What kind of stem are you running? Size and angle. I ride a 56cm and am planning on doing a 120mm -17*, with SL88 Zipp bars and cutting the steerer tube all the way through. I am a little concerned that it will be too aggressive for me.

Zipp Service Course SL, 120mm -17* and SWorks Aerofly zero-rise handlebar. Keep in mind the Sprints have a 1cm shorter HT than the regular Allez DSW and Tarmac geometry. I'd plan on running 1 or 2cm spacers to start, if you're not used to such a low front end. You can always slam the stem once you're used to it.

Thanks for the response. Right now the most aggresive setup i have is the venge vias, a 56cm with -17* 115mm stem and no spacers. It does have a 25mm rise aerofly. Ive done centuries in it and it isnt bad. The allez would be more slammed and longer but i guess i'll leave 5mm spacer at the beginning to see how it goes.

Thanks!

apologies for no white garage door etc, literally just got it from shop so its 5 minutes old. Will post proper pic when I get chance. Love it so far

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HOT!
More Pictures please!

definitely Hot!

Hot

Hot. Great looking bike.

Sweet looking bike. Hot off the press hot.

That photo might not be proper for this thread, but it's proper for the bike - color looks great with that background and frame looks great at that angle. I'm kind of envious. ;)

That Scott is definitely smoking....

[QUOTE=Timo;19556681]Your wish is my command :p

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What's the full story on this bike? Looks like right side has a SRAM brifter and left side DT shifter. The fork is straight and a threadless steering tube. Is the seat post CF and what stem is that?

And BTW, very hot.

[QUOTE=dksix;19563574]In one of the photos you can see that the left lever is clearly labeled Record.

I love the bike, but just don't buy into the reasons for the downtube shifter.

It's custom build to my specifications by Antonio Taverna at Telai Vetta in Padua - Vetta | Costruzione e riparazione telai per biciclette di ogni tipo a small family business which celebrates 70 years of framebuilding this year - and painted by Brady van Dalen at BCP Special Paintwork. The geometry is an exact copy of my Merlin Extralight.

I specifically asked for this setup with a cable stop on the right and a shifter boss on the left. On the downtube is a Campagnolo Syncro shifter with a carbon lever made by BTP mounted with a Syntace titanium bolt. The brakelever came from the "Campagnolo TT" range and is basically an 10sp Ergopower without the shifting mechanism. When Ergo/STI shifters first started appearing in the Pro peloton it was often seen that some riders would have the front ring changer on the down tube especially for mountain stages in order to save weight. I first started to use this combination in 1997 and continued to use it on various bikes since.

The stem is custom steel made to my specifications (Ø 1” ; 105mm ; 6º) by Bart Veuger at WINDcycleworks specifically to match the slim steel tubes of the frame and to clamp directly on a 1" headtube 26mm handlebars.

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Certainly...

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^^^^^^
I like it.

LOVE the color! That is a sweet looking bike, hot for sure.

there's a ton hot bikes here... not sure why i want the approval of internet folks, but figure i'll throw my latest rig in the ring.

Preemptive apologies for the potato quality photo.

Columbus XCR Firefly
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I like the bars.
The rose colored bits up front are interesting, but seem sort of misplaced, especially with the white-splashed shifters and crank that look like they belong on a plastic bike.
Seems like a nice bike one would be very happy to own, but it's not hot.

What tires are those? The sidewalls look orange on my computer, not the tan you would expect from gumwalls.

Veloflex master 25mm.. they aren't totally clean, but also not completely dirty as i actually ride the thing... must be the contrasting colors

If he's referring to the tires on the white Allez, they're Spec Turbo Cottons, 26mm - I've noticed they yellow over time more than any of the other gumwall tires I've owned (Challenge, Vittoria).

Thanks!

Definitely a hot bike. I love the green on matte black. I'd really like to have a bike like that. Congrats man!

oops! My bad. I've wondered about how those turbo cottons fair... i suppose they do look orangey