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02-12-20, 11:51 AM
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02-12-20, 11:58 AM
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02-12-20, 12:41 PM
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02-12-20, 02:01 PM
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02-13-20, 03:12 AM
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02-13-20, 06:59 AM
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^^^ Looks better outside, but where's your front brake hose? Making sure your steerer length is sorted out first?
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02-13-20, 07:31 AM
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The first pic was in a basement. The more I look at it, the more “off” the color looks. It’s actually a fairly bright orange. I know a lot of people still don’t like the orange, but it’s my favorite color and also my team color. Here is the only daylight picture I have so far.
I like the paint combo- fades are always awesome! And its really cool that you pulled a relatively rare brand across the pond.
The 725 CGR was a brief consideration for me when I was looking at a new gravel frameset last summer, but the geometry wasnt right. Since I only ever looked at the steel model, I didnt notice that the carbon version has that seatstay bend. Its...interesting.
Anyways...because its a really good value, is a relatively rare brand stateside, and has a fade- hot.
02-13-20, 08:12 AM
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The first pic was in a basement. The more I look at it, the more “off” the color looks. It’s actually a fairly bright orange. I know a lot of people still don’t like the orange, but it’s my favorite color and also my team color. Here is the only daylight picture I have so far.
02-13-20, 08:15 AM
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The first pic was in a basement. The more I look at it, the more “off” the color looks. It’s actually a fairly bright orange. I know a lot of people still don’t like the orange, but it’s my favorite color and also my team color. Here is the only daylight picture I have so far.
02-13-20, 08:53 AM
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Staging.....
Who cares.
Who cares.
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02-13-20, 08:59 AM
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The first pic was in a basement. The more I look at it, the more “off” the color looks. It’s actually a fairly bright orange. I know a lot of people still don’t like the orange, but it’s my favorite color and also my team color. Here is the only daylight picture I have so far.
02-13-20, 06:14 PM
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Aero gravel bikes are a thing now? Okay
02-15-20, 02:38 AM
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Gravel bike or all-rounder? I agree that those Shimano hydros look not so clean. Oh, my SRAM tower of power hydros are also a bit over the top (sorry) but you know, once you end up riding a bike, you don't even notice this stuff anymore.
On the Ribble, is it set up with right lever front brake?
On the Ribble, is it set up with right lever front brake?
02-15-20, 02:57 PM
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02-15-20, 03:43 PM
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Ah! I thought about that but didn't see the hose coming out of the caliper, either. I see now that the hoses are kind of tucked inside the fork on the current gen - you'd think that I would have known that, having just installed them 
It would have been nice if they would have used a fork without an upper hose drilling, though.
It would have been nice if they would have used a fork without an upper hose drilling, though.
02-15-20, 06:51 PM
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Aero bikes are aero because they have aero features, not because they have a decal that says 'aero'.
I'm surprised to learn that the hassle and expense of full aero cabling is now thrown in just for aesthetics...
I'm surprised to learn that the hassle and expense of full aero cabling is now thrown in just for aesthetics...
02-16-20, 07:07 AM
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