Alchemy KVA MS2 Stainless with Di2 + hidden battery @ 14 lbs
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Here is my custom KVA MS2 stainless steel beauty built by Alchemy for Blacksmith Cycle...
Frame: KVA MS2 stainless, graphics designed by me
Fork: Enve 2.0 - simple, stiff and light
Group: Shimano Di2 with Icarus hidden battery and Mini-USD charger plug
Wheels: Tune Schwarzbrenner Tubular wheels
Bar and Stem: 3T Rotundo LTD with Tune 4-bolt
Saddle: Tune Kom Vor full carbon
ISP capper: Tune Cappy
Cages: Arundle Dave-O
Weight: 14.1 lbs in a very tall size
This bike was actually t-boned by a d1ck-head on a commuter, and I'm lucky to be in one piece. Even luckier that Alchemy was able to replace the top-tube for me, which was taco'd, and get me back on the road. I've since switched to a Pro Vibe carbon front end, since the 3T was destroyed, but otherwise she remains pretty much as is. Great thing about stainless is you can ride all winter - Toronto winter is the real deal - without any worry about the finish getting ruined.
I am seriously impressed by the stiffness and ride quality...much snappier than any steel bike I had ever ridden previously. Geometry was my own design, so I basically looked at all the bikes I've enjoyed in the past and came up with my ideal numbers. All in, I have been very pleased. Given that we sell these framesets for under $3-k with custom geometry in my shop, our customers have had good things to say about the overall package. As you can see, I am really the ideal custom geometry candidate...this bike has a 55 cm top-tube with a seat-tube and head-tube befitting a 61 cm bike. I am weird, but this bike fits me to a T.
Happy to field any questions here, or just email me!
Best,
Mike
Frame: KVA MS2 stainless, graphics designed by me
Fork: Enve 2.0 - simple, stiff and light
Group: Shimano Di2 with Icarus hidden battery and Mini-USD charger plug
Wheels: Tune Schwarzbrenner Tubular wheels
Bar and Stem: 3T Rotundo LTD with Tune 4-bolt
Saddle: Tune Kom Vor full carbon
ISP capper: Tune Cappy
Cages: Arundle Dave-O
Weight: 14.1 lbs in a very tall size
This bike was actually t-boned by a d1ck-head on a commuter, and I'm lucky to be in one piece. Even luckier that Alchemy was able to replace the top-tube for me, which was taco'd, and get me back on the road. I've since switched to a Pro Vibe carbon front end, since the 3T was destroyed, but otherwise she remains pretty much as is. Great thing about stainless is you can ride all winter - Toronto winter is the real deal - without any worry about the finish getting ruined.
I am seriously impressed by the stiffness and ride quality...much snappier than any steel bike I had ever ridden previously. Geometry was my own design, so I basically looked at all the bikes I've enjoyed in the past and came up with my ideal numbers. All in, I have been very pleased. Given that we sell these framesets for under $3-k with custom geometry in my shop, our customers have had good things to say about the overall package. As you can see, I am really the ideal custom geometry candidate...this bike has a 55 cm top-tube with a seat-tube and head-tube befitting a 61 cm bike. I am weird, but this bike fits me to a T.
Happy to field any questions here, or just email me!
Best,
Mike
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CippoForLife wrote: Toronto winter is the real deal - without any worry about the finish getting ruined...
If it wasn't for the mayor (joke) :
http://www.cyclismas.com/2012/12/embatt ... -the-year/
Nice bike BTW
Louis
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Beautiful! Love my Alchemy as well. Super product out of those guys.
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Thanks, guys...yeah, our FORMER mayor is a real a-hole, and the primary reason I didn't vote for him was his anti-cycling stance. Luckily Toronto remains a cycling hotbed nonetheless.
As for road salt, Di2 is pretty damn robust, as evidence of its regular use in CX racing.
Not only do I love the ride of this bike, but I also dig steel's lower carbon footprint as well, something I've been thinking more and more about lately.
Best,
Mike
As for road salt, Di2 is pretty damn robust, as evidence of its regular use in CX racing.
Not only do I love the ride of this bike, but I also dig steel's lower carbon footprint as well, something I've been thinking more and more about lately.
Best,
Mike
Blacksmith Cycle - bespoke bicycles - info@blacksmithcycle.com
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Beautiful. Though the 7900 Di2 is almost 1.5 lbs heavier than SRAM Red, isn't it? Worth it?
http://www.totalcycling.com/component-weights.html
http://www.totalcycling.com/component-weights.html
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Well, that's a tough question, especially on weightweenies!
I would say that I do prefer Di2 to Red, even the newer version of SRAM's group.
Why? Better shifter ergonomics, cleaner rear shifting, and more definitive front shifting.
But I am also not as weight obsessed as I used to be.
I know, sacrilegious to say around here, but at my height, if a bike is sub-15, that's about light enough for me.
Am I going to be run out of here with pitchforks now?
If I was going to go mechanical, I'd go Campy Record, btw...I prefer the feel to the other mechanical groups. New Dura Ace would be a very close second, in a virtual tie with Red.
But this is way off topic now, isn't it...don't mean to start a groupset flame war!
I would say that I do prefer Di2 to Red, even the newer version of SRAM's group.
Why? Better shifter ergonomics, cleaner rear shifting, and more definitive front shifting.
But I am also not as weight obsessed as I used to be.
I know, sacrilegious to say around here, but at my height, if a bike is sub-15, that's about light enough for me.
Am I going to be run out of here with pitchforks now?
If I was going to go mechanical, I'd go Campy Record, btw...I prefer the feel to the other mechanical groups. New Dura Ace would be a very close second, in a virtual tie with Red.
But this is way off topic now, isn't it...don't mean to start a groupset flame war!
Blacksmith Cycle - bespoke bicycles - info@blacksmithcycle.com
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blacksmithcycle/?hl=en
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