah Sram loves a big loop. Some cables if they are stiff will not shift properly with a loop smaller than that.

save10 03-01-13 12:56 PM


Originally Posted by YOJiMBO20 (Post 15328997)
I'm gonna brave the HrN with the new bike. Just finished building it up today. Was originally going to go with black rims, but Velocity was out of black so I went with blue.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7...3/IMG_7039.JPG

i would officially endorse if it had a seat post with setback. i do appreciate the bar drop though

Grambo 03-01-13 03:27 PM


Originally Posted by save10 (Post 15332036)
i would officially endorse if it had a seat post with setback. i do appreciate the bar drop though

What********************?? The seat is already slammed foward. Why in the world would you then switch to a set back seat post?

waterrockets 03-01-13 03:34 PM

Don't apply logic in this thread.

What's that building in the background?

clichty 03-01-13 03:45 PM


Originally Posted by waterrockets (Post 15332665)
Don't apply logic in this thread.

What's that building in the background?

+1

save10 03-01-13 03:45 PM


Originally Posted by Grambo (Post 15332643)
What********************?? The seat is already slammed foward. Why in the world would you then switch to a set back seat post?


yeah. sorry....i'm a bit out of it right now. Then I officially hate that bike with the fire of a thousand suns. Happy?

IthaDan 03-01-13 04:04 PM


Originally Posted by waterrockets (Post 15332665)
Don't apply logic in this thread.

What's that building in the background?

The one with the spaceship on top? Isn't that in dubai or something? It'd be awesome if there were a pool on the top of it.

kcollier5 03-01-13 04:17 PM


Originally Posted by waterrockets (Post 15332665)
Don't apply logic in this thread.

What's that building in the background?

I pretty sure they call those things 'palm trees'...

... they go near pools all the time. That help?

bianchi10 03-01-13 06:28 PM


Originally Posted by save10 (Post 15332036)
i would officially endorse if it had a seat post with setback. i do appreciate the bar drop though

I think what he might have been trying to say here is, with a setback seatpost and properly position saddle on that seatpost it would look hotter for him.

jtwilson 03-01-13 06:58 PM

Well, you could also put a setback post on there, rotate it around 180 degrees and get the saddle even further forward...

bianchi10 03-01-13 06:59 PM

I've seen that! it looks horrible lol

YOJiMBO20 03-01-13 07:21 PM

I don't know why the saddle looks so far back in the pic. It's close to centered on the rails and a little bit in front of the clamp markings.

kyamei 03-02-13 04:58 AM

This thread looks like a good way to get some pointers on prettying up the bikes, so have at it.

*I just installed that stem on the Scott, forgot to fix the bar position before taking the pic. And yes, speed sensor erection was necessary on the Wilier.
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8973/img1161em.jpg
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9028/img1165r.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9937/img1160tw.jpg

robbyville 03-02-13 07:31 AM


Originally Posted by kyamei (Post 15334547)
This thread looks like a good way to get some pointers on prettying up the bikes, so have at it.

*I just installed that stem on the Scott, forgot to fix the bar position before taking the pic. And yes, speed sensor erection was necessary on the Wilier.
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8973/img1161em.jpg
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9028/img1165r.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9937/img1160tw.jpg

Pretty much all hot! The only thing I'd mention on all of them is that the bars need to be rotated up a tiny bit, it looks like you place a level on the drops or something, looks a little weird, on the Scott it almost looks like the bar tips are pointed a bit upwards.

Also for the pics, line up the cranks in line with seat tube. I would normally have mentioned the too long derailleur loop but I saw a few posts ago that this was required for smooth SRAM shifting (one more +1 for Shimano in aesthetics :))

Also a suggestion on the Garmin sensor erection. Go to ebay and purchase an icarus spoke magnet. it bonds to the spoke and should give you enough clearance to lower the arm, It worked beautifully on my Ridley and I've seen at least one Willier where it worked cost about $6

oh yeah, don't forget to line your valve stems perpendicular to the ground.

Either way, I'm going hot on all three nice job!

chaadster 03-02-13 09:22 AM

Kyamei,

Yes, all hot bikes!

Out of curiosity, do you distinguish between the types of riding you do on each bike, or do you just like having different bikes? I mean, they all seem to be set-up to do the same thing, but I'm not particularly well versed in different road disciplines; maybe the Cervelo is geared more for spring training and hills?

Just curious, and certainly I'd like to have three such handsome bikes in my stable, too! Nicely done.

R1lee 03-02-13 09:53 AM

All three bikes have the same wheel?


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