This showed up on my doorstep today. My first road bike 
Should be built up tomorrow.
Should be built up tomorrow.
My new toy...
- Thread starter Smelly
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Nice... I've totally been eyeing one of those. Right now it's either that or one of the specy frames with some carbon on the rear 'n stuff. Please show some pics after it's together.
Yeah... Flash us w/ some steel roadie porn once she's together!
Edit: any carbon in her future?
Edit: any carbon in her future?
building it up tomorrow morning as soon as the headset comes in, so i'll post more pics. I'm really psyched I got this frame. I'd been searching around to find a frame for sub $300, and won the Gunnar on ebay for $260 ($295 shipped), previously built but never ridden. The dropouts are barely marked from the QR. It really is brand new. My only gripe is the 1" headtube, but that worked out ok because a friend of mine had a 1" Time Millenium fork he gave me.Pau11y said:
only carbon will be the fork. the rest will be full ultegra, dura ace brakes, open pro's, thomson post, and i'm still figuring out what i'm gonna do about a bar/stem. I've got an old bar that'll last me until i figure out what to get, and i'll just toss a stem that's sitting around the shop until i figure out what length i want.
speaking of carbon, i fondled an EC90 today. i'd be frightened to run a handlebar that light.
Are you going for 9 or 10 speed Ultegra. I think I may try to upgrade to 10 speed Ultegra over the summer. I heard it feels about as good, if not better then Dura Ace. Thats one good looking frame too.
Chaz,
If you want to ride, or need any parts drop me a line.
Just got back from 3 hours in this cold, windy crap. Can't talk as my face is actually frozen. Don't forget to Framesaver that thing, and liberally grease the thompson. 853 frames LOVE to seize up on the seatpost. Both my IF and Smorgasbord have done it on me.
If you want to ride, or need any parts drop me a line.
Just got back from 3 hours in this cold, windy crap. Can't talk as my face is actually frozen. Don't forget to Framesaver that thing, and liberally grease the thompson. 853 frames LOVE to seize up on the seatpost. Both my IF and Smorgasbord have done it on me.
Mikey-
thanks for the frame saver reminder. totally spaced on that.
i would build it, but someone took our damn headset press home from the Coop! bastid! i'll have to wait till tomorrow :mumble:
i'm a puss about riding in crappy weather. Once it gets nicer, we should defintely go riding. a few guys on the umass team have even talked me into doing a few of the ECCC races.
thanks for the frame saver reminder. totally spaced on that.
i would build it, but someone took our damn headset press home from the Coop! bastid! i'll have to wait till tomorrow :mumble:
i'm a puss about riding in crappy weather. Once it gets nicer, we should defintely go riding. a few guys on the umass team have even talked me into doing a few of the ECCC races.
I bought one of those EC90 Equipes and Deda Mag stem. DAMN! It's scary light! Putting that on my good frame and migrating the older EC90 and Newton to my ding'd up frame. I'm looking around for a set of 175mm Octalink FSA Superlites doubles and a DA 12-27 stack next. You might want to think about a carbon seatpost and bars to cut down on the hi freq. vibs.Smelly said:
Congrats once again on that beautiful frame!!
I hate lightweight road stuff. Gimme a steel frame and fork any day. Heavy, predictable, comfortable, lively. Can't beat it!
any suggestions on a good steel fork? i think a steel one would match this frame better than a carbon
i think this was in response to carbon posts, bars, and cranks.LordOpie said:
Yeah the Gunnar is one of the highest quality bikes out there, made at the Waterford plant. Not really any dope steal forks left, unless you want to shell out for an IF fork. The IF forks ride super nice, but they are kinda heavy.
Zanc (ww.zancanoto.com) might be willing to weld up a fork for you too if he has some legs and a crown kicking around.
Carbon bars are CRAP. 2x the price or more, less options (None with a round bend or avail in 40cm for instance) and no lighter than a good alu bar. BAH!
Make sure you do some research and get the right trail and fork length, or else that thing will not ride right. The Waterfords of that period IIRC are designed around some nominal fork length about the same as an Alu Kinesis fork, at least that is what they were speccing on completes.
Out of all the Carbon forks, I like the Reynolds the best. The heaviest one rides nicely, and I've beat the piss out of it on some stupid, ill advised trail rides out in Williamsburg. My Cannondale has the OEM carbon fork, which also rides well. Geometry is the most important thing when it comes to road forks, so don't **** it up!
Zanc (ww.zancanoto.com) might be willing to weld up a fork for you too if he has some legs and a crown kicking around.
Carbon bars are CRAP. 2x the price or more, less options (None with a round bend or avail in 40cm for instance) and no lighter than a good alu bar. BAH!
Make sure you do some research and get the right trail and fork length, or else that thing will not ride right. The Waterfords of that period IIRC are designed around some nominal fork length about the same as an Alu Kinesis fork, at least that is what they were speccing on completes.
Out of all the Carbon forks, I like the Reynolds the best. The heaviest one rides nicely, and I've beat the piss out of it on some stupid, ill advised trail rides out in Williamsburg. My Cannondale has the OEM carbon fork, which also rides well. Geometry is the most important thing when it comes to road forks, so don't **** it up!
welcome to the dark side haha... nice looking frame tho man, u'll love it.
I agree - unless you are a serious racer, carbon bits tend to lighten your wallet much more than they lighten your bike. I run a steel fame and fork and still come in at 20.5 ready to ride.SuspectDevice said:
Quality built steel forks are now running more $$$ than your average carbon these days, I'm afraid steel forks are becomming a thing of the past. Anyhow Serotta makes a nice steel fork.Smelly said:
We're allergic to Serotta in Western MA. The thing with your average carbon fork is that is a giant hunk of turd. There are lots of "carbon" forks out there that are funny plastic shapes glued onto chunks of aluminium. Strucutural carbon forks that ride well are still pricy, but you are right, you can get an ALpha Q or a reynolds for around the same price as a custom steel fork....Serial Midget said:
How about a Vanilla?
