Cervelo 2015 Rca 51cm – 11.25 lbs (5.1 kg)

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by spdntrxi

Let me know how much when you are ready
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by audiophilitis

The 2015 SR FD comes with an in-line barrel adjuster which I'm assuming you didn't use as I don't see it in your photo. Was it any more difficult to adjust and fine tune the 2015 FD than the prior model?

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by sedluk

I did not include a barrel adjuster in this build. I think barrel adjusters are a great idea. Some of the coolest adjusters take a 4mm housing and I used the 5mm Powercordz Prime housing which I like. I used the Powercordz 5mm to 4mm adapter at the shift lever. I often don't include a barrel adjuster on my own bikes, I do all my own bike maintenance. I often do include one if I am building a bike that someone else might be riding.

I have read that the 2015 FD is a little more sensitive to cable tension, that might be the case. On this build I ended up with good cable tension on the first try. I have a few other bikes with 2015 SR and sometimes I have needed to adjust it and it is easier if you have a barrel adjuster.

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by ihs0yz

What is your inseam if you don't mind that I ask? I'm trying to visualize how much seatpost will be exposed if I picked up this frame.

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by IamnotWiggins

I'm intrigued about your 11-29 hybrid cassette. Did you buy 2 and just mix them up? What sizes are the rest of the cogs?

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by spdntrxi

You can buy the last 3 cogs of the cassette on campy.. Easy to make hybrid
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by ihs0yz

I think campy has rather specific cogs. Like the 15t cog in a 12-23 cluster and a 15t in a 11-27 cluster are quite different. They might be labelled 15A, 15B or 15C. That's what I got from this thread anyway: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=127591

And if you look at campy's docs on their cassettes you'll see the lettering too but who really knows what they're for? Shift timing?


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by dadoflam08

Great build - never really understood the Rca but your bike is very nicely considered and put together. Be interested in seeing how you go without the inline adjust on the FD - by all accounts the 2015 Campy FD requires a much more precise tuning.
Love the components - the seatpost sest off the frame very well.
If you feel inclined to do a midlife upgrade the new version of the Clavicula would look superb and save you a few more grams - if it ever appears
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Lovely build!
Weight 74.4kg, FTP 303W => 4.04 W/kg

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by mike

what made you change from the 2013 rca?

sedluk
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by sedluk

I still have the 2013 frameset, they are built up with different chainrings, compact vs standard, one has 25mm gatorskin tires, most have 22mm gatorskins.

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by NYCPrynne

Any differences, beyond the cosmetic, between the 2013 and 2015 iterations?

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by arizonahalfnhalf

Sedluk has been providing me with these unrealistic Cervelo aspirations for way too long now.

Gorgeous build of course. I'm sure it rides like a dream!

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by Hiro

Its very nice and beutiful bike.

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