I love that frame. Would be quite hot if the stem was slammed a bit more.

Decided that rather than just try and swap out my 105 shifters with a newer set to route cable into bar which turns out does need the newer brakes due to the pull, I may as well use this opportunity to go full ultegra 6800, cosmetically though, here's what the new tape, lower stem and matching cages will look like (via sloppy photoshop). Hope this will be an improvement, but I'm on the fence about removing wheel decals. Bike should be back in my hands by Saturday so I can post a proper shot...

I like it with the wheel stickers myself!! )

I'd vote no wheel stickers. Those stickers make the bike to "loud" and they take away from the frame.

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Im leaning that way too, maybe its a little loud but considering where I started :). I suppose if I want stickers, I could always replace with blacked out lettering.

Also, if I can't sell my 105 gruppo, may keep to put on a cyclocross frame, still have the old bar and the aksium wheels from this bike, hmm another bike for my collection, n+1 right. A giant TCX frame can be had pretty cheap or even a Ridley or caadx something like that. I feel a next project coming on.

Good point... :twitchy:

I think it looks good but prefer no decals on the wheels. Everyone knows they're mavics from the carbon weave. Of course, ghost/black stickers would be pretty sweet as well.

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Well that's not my bike so... I can't speak to what tape he has. Here are two cell phone pictures of my bike from the old setups I had last year. To the naked eye it is liquigas green or it wouldn't be on my bike, I hate "almost" the same shade.
https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...85758854_n.jpg
http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...p;d=1391125158

I look back at those pics and thank god I upgraded a few things since then... god was that crank ugly.

did you buy this on ebay? because if so you out bid me for it...and i was none too pleased about it at the time.

best picture ever

I've been on the fence about my wheel decals, too.

https://mail8.homesteadmail.com/serv...d=16078&part=2

Actually, I was the seller. I no longer have both of those bikes. Sold the corex on eBay 2-3 years ago. Currently riding a tcr advanved.

Both are HOTTT as hell... Nice!

Freaking HOTTT... waiting to see the new steed if this is an indication...

HOTTT... That bike screams "LOOK"... ;)

I almost bought one of these but every secondhand one shows up with a seatmast that is cut way too short.

Got it back early. Hopefully much much better than before..

Thanks for all your advice guys. Now I can save for a new cyclocross frame to put the old 105 gruppo, aksium rims and drop bar on. Nothing wrong with getting an extra bike out of all this trouble....

http://i.imgur.com/vocYas2l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6MiJSQil.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/joOAlTOl.jpg

Nicely done Gus! That was a quick turn. Bike looks way better!!

I'd say that bike is now hot.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...1&d=1396559308

WTF, did you just go out and spend 800 bucks to please internet people? I'm in awe.

+2, it looks great. Spendy little dip into the Hot or Not thread. That went pretty quickly from 'the cables kinda bug me' to 'I'm going full 6800'.

Not exactly, I want a cyclocross bike too and figured all the old parts from this one will mean I just need to find a decent frame so it works out. But yeah :)

Had to be more than that...didn't come over from the UK that quickly. Great for the economy though.