My new build: Stevens SLR Aero
09-26-09, 05:23 AM
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My new build: Stevens SLR Aero
I just finished building my Stevens SLR. It's a road bike with aero features. The bike is everything I hoped for: Stiff, responsive and agile. Oh, and drop dead gorgeous :beerchug:
The build list:
Frame/Seatpost: Stevens SLR
Fork: Stevens Full Carbon F Bend
Seatpost: Stevens Aero
Seat post clamp: Stevens Aero
Headset: FSA Integrated 44
Wheels: Shimano Dura Ace WH-7850 C50 TU
Tires: Schwalbe Milano
Group: Shimano DA 7900
Stem+Handle bar: PRO Stealth EVO
Handle bar tape: PRO standard
Pedals: Shimano Ultegra PD-6700
Saddle: Specialized Toupé Gel 155
Computer: Blackburn Neuro 5.0
Bottle cage: Elite Pase MTB
The build list:
Frame/Seatpost: Stevens SLR
Fork: Stevens Full Carbon F Bend
Seatpost: Stevens Aero
Seat post clamp: Stevens Aero
Headset: FSA Integrated 44
Wheels: Shimano Dura Ace WH-7850 C50 TU
Tires: Schwalbe Milano
Group: Shimano DA 7900
Stem+Handle bar: PRO Stealth EVO
Handle bar tape: PRO standard
Pedals: Shimano Ultegra PD-6700
Saddle: Specialized Toupé Gel 155
Computer: Blackburn Neuro 5.0
Bottle cage: Elite Pase MTB
09-26-09, 05:29 AM
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Totally Awesome...Looks great and DA 7900 is the best.
Good Job!
I am picking up my Pedal Force RS2, full SRAM 2010 Force group today w/ Thomson Masterpiece seatpost.
More excited than a 10 year old at Christmas time.
Good Luck!!
Good Job!
I am picking up my Pedal Force RS2, full SRAM 2010 Force group today w/ Thomson Masterpiece seatpost.
More excited than a 10 year old at Christmas time.
Good Luck!!
09-26-09, 05:35 AM
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Nice bike! I have a question about it: do you see where the top tube is scalloped out as it meets the head tube? Is there a special headset piece that goes there to make it all seem....tidier?
I love the bike but that scalloped section baffles me, like there is supposed to be a fancy aero....something that should go there. Really pretty though
I love the bike but that scalloped section baffles me, like there is supposed to be a fancy aero....something that should go there. Really pretty though
09-26-09, 05:37 AM
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By the way.................are Steven frames hand lay'd up in Germany or punched out in China?
Don't see too many here in USA. Same goes for "Focus".
Don't see too many here in USA. Same goes for "Focus".
09-26-09, 05:38 AM
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Nice bike! I have a question about it: do you see where the top tube is scalloped out as it meets the head tube? Is there a special headset piece that goes there to make it all seem....tidier?
I love the bike but that scalloped section baffles me, like there is supposed to be a fancy aero....something that should go there. Really pretty though
I love the bike but that scalloped section baffles me, like there is supposed to be a fancy aero....something that should go there. Really pretty though
09-26-09, 05:39 AM
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what a weird looking fork.
the rest of it is hot though!
the rest of it is hot though!
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09-26-09, 05:39 AM
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09-26-09, 05:46 AM
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don't ever ride that bike. it looks too nice to ride.
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09-26-09, 05:52 AM
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09-26-09, 07:34 AM
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Any insight on that strangely curved fork?
Besides that, you definitely have a sharp bike.
Besides that, you definitely have a sharp bike.
09-26-09, 07:57 AM
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09-26-09, 07:58 AM
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it looks like it has a negative rake.
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09-26-09, 08:26 AM
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The new moots has a fork like that as well. I really don't like how it curves back...
That being said, that bike is insanely hot! The headtube top tube junction looks funny because of the 'missing' bit. But man, that thing looks sick!
That being said, that bike is insanely hot! The headtube top tube junction looks funny because of the 'missing' bit. But man, that thing looks sick!
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09-26-09, 10:07 AM
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Nice ride!
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