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04-04-13, 02:21 PM
Throw the stick!!!!
It's a custom seat post. Check out a stock '07 Tarmac and you'll see that the original is even more hideous. Specialized designed an aero seat tube but failed to integrate an aero seat post. I don't know what to say about the bars, they are aero compact carbon FSA. The red really sold me on the bike to begin with. I went to my lbs to browse new bikes and it reminded me a lot of when I was a kid in the grocery store and looked at the generic food that had black and white labels. All new bikes are just that. Black and white. Bland. When I ride, I have an extreme sense of euphoria and I think a bike should reflect that in colors. Personally, I just don't see how someone could ride an all black bike, it just seems to negate everything that bike riding is all about.
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04-04-13, 03:17 PM
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At no point was I, nor am I "mad" about anything. My picture posted was in reality a response to another..the rest was me agreeing with the comment made...all until the troll in reference to dropping a ton of money in "Canadian dollars-bucks"..It certainly wasn't a "ton" of money and the US / CDN dollar have been mostly on par for the last ten years. I own houses in both the US and Canada, I know exactly where either dollar stands.
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Maybe it's the angle, but those cables look a little on the short side.
04-05-13, 08:47 AM
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04-05-13, 12:32 PM
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Added this Ritchey Breakaway (travel bike) to the stable, scrapped together mostly from winter bike parts and a few things lying around. I just had to buy the frame/fork/headset, a seatpost, a front derailleur, and a bottom bracket. What say ye Hot or Not?:
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04-05-13, 12:43 PM
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I wish that I had some winter Zipps layin' around... 
04-05-13, 12:43 PM
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Cute pooch, too.
04-05-13, 12:46 PM
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04-05-13, 01:30 PM
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Love it, HOT....then again I'm biased as I really want one for my business travels which have been a lot lately.
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04-05-13, 02:02 PM
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Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
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04-05-13, 06:28 PM
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Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
04-05-13, 07:02 PM
Throw the stick!!!!
Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
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04-05-13, 07:06 PM
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I wish the headset didn't end so far above the top tube, but still hot!
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I agree with this. I like the subtleness of it.
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Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
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Love the Parlee but not sure about the blue bits. 
04-05-13, 11:30 PM
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Updates to Parlee Z5 SLi....added brakes (black TRP R979 EQ), KMC X10SL DLC black chain, and used Hollowgram SL crank arms (apologies in advance for the green crankbolt, this was off fleabay so is shown as received, black crankbolts have been ordered to appease the Stealth Goddess)...weight as shown is 6.41 kg...
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
...to all have commented previously they they don't like blue bits....noted....
04-06-13, 05:46 AM
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Here it is, back from the painter. A Giro/Baum inspired paint job, painted by Jack Kane of kanebikes.com.
A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.
A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.
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Very nice, guys! This page is off to a smashing start - not the time to sneak in a commuter.
04-06-13, 06:23 AM
Throw the stick!!!!
Here it is, back from the painter. A Giro/Baum inspired paint job, painted by Jack Kane of kanebikes.com.
A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.
A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.
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Here it is, back from the painter. A Giro/Baum inspired paint job, painted by Jack Kane of kanebikes.com.
A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.
A couple minor things to finish up... wire wrap the excess wires up front, chainstay protector. It was so easy to install and dial in the EPS system; it took more time dialing in the ZG brakes. I'll be taking it out for its first EPS ride tomorrow, and will take a much better pic out on the road.
