Steel Soma Smoothie
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Hello everyone! I built this bike as my daily commuter and weekend crit bike. I built it not to be light (Okay maybe a little) but to be durable to ride in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of the components are Bontrager and the group is SRAM Force with an Apex crank. The group were parts I had laying around from past builds and made good use of them. As for total weight, I haven't gotten to it yet since I don't have a bike scale. However I have some weights of the components I've used for the build.
I was originally going to put a Whisky fork from an old build but the steering tube came up a bit short. The frame would of looked nicer with the Whisky fork since it has minimal decals and a beefier look. I had an uncut Easton fork laying around, so I used this one instead...
Thanks to Fairwheel bikes for some of the lightweight trinkets!
Here's my other bike...
I was originally going to put a Whisky fork from an old build but the steering tube came up a bit short. The frame would of looked nicer with the Whisky fork since it has minimal decals and a beefier look. I had an uncut Easton fork laying around, so I used this one instead...
Thanks to Fairwheel bikes for some of the lightweight trinkets!
Here's my other bike...
Last edited by OrenciaB on Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:17 am, edited 4 times in total.
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That Soma is beautiful. Well done.
Cool. Never thought of a Soma Smoothie until today. Am getting a steelframe for next year
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Thanks! Luckily it was on sale at a local shop in San Francisco for $379 (Frame only).
Last edited by OrenciaB on Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Hey does all that Rapha and Hi-vis make you faster?
A few new trinkets I purchased from Fairwheel Bikes:
-KCNC Ultra Pulleys (11T)
-KCNC SL chainring bolts
-KCNC Cobweb chainrings (53x39 130 BCD)
-Fairwheel Bikes matte UD carbon headset spacers (5mm)
Next I plan on building a solid and light wheelset for everyday use. As well as buy a much lighter crank. A bit difficult for me to find a 165mm SRAM Force GXP crankset, but eventually I'll find one somewhere....
-KCNC Ultra Pulleys (11T)
-KCNC SL chainring bolts
-KCNC Cobweb chainrings (53x39 130 BCD)
-Fairwheel Bikes matte UD carbon headset spacers (5mm)
Next I plan on building a solid and light wheelset for everyday use. As well as buy a much lighter crank. A bit difficult for me to find a 165mm SRAM Force GXP crankset, but eventually I'll find one somewhere....
Hey does all that Rapha and Hi-vis make you faster?
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The Soma is lovely. The Litespeed on the other hand....Jesus.
Update 11/13/2014:
Bought a pair of Rol carbon clinchers from a friend. They're pretty heavy at 1750 grams, so I'll use them for everyday use. The decals were a bit overkill so I removed them for a stealthy look. I also replaced the stock skewers with Bontrager Ti skewers to shed a few grams.
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Bought a pair of Rol carbon clinchers from a friend. They're pretty heavy at 1750 grams, so I'll use them for everyday use. The decals were a bit overkill so I removed them for a stealthy look. I also replaced the stock skewers with Bontrager Ti skewers to shed a few grams.
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Hey does all that Rapha and Hi-vis make you faster?
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Yes. I am looking for a fun and fast steel bike. Any weight on this? Can't believe how heavy the stickers were!
Looks good! I've never seen crank rings like that before... Nice!
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