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Official 2011 Road bike rides pic thread

RUFUS

e-douche of the year
Dec 1, 2006
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Denver, CO
Lets see your road bikes for 2011. Whether it be your race rig, trainer, etc.

I am still rocking the 2010 Cannondale CAAD9 4.



CAAD 9 frame size 54
Easton Premium fork
Canecreek headset
Sram Force crankset
Sram PC-970 chain
Sram Force levers
Sram Force brakes
Sram Rival F&R derailleur
3T Ergonova Pro bars
3T Doric Team seatpost
3T ARX Pro stem 100mm
Specialized Romin 155 saddle
Fizik Microtek tape
Shimano 105 pedals (I HATE THESE)
Mavic Aksium front and rear (not shown) wheelset (winter wheels)
Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires
Blackburn carbon cages
Sigma 1909 STS computer
Camelbak bottles

I highly DO NOT recommend these wheels. I have had nothing but problems with them. The rear exploded and the front is giving me attitude again. They won't stay true or tensioned.
 
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maddog17

Turbo Monkey
Jan 20, 2008
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105
Methuen, Mass. U.S.A.
if i can save up enough cash i would love to get a Columbus Max lugged frame built. at the moment i have no road bikes. gotta get my Spooky HT built up too
 

moff_quigley

Why don't you have a seat over there?
Jan 27, 2005
4,402
2
Poseurville
Still rocking the Eclipse that I built up last February:



Only change I've made since this pic is a set of Nashbar Z11 pedals.
 

bean

Turbo Monkey
Feb 16, 2004
1,335
0
Boulder
Maybe this counts? My Cross Check in commuter trappings. It spends most of its time in town, but gets some road miles. It's stock except for the seat post, saddle, pedals, rack and fenders. I've also got some Avid Shorty 6 brakes waiting to go on. It weighs just a little bit less than the car it replaced, so I'd like to lighten it up a bit later this year.

 

SuspectDevice

Turbo Monkey
Aug 23, 2002
4,157
359
Roanoke, VA
I've got one of these that I need to paint up in my size and promptly sell.

I also have a really rad new bike I hope to snap some pics of this weekend.
 

Bicyclist

Turbo Monkey
Apr 4, 2004
10,152
2
SB
Finally finished my new Lumberjack. I can NOT wait to ride this frigging thing.

Looks amazing, you might hear from me if I ever get bored of my Skeletor. Speaking of, one of these days I really need to get a pic of that thing, I'm too damn busy riding to clean or photograph it!
 

ire

Turbo Monkey
Aug 6, 2007
6,196
4
Finally finished my new Lumberjack. I can NOT wait to ride this frigging thing.
Looks good! Have you thought about producing lugged steel frames? There is a market from people like me who like the classic look. I've always appreciated lugged frames the most, from carbon to steel.
 

SuspectDevice

Turbo Monkey
Aug 23, 2002
4,157
359
Roanoke, VA
There are a hundred bagillion people that make lugged steel bikes. When a guy named Frank The Welder builds the bikes the idea of using lugs is pretty silly!
 

RUFUS

e-douche of the year
Dec 1, 2006
3,480
1
Denver, CO


STOLEN!!!! IF YOU SEE IT ANYWHERE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. STOLEN FROM DENVER, CO.
 
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SuspectDevice

Turbo Monkey
Aug 23, 2002
4,157
359
Roanoke, VA
Sweet!!

What brake levers are those?
They are super cheap house-brand ones from a distribuitor. Origin8 in this case. The CaneCreek levers are the same shape and a little nicer...

Better pictures. I LOVE this thing. I no longer need a road and CX bike. The geometry is balanced enough that I'd feel comfortable racing on the road with this thing. That can be hard to balance the inherent instability you need with a CX bike and a planted feeling on the rooad. This thing is stable, rocksolid and turns like it's on rails.



 

ire

Turbo Monkey
Aug 6, 2007
6,196
4
I may be back to racing plastic bikes for cross. I should know more in the coming months. Other than that, I've got nothing new for '11.
 

James

Carbon Porn Star
Sep 11, 2001
3,559
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Danbury, CT
Finally figured out the rear brake drag, all done and done. I'll be swapping the stem out to an FSA, as I can't stand having mis-matching cockpit stuff. Also will lower the saddle slightly.
Bar is a rare 46cm FSA bar that I think is supposed to be a tandem stoker bar, but I'm all about the wide stuff, brings me back.
16.4lbs as it sits, which is actually pretty nice for something with deep rims and alloy bits. Still have to stick some bottle cages up on there.

 

Banshee Rider

Turbo Monkey
Jul 31, 2003
1,452
10
My SuperSix HiMod. Last year they made it in the states. Put some Force shiz on it over the winter. I mainly just like the bartape. Everything else is ok, too.

 

Biter

Chimp
Jun 23, 2006
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Here's my old beast, picked it up last June. Weighs around 19.5 lbs without water.
 

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
8,195
4,419
Getting a chuckle over the huge nascar-like graphics on these big-brand road frames & parts.
 

SuspectDevice

Turbo Monkey
Aug 23, 2002
4,157
359
Roanoke, VA
i like the fork Mickey. what tubeset did you use for the frame/fork
The usual MAX DT, TT, Chainstays. Other **** for the st/ss. Igleheart built the fork. I told him make it out of mountainbike parts. I neither know, nor care what that thing is made out of. Steel shouldn't be light. People constantly ask "what tubeset?" a bike is made out of. It's a silly question- we use the right stuff to achieve our objectives. Using a "kit" is pretty 1992 as far as I'm concerned.

I just grabbed the frame/fork from paint. Silver base coat with a transparent brass.

(yes, I need to get my car inspected)

I'm shipping out another MAX CX frame tomorrow too.


Next up in the custom que is a new aluminum bike for me.
 

RUFUS

e-douche of the year
Dec 1, 2006
3,480
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Denver, CO
It's good to have a friend in a shop. Got a hell of a deal on the 2011 Specialized Tarmac comp with Rival.
Pretty much stock for now until I get my insurance money for the stolen Giant.




Mickey, I will be getting either a supertouch or darkside Spooky frame from you pretty soon.
 

James

Carbon Porn Star
Sep 11, 2001
3,559
0
Danbury, CT
Some component changes, just put some Ritchey parts on, SuperLogic bar and post, and the carbon "matrix" stem. Still waiting on the Campy freehub for the SuperLogic wheels, but have some decent FSAs on there for now.



It's pretty fast. 15.25lbs as shown, sans tool kit and Garmin.