:o if you aren't dragging frame + only wearing out the innermost 1/4 of your tires... are you really even trying?

added the headset, bottle cages and fork. Next will be the stem, bars, and crankset [Di2].
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/colossi-t...le-26562_4.jpg
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/colossi-t...le-26562_7.jpg
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/colossi-t...le-26562_8.jpg
http://www.pedalroom.com/p/colossi-t...le-26562_5.jpg

Yo that paint is tight.

This angle really does the bike justice. :thumb:

Yup, I wish this was mine.

Thanks dude. The purple on the fork is a little off since it wasn't painted when the frame was painted. I'm happy with it though.

Thanks, I'm excited to finish building it.

It's a Willy Wonka Nerd

Relevant:

http://kidofthe80s.com/wp-content/up...4/05/nerds.jpg

:D

yum.

that thing is hawt. triple triangle with gears is underrated.

Mucho looking forward to Nerds frame built up.

Very cool - look forward to seeing it built. Did you get your frame directly from the company or from those guys who had(have?) the distributorship in Brooklyn?

Yep, I was dealing with Sommerville sports (now Verge Sports) in Park Slope when they were the "Colossi USA".

First significant change to my Salsa Colossal Ti since I bought it in May 2013. The OEM tires are Clement Strada LLG 700x28c 30 tpi wire bead, which are round and durable, but had a somewhat dead ride. The tires still had a good amount of tread left on them, so I removed them and transferred them to my Windsor Clockwork SS. I replaced them with a Conti Grand Prix 4000s II 700x28c in the front and a Clement Strada LGG 700x32c 120 tpi dual compound folding tire in the rear. The improvement in the ride is very noticeable, even when running only 70 psi in front and 65 psi in the rear.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=503447http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=503448http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=503449http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=503450http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=503451

I like this. Ti is always cool.

Thanks. It looks a lot better irl with the natural unpainted finish and etched graphics, and really exquisite welds. Unfortunately, Salsa has stopped making the Ti version, and now only sells a lower end model with a chromo steel frame and lower line components.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1451/2...62635cc2_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1463/2...a4351e77_b.jpg

Ah! But why behind the pole? Let's see the whole thing!

https://dirthurt.files.wordpress.com...mg_6658-11.jpg

hypnotoad: now featuring 3x9 XT deore/XTR and an absolutely ridiculous gear range

Here is a crappy, hastily taken post-ride photo -- too cold and tired to fuss with proper staging and so on :)

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1691/2...c03488b6_b.jpg

Love the new wheels! :thumb:

Supercorsa and C Record :love:

so rad. great job!

decided that I'm going to buy one of the team 2016 Venge Elites at the end of the season:

http://www.raispo.fi/images-bikes/lg...VengeElite.jpg

The 1/2's have bikes being lent to them for the season, and there will be a number of 54's that are available for guys like me to purchase very cheaply before they're offered to the general public. My plan is to buy the bike, then purchase a Dura Ace 9000 groupset for it. The 11sp 105 that comes on the Venge will go onto my steel training bike, so it will also serve as a way to convert both bikes to 11. Not sure what I'm going to do with the wheels that come on the venge, maybe sell them or just have them as spares. It is going to ride the ptap/Hed Belgium wheels that I have for training, and carbon tubulars for racing.

My trusty old caad9 will live at my parent's as a spare/backup bike.

Sounds like a good plan to me!

yeah, I'm stoked. Won't be until Sept/Oct, but still.