bassjones

I'm pretty happy with it so far. These wheels are great - for me... The frame just feels right too. Nice and stiff, which is just what I needed.

VA_Esquire

The Tsunami bikes are growing on me....definitely due to the fact they can be customized.

veggie

I know this has knobbies and all, but it has yet to see the dirt, I had the knobbies sitting around collecting dust.



I feel like I'm going to get **** for posting what is technically a cross bike in the road forum.

The RPM bb in this bike is horrible, I'm planning on ordering a set of Sram apex or Rival cranks to replace these nashbar cranks. Also planing on building up some new wheels, probably Ultegra 6500s to Velocity Fusions.

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So you race cross? If so, how is it racing with DT shifters?

veggie

Don't race. Intended this to be my commuter/"beater" road bike. I don't mean to mean I will treat this like a crappy beater, but more so that I won't be heart broken when this gets a scratch. I would probably use bar end shifters if I raced.

carpediemracing 

Cane Creeks are hiding in that picture

(which, btw, is a grab off my helmet cam footage)

Bars are low only because that's the way it fits. Short legs = low saddle height = low bar height. The bar-saddle drop is minimal. I've pointed out before that I have a pretty screwed up back, "several burst and bulging discs" as my doc puts it. I don't do any kind of contortions when I ride. For example, with my setup as it is now, I find that at the end of a long ride (4-6+ hours) I find the drops way more comfy than the tops (my old stock frames - about 4-5 cm shorter in length - made it very uncomfortable towards the end of similar rides).

carpediemracing 

I have to say that the finish, if the bike is used as a tool rather than a work of art, isn't as durable. I don't use anything to protect the bike when I drive it around, whatever cloth stuff you see in the trunk etc is to protect the car. Another rider in the area carefully packs his Tsunami away after each race and it looks absolutely pristine.

However, when I priced out getting a frame repainted, I got a very kind price from a local painter guy and he quoted me just a little below the cost of a whole new frame from Tsunami. So I guess you get what you pay for.

The all-out-custom is nice. You can pretty much spec out anything that isn't totally idiotic (my prelim specs were probably a bit idiotic, the orange and black Tsunamis were built just a touch more conservative). You can tune rigidity as you wish. Define tube profiles. Etc.

Because of the limitations of handbuilt vs huge factory, all the tubing is cut from tubing. It's not hydroformed, for example, so it can't get quite as thin/lean as the high end alum frames.

Some other limitations - no 1.5" lower headset race (mine are 1-1/8" top and bottom), no integrated headset bearings (mine are standard exposed type), I'd stay away from BB30 (no machining for BB30 after welding).

But if you absolutely don't fit a standard frame... Tsunami is a great, great way to go. My frames are 40 cm seat tube, 56.5 cm top tube, 9.5 cm head tube, 73 deg head, 75.5 deg seat, and the black bike has a 39 cm chainstay.


I'm struggling here

The orange bike is at Tsunami getting its chainstays shortened to about 39.3 or so, whatever he can do with the seat tube currently on the bike.

That's the other thing. You can change things around after the fact. I raced the snot out of the orange bike for a year, flew with it 4x, really rode it hard, and in the interim I realized that a shorter stay would be better. I spec'ed out the black frame with a shorter stay, raced that for a year (flew with it 3x), and now I'm getting the orange bike to match the black one.

dmcdam

Needs a cleaning and some fresh bar tape.

X-LinkedRider

Lol. Thanks. When in discussions with the designer I was like the font looks kind of like an 'a' beforehand. He's like I know I will have the o changed. So I said, make mine with the 'a' instead, it's kind of funny and will definitely be a one of a kind. And so a couple thousand miles later I ahve heard "Nice Manocoque!" at least 2 dozen times

phlydude

Felt Z85 with Romin Evo Comp Gel saddle - working on tires, brakes, crank and bar wrap/tape

pelotonracer

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NOT—too much cable housing

Sir Real

Take this to the hot or not thread where it belongs.

pelotonracer

You're probably right, but I blame the LBS. Anyways, I'll end up replacing it with some red Jagwires when they get contaminated.

ls01

robncircus

To echo CDR my Tsunami was great. It had the matte black finish which was a little fussy but I raced and trained the hell out of it before it was stolen. Can't go worng with his frames. Also, he had advised against the matte as it's more sensitive than normal paint. However, he still did it for me afterward. Great company to work with.

robncircus

And another picture of my Spooky that I liked for fun. Can't wait to hit the road again in October.

pelotonracer

robncircus why a gold seatpost and not a red one?

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AngryScientist 

pelotonracer

Sorry, dont get it

Commodus

Sorry, don't get it.

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It's black. It's the black bike thread. What's not to get?

Commodus

Ah...

too easy.