Agreed.

surgery went well. i don't remember anything. home now. i want some ice cream. today is also the first day i haven't ridden since 12.23.16

How long have you been off the gas?

They recommend no dairy for the first day, because of bacteria.

Also, no acidic or pulpy juices, like tomato or orange juice.

No seedy fruits, like raspberries or strawberries.

Your best choices are bananas, apple juice, broth, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs.

the nurse told me to leave and head to the ice cream shop. so that's what i did. and i'm about to go again.

Well, alright. Enjoy!

Oh boy!!

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WOW, High Quality Craftsmanship. BEAUTIFUL FINISH!

It should be for the price. That is a sweet looking bike though.

Where's the rest of it?

All he could afford was the headtube.

Nah, I'm just on an installment plan. I get the headtube this month, the top tube is next month, then the downtube, an so on until December when I get the last track end. Then, in January... (Assembly is a real bear )

The rest of it is waiting for assembly. I just grabbed the box from the post office on my way home from the office. I have busy weekend ahead of me (*), but I can probably put everything together. I don't have the tools or the knowledge (yet) to cut down the steer tube.


*) Sax practice, primarily. I have a concert next weekend that I need to be ready for, it's all jazz and I have 3 solos.

Today I did 35 miles on the road bike. The computer I had on it stopped working a few weeks ago, and I was trying to get it to work again, but today I just took it off. Kinda prefer riding without it, tbh.

[MENTION=43727]JeremyLC[/MENTION] - Don't rush it ! If you want to cut the carbon steerer tube yourself, get a Park SG-8 hacksaw cutting guide and a Park CSB-1 carbon hacksaw blade. You will need a bench vise to use the cutting guide. You can also use this setup to shorten a carbon seatpost.

Ah... yeah... I don't own a bench... or a vise. I live in an apartment, so no garage or workspace to speak of.

OK, then for sure you'll need to take it to a competent LBS. I'm fortunate to live in a house with a garage, and pretty much can do anything related to building, maintaining and repairing my bicycles. BTW, do you need to cut the seatmast on that frame, or is it somehow adjustable ?

It has an adjustable topper, but it is conceivable I could have to cut it down a bit. I've been puzzling over how to do that, too. My LBS deals in titanium, so I'm hoping they might be able to help out there.

[MENTION=43727]JeremyLC[/MENTION]

I'd love to see pictures of the build or an actual build log. Would love to hear about challenges, parts choices and why, what you like and dislike about it as you learn, etc.

Whatever you could document, a little or a lot, would be great. Good luck with it.


-Tim-

+1 for Chris King being right side up. Thanks.

Well... I already have all the parts. It's all standard sized stuff, so assembly is just "insert tab A into slot B" type stuff. I expect the slowest part of the build to be wrapping the bars (and I have some sexy bars for this). I've installed BBs, bars, stems, cranks, and brakes before, so I know what to expect. i'll be sure to take detailed photos once it's together, though.

How about two things I did not know before seeing it in person?

1. The tubes aren't round. They're very subtly shaped to be more aero.
2. The chain stays are slightly crimped on the insides. I think one might be able to get something as fat as a 28mm tire in there.

Factory installed. Much to my frustration they did not give me the option of choosing a color other than black.

Black will look ideal once this is built. They know what they are doing.

no option for upside down cups since this style only uses one external cup.

Could've used a top cup upside-down and it would've been siiiiiiiick.
Also could've gone pink ano and it would've been siiiiiiiiiick.

Like I said, they know what they are doing.

No. And noooooooooo.